2 Samuel 19:33

33 The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me and stay with me in Jerusalem, and I will provide for you.”

2 Samuel 19:33 in Other Translations

33 And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem.

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

33 “Come across with me and live in Jerusalem,” the king said to Barzillai. “I will take care of you there.”

33 "Join me in Jerusalem," the king said to Barzillai. "Let me take care of you."

33 And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will sustain thee with me in Jerusalem.

33 The king told Barzillai, "Cross the river with me. I'll provide for you in Jerusalem."

33 The king said to Barzillai, "Cross over with me, and I'll provide for you at my side in Jerusalem."

33 The king said to Barzillai, "Come across the river with me. Stay with me in Jerusalem. I'll take good care of you."

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 Barzillai 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 man.

33 The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me and stay with me in Jerusalem, and I will provide for you.”

34 But Barzillai answered the king, “How many more years will I live, that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king?

35 I am now eighty years old. Can I tell the difference between what is enjoyable and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats and drinks? Can I still hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?