KJV King James Version
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
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2 Samuel 19:31
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way from there.
WEB World English Bible
Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan.
ASV American Standard Version
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Barzillai the Gileadite hath gone down from Rogelim, and passeth over the Jordan with the king, to send him away over the Jordan;
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 19
28 For all [of] my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?
29 And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.
30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house.
31 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, [even] fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he [was] a very great man.
33 And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem.
34 And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?
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וּבַרְזִלַּי֙H1271 · bar.zil.layBarzillaiהַגִּלְעָדִ֔יH1569 · gil.a.diGileaditeיָרַ֖דH3381 · ya.radto go downמֵרֹגְלִ֑יםH7274 · ro.ge.limRogelimוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רH5674 · a.varto passאֶת־H854 · etwithהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙H4428 · me.lekhkingהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןH3383 · yar.denJordanלְשַׁלְּח֖וֹH7971 · sha.lachto send: departאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃H3383 · yar.denJordan
Cross-references
1 Kings 2:7But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.Ezra 2:61And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:Nehemiah 7:63And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took [one] of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.2 Samuel 17:27-29And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
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