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2 Samuel 19:36

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Samuel 19:36 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Thy servant would but just go over the Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Thy servant would but just go over the Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?
2 Samuel 19:36 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 19

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
33And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will sustain thee with me in Jerusalem.
34And Barzillai said unto the king, How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?
35I am this day fourscore years old: can I discern between good and bad? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?
36Thy servant would but just go over the Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?
37Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, by the grave of my father and my mother. But behold, thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.
38And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.
39And all the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over: and the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king, etc.] That is, go a little way after he was over Jordan with him, and then return to his own city: and why should the king recompense it with such a reward? the sense is, why should the king recompense so trifling a thing as I have done, and which was but my duty, with such a reward, as to maintain me in so grand a manner at his court?”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the king: Luk 6:38 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 19:37”
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