2 Samuel 19:35

New International Reader's Version

I’m already 80 years old. I can hardly tell the difference between what is enjoyable and what isn’t. I can hardly taste what I eat and drink. I can’t even hear the voices of male and female singers anymore. So why should I add my problems to yours?

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:25

“No, my son,” the king replied. “All of us shouldn’t go. It would be too much trouble for you.” Although Absalom begged him, the king still refused to go. But he gave Absalom his blessing.

2 Samuel 15:33

David said to him, “If you go with me, you will be too much trouble for me.

2 Samuel 19:36

I’ll go across the Jordan River with you for a little way. Why should you reward me by taking care of me?

Ezra 2:65

That didn’t include their 7,337 male and female slaves. There were also 200 male and female singers.

Nehemiah 7:67

That didn’t include their 7,337 male and female slaves. There were also 245 male and female singers.

Job 12:11

Our tongues tell us what tastes good and what doesn’t. And our ears tell us what’s true and what isn’t.

Job 6:30

Has my mouth spoken anything that is evil? Do my lips say things that are hateful?”

Psalm 90:10

We live to be about 70. Or we may live to be 80, if we stay healthy. But even our best days are filled with trouble and sorrow. The years quickly pass, and we are gone.

Exodus 12:4

Suppose there are not enough people in your family to eat a whole lamb. Then you must share some of it with your nearest neighbor. You must add up the total number of people there are. You must decide how much lamb is needed for each person.

Exodus 2:8

“Yes. Go,” she answered. So the girl went and got the baby’s mother.

Ecclesiastes 2:8

I stored up silver and gold for myself. I gathered up the treasures of kings and their kingdoms. I got some male and female singers. I also got many women for myself. Women delight the hearts of men.

Hebrews 5:14

Solid food is for those who are grown up. They have trained themselves to tell the difference between good and evil. That shows they have grown up.

1 Peter 2:3

You can do this now that you have tasted how good the Lord is.