2 Samuel 19:35

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? 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?

Can i discern

Taste

Ecclesiastes 12:1

I hear

A burden

2 Samuel 13:25

2 Samuel 15:33

Bible References

Can i discern

Is there any injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern the cause of calamity?

Does not the ear test words as the palate tastes food?

But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.

Taste

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, "I have no pleasure in them";

I hear

besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337, and they had 200 male and female singers.

besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337. And they had 245 singers, male and female.

And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go." So the girl went and called the child's mother.

And if the household is too small for a lamb, then he and his nearest neighbor shall take according to the number of persons; according to what each can eat you shall make your count for the lamb.

A burden

But the king said to Absalom, "No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you." He pressed him, but he would not go but gave him his blessing.

David said to him, "If you go on with me, you will be a burden to me.