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 iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?

Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste its food?

But strong food belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

If indeed ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

Taste

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

I hear

Besides their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing-men and singing-women.

Besides their man-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty seven: and they had two hundred and forty five singing-men and singing-women.

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

And if the household shall be too small for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

A burden

And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable to thee. And he pressed him: yet he would not go, but blessed him.

To whom David said, If thou shalt pass on with me, then thou wilt be a burden to me: