34. But Barzillai said to the king, "I won't live for many more years. So why should I go up to Jerusalem with you?
35. I'm already 80 years old. I can hardly tell the difference between what is good 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?
36. "I'll go across the Jordan River with you for a little way. Why should you reward me by taking care of me?
37. Let me go back home. Then I can die in my own town. I can be buried there in the tomb of my father and mother. But let Kimham take my place. Let him go across the river with you. Do for him what pleases you."