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1 Kings 2:7

But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

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ASV

But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table; for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom thy brother.

KJV

But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.Neiand to [the] sons ofH1121 →
בַרְזִלַּ֤יvar.zi.LaiBarzillaiH1271 →
הַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.Dithe GileaditeH1569 →
תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-you will doH6213 →
חֶ֔סֶדChe.sedloyaltyH2617 →
וְהָי֖וּve.ha.Yuand they will beH1961 →
בְּאֹכְלֵ֣יbe.'o.khe.Leiamong [those who] eat ofH398 →
שֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khatable yourH7979 →
כִּי־ki-forH3588 →
כֵן֙khenthusH3651 →
קָרְב֣וּka.re.Vuthey drew nearH7126 →
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413 →
בְּבָרְחִ֕יbe.va.re.Chiwhen fled IH1272 →
מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.Neifrom beforeH6440 →
אַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalomH53 →
אָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khabrother yourH251 →

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2 Samuel 17:27–29When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.2 Samuel 9:1Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”2 Samuel 9:7“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”2 Samuel 17:27When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.2 Samuel 19:31Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way from there.2 Samuel 9:10You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.2 Samuel 19:31–40Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way from there.2 Samuel 19:37Please let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight.”Luke 12:37Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.Proverbs 27:10Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.2 Samuel 19:28For all the house of my grandfather deserves death from my lord the king, yet you have set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right, then, do I have to keep appealing to the king?”Luke 22:28–30You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.2 Samuel 15:13–15Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”Ezra 2:61And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).Genesis 40:14But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.Jeremiah 52:33So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.Revelation 3:20–21Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.Nehemiah 7:63And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).

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The Judgment of Solomon — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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