2 Samuel 19:34

But Barzillai replied, “How many years of my life remain, that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king?

BSB

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KJV

And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?

ASV

And Barzillai said unto the king, How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?

YLT

And Barzillai saith unto the king, `How many are the days of the years of my life, that I go up with the king to Jerusalem?

DBT

And Barzillai said to the king, How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

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And Barzillai said unto the king,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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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).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

King - Is not my kingdom, which was in a manner wholly lost, just now restored and assured to me? And when God hath been so merciful to me in forgiving my sin, shall I shew myself revengeful to Shemei? Shall I sully the publick joy and glory of this day, with an act of such severity?

John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765evangelical

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James 4:14
You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
1 Corinthians 7:29
What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
Job 14:14
When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
Psalms 39:5–6
You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah
Genesis 47:8–9
“How many years have you lived?” Pharaoh asked.

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Who & where

PlaceJerusalemJerusalemJerusalem is the central city of both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament — home to Solomon's Temple, the Second Temple, and th…

About this book

David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866) — public domain

2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 4:14
You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
leads to
- 1 John 2:17
  The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Peter 1:24
  For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
- Psalms 39:5
  You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah
- Psalms 102:3
  For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
- Job 7:6–7
  My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.
Through
Job 14:14
When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:51–52
  Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—
- Acts 26:8
  Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
Through
1 Corinthians 7:29
What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
leads to
- Romans 13:11–12
  And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

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