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33 And the king said to Barzillai, “Come over with me, and I will feed you with me in Jerusalem.”

34 And Barzillai said to the king, “How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

35 “I am this day eighty years old, and can I discern between good or evil? Has your servant any taste in what I eat, or in that I drink? Can I hear anymore the voice of singing men and women? Why, then, should your servant be a further burden to my lord the king?

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