29. "You don’t need to talk any more about this," the king said to him. "I order you and Ziba to divide the property."
30. Mephibosheth said to the king, "Let him take all of it, since my master and king has come home safely."
31. Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim. He accompanied the king to the Jordan River to send him off there.
32. Barzillai was very old, 80 years of age. He had supported the king during his stay at Mahanaim because Barzillai was a very wealthy man.
33. The king said to Barzillai, "Come over the Jordan with me. I will provide for you at my side in Jerusalem."
34. But Barzillai said to the king, "How many years do I have left that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
35. I am now 80 years old. Do I know what is good or bad anymore? Can your servant taste what I eat or drink? Can I even hear the voices of men or women singers? Why should your servant be a burden to my master and king?
36. Your servant will cross a short way over the Jordan with the king, but why should the king give me such a reward?