1 Kings 2:7

God's Word

“Be kind to the sons of Barzillai from Gilead. Let them eat at your table. They helped me when I was fleeing from your brother Absalom.

Cross References

Genesis 40:14

Remember me when things go well for you, and please do me a favor. Mention me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this prison.

2 Samuel 19:28

You could have killed anyone in my entire family, Your Majesty. Instead, you’ve seated me with those who eat at your table. So I no longer have the right to complain to the king.”

2 Samuel 9:10

You, your sons, and your servants should farm the land for him and harvest ⌞the crops⌟ so that your master’s family will have food to eat. However, your master’s grandson Mephibosheth will always eat at my table.” (Ziba had 15 sons and 20 servants.)

2 Samuel 9:7

“Don’t be afraid,” David told him, “I will certainly show you kindness for your father Jonathan’s sake. I will give back to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”

2 Kings 25:29

Jehoiakin no longer wore prison clothes, and he ate his meals in the king’s presence as long as he lived.

2 Kings 25:30

The king of Babylon gave him a daily food allowance as long as he lived.

Ezra 2:61

These descendants of the priests ⌞couldn’t prove their families were Israelites⌟: the descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai from Gilead and took that ⌞family⌟ name).

Proverbs 27:10

Do not abandon your friend or your father’s friend. Do not go to a relative’s home when you are in trouble. A neighbor living nearby is better than a relative far away.

Jeremiah 52:33

Jehoiakin no longer wore prison clothes, and he ate his meals in the king’s presence as long as he lived.

Luke 12:37

Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. I can guarantee this truth: He will change his clothes, make them sit down at the table, and serve them.