2 Samuel 19:35

New International Version

I am now eighty years old. Can I tell the difference between what is enjoyable and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats and drinks? Can I still hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:25

“No, my son,” the king replied. “All of us should not go; we would only be a burden to you.” Although Absalom urged him, he still refused to go but gave him his blessing.

2 Samuel 15:33

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

2 Samuel 19:36

Your servant will cross over the Jordan with the king for a short distance, but why should the king reward me in this way?

Ezra 2:65

besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 200 male and female singers.

Nehemiah 7:67

besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and 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 wickedness on my lips? Can my mouth not discern malice?

Psalm 90:10

Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

Exodus 12:4

If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into account the number of people there are. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat.

Exodus 2:8

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

Ecclesiastes 2:8

I amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces. I acquired male and female singers, and a harem as well—the delights of a man’s heart.

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.

1 Peter 2:3

now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.