33. And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem.
34. And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?
35. I am this day eighty years old, and shall I tell the difference between the good and the bad? Shall thy slave enjoy what I eat or what I drink? Shall I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should thy slave be yet a burden unto my lord the king?
36. Thy slave will go a little way over the Jordan with the king, and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?
37. Let thy slave, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in my own city and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy slave Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king, and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.
38. And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do with him that which shall seem good unto thee, and whatever thou shalt ask of me, that will I do for thee.