2 Samuel 19:31
in 2 Samuel 19Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way from there.
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ASV
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan.
KJV
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 19
Commentary
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came down from Rogelim
on 2 Samuel 19:31-33
Barzillai crosses Jordan with David after supplying him through the hardest stretch of the exile at Mahanaim, and David offers to bring him to Jerusalem and feed him at his own table in return. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown note that no reward to Barzillai himself is ever recorded, though David's kindness to his son Chimham a few verses later stands in its place. Clarke calls the eighty-year-old's loyalty beyond suspicion, since a man that age has nothing left to gain by flattering a king.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Let subjects learn hence to render tribute to whom tribute is due and honour to whom honour, Rom. xiii. The kind invitation David gave to him to court (
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And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim,.... The place of his habitation, to Jordan, see 2Sa 17:27, and went over Jordan with the king to conduct him over Jordan; to accompany him over the river, and then take his leave of him.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
His declining to go to court, his recommendation of his son, his convoy across the Jordan, and his parting scene with the king, are interesting incidents. What mark of royal favor was bestowed on Chimham has not been recorded; but it is probable that David gave a great part of his personal patrimony in Beth-lehem to Chimham and his heirs in perpetuity (Jer 41:17).
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבַרְזִלַּי֙ | uvarzilai | and Barzillai | H1271 → | 12 times |
| הַגִּלְעָדִ֔י | hagiladi | the Gileadite | H1569 → | |
| יָרַ֖ד | yarad | he had come down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| מֵרֹגְלִ֑ים | merogelim | from Rogelim | H7274 → | |
| וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר | vaiyaavor | and he passed over | H5674 → | 556 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן | haiyarden | the Jordan | H3383 → | 182 times |
| לְשַׁלְּח֖וֹ | leshalecho | to send off him | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ | havaiyarden | the Jordan | H3383 → | 182 times |
וּבַרְזִלַּי֙and Barzillai
uvarzilaiH1271 →12 times
הַגִּלְעָדִ֔יthe Gileadite
hagiladiH1569 →
יָרַ֖דhe had come down
yaradH3381 →381 times
מֵרֹגְלִ֑יםfrom Rogelim
merogelimH7274 →
וַיַּעֲבֹ֤רand he passed over
vaiyaavorH5674 →556 times
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordan
haiyardenH3383 →182 times
לְשַׁלְּח֖וֹto send off him
leshalechoH7971 →845 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃the Jordan
havaiyardenH3383 →182 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
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).
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 17:27
When 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Nehemiah 7:63–64
And 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).
- 2 Samuel 17:27
Through
1 Kings 2:7But 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.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 17:27–29
When 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 9:7
“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…
- 2 Samuel 19:31–40
Now 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 9:10
You 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…
- 2 Samuel 15:13–15
Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”
- 2 Samuel 17:27–29
About 2 Samuel

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
