2 Samuel 19:33

33 And the king said to Barzillai, "Come over with me, and I will provide for you with me in Jerusalem."

2 Samuel 19:33 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 19:33

And the king said to Barzillai, come thou over with me
Over Jordan; Barzillai came with an intent to accompany the king over Jordan; but the king meant not only to go over Jordan, but when over to go further with him, even to Jerusalem:

and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem;
meaning, that he should dwell with him in his palace, and eat at his table, in return for feeding him at Mahanaim.

2 Samuel 19:33 In-Context

31 Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim, and he went on with the king to the Jordan, to escort him over the Jordan.

32 Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. He had provided the king with food while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man.

33 And the king said to Barzillai, "Come over with me, and I will provide for you with me in Jerusalem."

34 But Barzillai said to the king, "How many years have I still to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

35 I am this day eighty years old. Can I discern what is pleasant and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or what he drinks? Can I still listen to the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?