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THE MESSAGE

2 Samuel 19:31

Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim. He crossed the Jordan with the king to give him a good send-off. Barzillai was a very old man—eighty years old! He had supplied the king's needs all the while he was in Mahanaim since he was very wealthy.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Barzillai;   David;   Jordan;   Rogelim;   Thompson Chain Reference - Barzillai;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Travellers;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Friend, Friendship;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prophet;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Rogelim;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gad (1);   Rogelim;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ironsmith;   Rogelim;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Barzillai;   Chimham;   Gilead;   Rogelim;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Joram;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Barzillai ;   Gileadites ;   Rogelim ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Barzillai;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Roge'lim;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Army;   Barzillai;   Rogelim;   Samuel, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Friendship;   Yudan;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim and accompanied the king to the Jordan River to see him off at the Jordan.
Hebrew Names Version
Barzillai the Gil`adite came down from Roglim; and he went over the Yarden with the king, to conduct him over the Yarden.
King James Version
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
Lexham English Bible
Then Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and crossed with the king over the Jordan to escort him through the Jordan.
English Standard Version
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.
New Century Version
Barzillai of Gilead came down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan River with the king.
New English Translation
Now when Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim, he crossed the Jordan with the king so he could send him on his way from there.
Amplified Bible
Now Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and went on to the Jordan with the king to escort him over the Jordan.
New American Standard Bible
Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim; and he went on to the Jordan with the king to escort him over the Jordan.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Barzillai the Gileadite came downe from Rogelim, & went ouer Iorden with the king, to conduct him ouer Iorden.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim; and he passed over the Jordan with the king in order to send him off over the Jordan.
Contemporary English Version
Barzillai came from Rogelim in Gilead to meet David at the Jordan River and go across with him.
Complete Jewish Bible
M'fivoshet said to the king, "Indeed, let him take it all; for me it's enough that my lord the king has come home in peace."
Darby Translation
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan.
Easy-to-Read Version
Barzillai of Gilead came down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan River with King David and send him on his way home.
George Lamsa Translation
Now Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Dobelin and went with the king to conduct him over the Jordan.
Good News Translation
Barzillai, from Gilead, had also come down from Rogelim to escort the king across the Jordan.
Literal Translation
And Barzillai the Gileadite had gone down from Rogelim and had crossed over the Jordan with the king, to send him away over the Jordan.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Barsillai the Gileadite came downe from Roglim, and broughte the kynge ouer Iordane, that he mighte coueye him in Iordane.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went on as far as Jordan with the king to take him across Jordan.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Barzellai ye Gileadite came downe from Roglim, and went ouer Iordane with the king, to conduct him ouer Iordane.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Mephibosheth said unto the king: 'Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come in peace unto his own house.'
King James Version (1611)
And Barzillai the Gileadite came downe from Rogelim, and went ouer Iordane with the king, to conduct him ouer Iordane.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Berzelli the Galaadite came down from Rogellim, and crossed over Jordan with the king, that he might conduct the king over Jordan.
English Revised Version
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also Berzellai of Galaad, a ful eld man, cam doun fro Rogelym, and ledde the kyng ouer Jordan, redi also to sue hym ouer the flood.
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;
Update Bible Version
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
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.
New King James Version
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and went across the Jordan with the king, to escort him across the Jordan.
New Living Translation
Barzillai of Gilead had come down from Rogelim to escort the king across the Jordan.
New Life Bible
Now Barzillai of Gilead had come down from Rogelim. He went on to the Jordan with the king, to lead him over the river.
New Revised Standard
Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim; he went on with the king to the Jordan, to escort him over the Jordan.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Barzillai the Gileadite, came down from Rogelim, - and passed, with the king, over the Jordan, to escort him over the Jordan.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Berzellai also the Galaadite coming down from Rogelim, brought the king over the Jordan, being ready also to wait on him beyond the river.
Revised Standard Version
Now Barzil'lai the Gileadite had come down from Ro'gelim; and he went on with the king to the Jordan, to escort him over the Jordan.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim; and he went on to the Jordan with the king to escort him over the Jordan.

Contextual Overview

31Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim. He crossed the Jordan with the king to give him a good send-off. Barzillai was a very old man—eighty years old! He had supplied the king's needs all the while he was in Mahanaim since he was very wealthy. 33 "Join me in Jerusalem," the king said to Barzillai. "Let me take care of you." 34But Barzillai declined the offer, "How long do you think I'd live if I went with the king to Jerusalem? I'm eighty years old and not much good anymore to anyone. Can't taste food; can't hear music. So why add to the burdens of my master the king? I'll just go a little way across the Jordan with the king. But why would the king need to make a great thing of that? Let me go back and die in my hometown and be buried with my father and mother. But my servant Kimham here; let him go with you in my place. But treat him well!" 38 The king said, "That's settled; Kimham goes with me. And I will treat him well! If you think of anything else, I'll do that for you, too." 39The army crossed the Jordan but the king stayed. The king kissed and blessed Barzillai, who then returned home. Then the king, Kimham with him, crossed over at Gilgal. The whole army of Judah and half the army of Israel processed with the king. The men of Israel came to the king and said, "Why have our brothers, the men of Judah, taken over as if they owned the king, escorting the king and his family and close associates across the Jordan?" The men of Judah retorted, "Because the king is related to us, that's why! But why make a scene? You don't see us getting treated special because of it, do you?" The men of Israel shot back, "We have ten shares in the king to your one. Besides we're the firstborn—so why are we having to play second fiddle? It was our idea to bring him back." But the men of Judah took a harder line than the men of Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Kings 2:7, Ezra 2:61, Nehemiah 7:63

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 17:27 - Barzillai

Cross-References

Genesis 4:1
Adam slept with Eve his wife. She conceived and had Cain. She said, "I've gotten a man, with God 's help!"
Genesis 6:4
This was back in the days (and also later) when there were giants in the land. The giants came from the union of the sons of God and the daughters of men. These were the mighty men of ancient lore, the famous ones.
Genesis 19:9
They said, "Get lost! You drop in from nowhere and now you're going to tell us how to run our lives. We'll treat you worse than them!" And they charged past Lot to break down the door.
Genesis 19:14
Lot went out and warned the fiancés of his daughters, "Evacuate this place; God is about to destroy this city!" But his daughters' would-be husbands treated it as a joke.
Genesis 19:30
Lot left Zoar and went into the mountains to live with his two daughters; he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He lived in a cave with his daughters.
Deuteronomy 25:5
When brothers are living together and one of them dies without having had a son, the widow of the dead brother shall not marry a stranger from outside the family; her husband's brother is to come to her and marry her and do the brother-in-law's duty by her. The first son that she bears shall be named after her dead husband so his name won't die out in Israel.
Isaiah 4:1
That will be the day when seven women will gang up on one man, saying, "We'll take care of ourselves, get our own food and clothes. Just give us a child. Make us pregnant so we'll have something to live for!"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim,.... The place of his habitation, to Jordan, see 2 Samuel 17:27;

and went over Jordan with the king to conduct him over Jordan; to accompany him over the river, and then take his leave of him.


 
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