Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Barzillai was a very old man—80 years old—and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the needs of the king while he stayed in Mahanaim.

New American Standard Bible

Now Barzillai was very old, being eighty years old; and he had sustained the king while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man.

King James Version

Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

International Standard Version

Now Barzillai was a very old man at the age of 80 years. A very wealthy man, Barzillai had provided for king David during his sojourn in Mahanaim.

A Conservative Version

Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old. And he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man [of wealth].

American Standard Version

Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

Amplified

Barzillai was a very old man, eighty years old; and he had provided the king with food while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very great and wealthy man.

Bible in Basic English

Now Barzillai was a very old man, as much as eighty years old: and he had given the king everything he had need of, while he was at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man.

Darby Translation

And Barzillai was very aged, eighty years old; and it was he that had maintained the king while he abode at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

Julia Smith Translation

And Barzillai a very old man, the son of eighty years: and he nourished the king in his dwelling in the two camps, for he was an exceeding great man.

King James 2000

Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king with supplies while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now Barzillai [was] very old, {eighty years old}. Now he had provided the king [with food] while he [was] staying at Mahanaim, for he [was] a very wealthy man.

Modern King James verseion

And Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. And he had provided food for the king while he abode at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

which Barzillai was a very aged man, even four score year old, and had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim: for he was a man of very great substance.

NET Bible

But Barzillai was very old -- eighty years old, in fact -- and he had taken care of the king when he stayed in Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man.

New Heart English Bible

Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old: and he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

The Emphasized Bible

Now, Barzillai, was very aged, eighty years old, - and, he himself, had sustained the king, throughout his sojourn in Mahanaim, for he was, an exceeding great man.

Webster

Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old: and he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim: for he was a very great man.

World English Bible

Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old: and he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

Youngs Literal Translation

and Barzillai is very aged, a son of eighty years, and he hath sustained the king in his abiding in Mahanaim, for he is a very great man;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּרזלּי 
Barzillay 
Usage: 12

זקן 
Zaqen 
...old, aged
Usage: 27

שׁמונים שׁמנים 
Sh@moniym 
Usage: 38

שׁנה שׁנה 
Shaneh (in pl. only), 
year, not translated, yearly, yearly + , year , live , old ,
Usage: 811

and he had provided the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

כּוּל 
Kuwl 
Usage: 38

while he lay
שׁיבה 
Shiybah 
lay
Usage: 1

מחנים 
Machanayim 
Usage: 13

גּדל גּדול 
Gadowl 
Usage: 528

References

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

David Pardons His Enemies

31 Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim and accompanied the king to the Jordan River to see him off at the Jordan. 32 Barzillai was a very old man—80 years old—and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the needs of the king while he stayed in Mahanaim. 33 The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me, and I’ll provide for you at my side in Jerusalem.”



Cross References

1 Samuel 25:2

A man in Maon had a business in Carmel; he was a very rich man with 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats and was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

Genesis 5:27

So Methuselah’s life lasted 969 years; then he died.

Genesis 9:29

So Noah’s life lasted 950 years; then he died.

Genesis 25:7

This is the length of Abraham’s life: 175 years.

Genesis 47:28

Now Jacob lived in the land of Egypt 17 years, and his life span was 147 years.

Genesis 50:26

Joseph died at the age of 110. They embalmed him and placed him in a coffin in Egypt.

Deuteronomy 34:7

Moses was 120 years old when he died; his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not left him.

2 Samuel 17:27-29

When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim

Job 1:3

His estate included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man among all the people of the east.

Psalm 90:3-10

You return mankind to the dust,
saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”

Proverbs 16:31

Gray hair is a glorious crown;
it is found in the way of righteousness.

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