2 Samuel 19:34-36

EasyEnglish Bible

³⁴ Barzillai answered the king, ‘I will not live many more years. Why should I go to live in Jerusalem with the king? ³⁵ I am already 80 years old. I can no longer tell what is nice or what is bad. I cannot taste what I eat and drink. I cannot still hear people's voices when they sing. I would only cause trouble to you, my lord the king. ³⁶ I will come across the river and I will travel a short way with you. But I cannot accept your kind gift.