2 Samuel 19:33

33 The king said to Barzillai, "You cross over with me, and I will provide for you [to dwell] 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 Then Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and crossed with the king over the Jordan to escort him through the Jordan.

32 Now Barzillai [was] very old, {eighty years old}. Now he had provided the king [with food] while he [was] staying at Mahanaim, for he [was] a very wealthy man.

33 The king said to Barzillai, "You cross over with me, and I will provide for you [to dwell] with me in Jerusalem."

34 Then Barzillai said to the king, "What [are] the days of the years of my life, that I should go with the king to Jerusalem?

35 I [am] eighty years old today. Can I discern between good and bad? Or can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Or can I still hear the voice of singing men and women? Why should your servant be a burden any longer to my lord the king?