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 shall 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?