2 Samuel 19:32
But Barzillai was very old– eighty years old, in fact– and he had taken care of the king when he stayed in Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man.
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- 1 Sam 25:2 : 2 David Marries Abigail the Widow of Nabal There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. This man was very wealthy; he owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. At that time he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
- 2 Sam 17:27-29 : 27 When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Makir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim 28 brought bedding, basins, and pottery utensils. They also brought food for David and all who were with him, including wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils, 29 honey, curds, flocks, and cheese. For they said,“The people are no doubt hungry, tired, and thirsty there in the desert.”
- Job 1:3 : 3 His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east.
- Ps 90:3-9 : 3 You make mankind return to the dust, and say,“Return, O people!” 4 Yes, in your eyes a thousand years are like yesterday that quickly passes, or like one of the divisions of the nighttime. 5 You bring their lives to an end and they“fall asleep.” In the morning they are like the grass that sprouts up; 6 in the morning it glistens and sprouts up; at evening time it withers and dries up. 7 Yes, we are consumed by your anger; we are terrified by your wrath. 8 You are aware of our sins; you even know about our hidden sins. 9 Yes, throughout all our days we experience your raging fury; the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh. 10 The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one’s best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.
- Prov 16:31 : 31 Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.
- Gen 5:27 : 27 The entire lifetime of Methuselah was 969 years, and then he died.
- Gen 9:29 : 29 The entire lifetime of Noah was 950 years, and then he died.
- Gen 25:7 : 7 Abraham lived a total of 175 years.
- Gen 47:28 : 28 Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; the years of Jacob’s life were 147 in all.
- Gen 50:26 : 26 So Joseph died at the age of 110. After they embalmed him, his body was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
- Deut 34:7 : 7 Moses was 120 years old when he died, but his eye was not dull nor had his vitality departed.
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31Now when Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim, he crossed the Jordan with the king so he could send him on his way from there.
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33So the king said to Barzillai,“Cross over with me, and I will take care of you while you are with me in Jerusalem.”
34Barzillai replied to the king,“How many days do I have left to my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
35I am presently eighty years old. Am I able to discern good and bad? Can I taste what I eat and drink? Am I still able to hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should I continue to be a burden to my lord the king?
36I will cross the Jordan with the king and go a short distance. Why should the king reward me in this way?
37Let me return so that I may die in my own city near the grave of my father and my mother. But look, here is your servant Kimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king. Do for him whatever seems appropriate to you.”
38The king replied,“Kimham will cross over with me, and I will do for him whatever I deem appropriate. And whatever you choose, I will do for you.”
39So all the people crossed the Jordan, as did the king. After the king had kissed him and blessed him, Barzillai returned to his home.
40When the king crossed over to Gilgal, Kimham crossed over with him. Now all the soldiers of Judah along with half of the soldiers of Israel had helped the king cross over.
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27When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Makir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim
28brought bedding, basins, and pottery utensils. They also brought food for David and all who were with him, including wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,
29honey, curds, flocks, and cheese. For they said,“The people are no doubt hungry, tired, and thirsty there in the desert.”
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6Do to him what you think is appropriate, but don’t let him live long and die a peaceful death.
7“Treat fairly the sons of Barzillai of Gilead and provide for their needs, because they helped me when I had to flee from your brother Absalom.
8“Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim. He came down and met me at the Jordan, and I solemnly promised him by the LORD,‘I will not strike you down with the sword.’
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15So the king returned and came to the Jordan River. Now the people of Judah had come to Gilgal to meet the king and to help him cross the Jordan.
16Shimei son of Gera the Benjaminite from Bahurim came down quickly with the men of Judah to meet King David.
17There were a thousand men from Benjamin with him, along with Ziba the servant of Saul’s household, and with him his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They hurriedly crossed the Jordan within sight of the king.
18They crossed at the ford in order to help the king’s household cross and to do whatever he thought appropriate.Now after he had crossed the Jordan, Shimei son of Gera threw himself down before the king.
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1David Receives Gifts from Ziba When David had gone a short way beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a couple of donkeys that were saddled, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred raisin cakes, a hundred baskets of summer fruit, and a container of wine.
2The king asked Ziba,“Why did you bring these things?” Ziba replied,“The donkeys are for the king’s family to ride on, the loaves of bread and the summer fruit are for the attendants to eat, and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the desert.”
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4The king asked him,“Where is he?” Ziba told the king,“He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.”
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21Then David approached the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him, those whom they had left at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and the people who were with him. When David approached the people, he asked how they were doing.
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1¶ Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he could not get warm.
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28He died at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him.
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4David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years.
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10So now, look, the LORD has preserved my life, just as he promised, these past forty-five years since the LORD spoke these words to Moses, during which Israel traveled through the wilderness. Now look, I am today eighty-five years old.
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24Meanwhile David had gone to Mahanaim, while Absalom and all the men of Israel had crossed the Jordan River.
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15Jehoiada grew old and died at the age of 130.
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25When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him,“Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?”
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15So Bathsheba visited the king in his private quarters.(The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.)
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39They spent three days feasting there with David, for their relatives had given them provisions.
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10David and four hundred men continued the pursuit, but two hundred men who were too exhausted to cross the Wadi Besor stayed there.
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2Now look! This king walks before you. As for me, I am old and gray, though my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from the time of my youth till the present day.
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14The king and all the people who were with him arrived exhausted at their destination, where David refreshed himself.
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15Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he has promised;
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