2 Samuel 19:35

New English Translation

I am presently eighty years old. Am I able to discern good and bad? Can I taste what I eat and drink? Am I still able to hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should I continue to be a burden to my lord the king?

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:25

But the king said to Absalom, “No, my son. We shouldn’t all go. We shouldn’t burden you in that way.” Though Absalom pressed him, the king was not willing to go. Instead, David blessed him.

2 Samuel 15:33

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

2 Samuel 19:36

I will cross the Jordan with the king and go a short distance. Why should the king reward me in this way?

Ezra 2:65

not counting their male and female servants, who numbered 7,337. They also had 200 male and female singers

Nehemiah 7:67

not counting their 7,337 male and female servants. They also had 245 male and female singers.

Job 12:11

Does not the ear test words, as the tongue tastes food?

Job 6:30

Is there any falsehood on my lips? Can my mouth not discern evil things?

Psalm 90:10

The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one’s best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.

Exodus 12:4

If any household is too small for a lamb, the man and his next-door neighbor are to take a lamb according to the number of people – you will make your count for the lamb according to how much each one can eat.

Exodus 2:8

Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Yes, do so.” So the young girl went and got the child’s mother.

Ecclesiastes 2:8

I also amassed silver and gold for myself, as well as valuable treasures taken from kingdoms and provinces. I acquired male singers and female singers for myself, and what gives a man sensual delight – a harem of beautiful concubines!

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil.

1 Peter 2:3

if you have experienced the Lord’s kindness.