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David’s Mercy for Barzillai

31 Barzillai the Gileadite also had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan River with the king and to see him on his way from there. 32 Now Barzillai was a very old man at the age of 80 years. A very wealthy man, Barzillai[a] had provided for king David during his sojourn in Mahanaim.[b] 33 So the king invited Barzillai, “Cross the Jordan River[c] with me, live with me in Jerusalem, and I’ll provide for you there.”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 19:32 Lit. he
  2. 2 Samuel 19:32 Cf. 2Sam 17:27
  3. 2 Samuel 19:33 The Heb. lacks the Jordan River
  4. 2 Samuel 19:33 The Heb. lacks there

31 Barzillai(A) the Gileadite also came down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and to send him on his way from there. 32 Now Barzillai was very old, eighty years of age. He had provided for the king during his stay in Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy(B) man. 33 The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me and stay with me in Jerusalem, and I will provide for you.”

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