2 Samuel 19:35

God's Word

I’m 80 years old now. How can I tell what is pleasant and what is not? Can I taste what I eat or drink? Can I still hear the singing of men and women? Why should I now become a burden to you, Your Majesty?

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:33

David told him, “If you go with me, you will only be a burden to me.

Ezra 2:65

In addition to the male and female servants who numbered 7,337, they also had 200 male and female singers.

Psalm 90:10

Each of us lives for 70 years— or even 80 if we are in good health. But the best of them ⌞bring⌟ trouble and misery. Indeed, they are soon gone, and we fly away.

1 Peter 2:3

Certainly you have tasted that the Lord is good!

Hebrews 5:14

However, solid food is for mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to know the difference between good and evil.

Ecclesiastes 2:8

I also gathered silver and gold for myself. I gathered the treasures of kings and provinces. I provided myself with male and female singers and the pleasures men have with one concubine  after another.

Job 12:11

Doesn’t the ear distinguish sounds and the tongue taste food?

Job 6:30

Is there injustice on my tongue, or is my mouth unable to tell the difference between right and wrong?

Nehemiah 7:67

In addition to the male and female servants who numbered 7,337, they also had 245 male and female singers.

2 Samuel 13:25

“No, Son,” the king answered Absalom. “If we all go, we’ll be a burden to you.” Even when Absalom continued to urge  him, David did not want to go, though he did give Absalom his blessing.

Exodus 12:4

A household may be too small to eat a whole animal. That household and the one next door can share one animal. Choose your animal based on the number of people and what each person can eat.

Exodus 2:8

She answered, “Yes!” So the girl brought the baby’s mother.

2 Samuel 19:36

I’ll just cross the Jordan River with you. Why should you give me such a reward?