2 Samuel 19:35

David Pardons His Enemies

³⁴ Barzillai replied to the king, "How many days do I have left to my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem? ³⁵ I am presently eighty years old. Am I able to discern good and bad? Can I taste what I eat and drink? Am I still able to hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should I continue to be a burden to my lord the king? ³⁶ I will cross the Jordan with the king and go a short distance. Why should the king reward me in this way?

Male and Female

My Lord the King

Take Pleasure In

No

2 Samuel 15:33

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

Ezra 2:65

not counting their male and female servants, who numbered 7,337. They also had 200 male and female singers

Psalm 90:10

The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one's best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.

Exodus 2:8

Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Yes, do so." So the young girl went and got the child's mother.

Exodus 12:4

If any household is too small for a lamb, the man and his next-door neighbor are to take a lamb according to the number of people -- you will make your count for the lamb according to how much each one can eat.

2 Samuel 13:25

But the king said to Absalom, "No, my son. We shouldn't all go. We shouldn't burden you in that way." Though Absalom pressed him, the king was not willing to go. Instead, David blessed him.

Nehemiah 7:67

not counting their 7,337 male and female servants. They also had 245 male and female singers.

Job 6:30

Is there any falsehood on my lips? Can my mouth not discern evil things?

Job 12:11

Does not the ear test words, as the tongue tastes food?

Ecclesiastes 2:8

I also amassed silver and gold for myself, as well as valuable treasures taken from kingdoms and provinces. I acquired male singers and female singers for myself, and what gives a man sensual delight -- a harem of beautiful concubines!

Ecclesiastes 12:1-5

So remember your Creator in the days of your youth -- before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no pleasure in them";

Isaiah 5:11-12

Those who get up early to drink beer are as good as dead, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine.

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil.

1 Peter 2:3

if you have experienced the Lord's kindness.