2 Samuel 15:33

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

David said to him, If you go with me, you will be a burden to me.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:34

But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father's servant in the past, so will I be your servant now, then you may defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.

2 Samuel 19:35

I am this day eighty years old. Could I now [be useful as a counselor to] discern between good and evil? Can your servant appreciate what I eat or drink? Can I any longer enjoy the voices of singing men and women? Why then should your servant be still a burden to my lord the king?