Cross Reference 2 SAMUEL 19:37 LET THY SERVANT I PRAY THEE TURN BACK AGAIN THAT I MAY DIE IN MINE OWN CITY AND BE BURIED BY THE GRAVE OF MY FATHER AND OF MY MOTHER BUT BEHOLD THY SERVANT CHIMHAM LET HIM GO OVER WITH MY LORD THE KING AND DO TO HIM WHAT SHALL SEEM GOOD UNTO THEE

{2 Samuel 19:37} Let thy servant, 5650 I pray thee, x4994 turn back again, 7725 z8799 that I may die 4191 z8799 in mine own city, 5892 [and be buried] by x5973 the grave 6913 of my father 1 and of my mother. 517 But behold x2009 thy servant 5650 Chimham; 3643 let him go over 5674 z8799 with x5973 my lord 113 the king; 4428 and do 6213 z8798 to him x853 what x834 shall seem x5869 good 2896 y5869 unto thee.

Let thy:
The whole of this little episode is extremely interesting, and contains an affecting description of the infirmities of old age. The venerable and kind Barzillai was fourscore years old; his ear was become dull of hearing, and his relish for even royal dainties was gone. The evil days had arrived in which he was constrained to say, "I have no pleasure in them" ("Rememberª ° now¹ thy Creatorª ° in the daysª of thy youth,ª while¹ ¹ the evilª daysª comeª ° not,¹ nor the yearsª draw nigh,ª ° when¹ thou shalt say,ª ° I have no¹ pleasureª in them;" {Ecc 12:1}). As he was too old either to enjoy the pleasures of a court, or to be of any further service to the king, he finishes his affecting address to the aged monarch with the request, that he would suffer him to enjoy what old men naturally desire, to "die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and mother;" at the same time commending his son Chimham to his kind offices.

I may die:
"And Israelª saidª ° unto¹ Joseph,ª Behold,¹ I¹ die:ª ° but Godª shall be¹ with¹ you, and bring you againª °¹ unto¹ the landª of your fathers.ª" {Gen 48:21} + "And, behold,¹ this dayª I¹ [am] goingª ° the wayª of all¹ the earth:ª and ye knowª ° in all¹ your heartsª and in all¹ your souls,ª that¹ not¹ oneª thingª hath failedª ° of all¹ ¹ the goodª thingsª which¹ the LORDª your Godª spakeª ° concerning¹ you; all¹ are come to passª ° unto you, [and] not¹ oneª thingª hath failedª ° thereof.¹" {Jsh 23:14} + "Lord,ª nowª lettest thou² ° thyª servantª departª ° inª peace,ª accordingª to thyª word:ª ... Forª mineª eyes² ¹ have seenª ° thyª salvation,ª" {Lke 2:29-30} + "Forª Iª am² ° now² ready to be offered,ª °¹ andª the¹ timeª of myª departureª is at hand.ª °" {2Tm 4:6} + "Knowingª ° thatª shortlyª I mustª ° put offª [this] myª tabernacle,ª evenª asª ourª Lordª Jesusª Christª hath shewedª ° me.ª" {2Pe 1:14}

by the grave:
"But I will lieª ° with¹ my fathers,ª and thou shalt carryª ° me out of Egypt,ª ¹ and buryª ° me in their buryingplace.ª And he said,ª ° I¹ will doª ° as thou hast said.ª" {Gen 47:30} + "And he chargedª ° them, and saidª ° unto¹ them, I¹ am to be gatheredª ° unto¹ my people:ª buryª ° me with¹ my fathersª in¹ the caveª that¹ [is] in the fieldª of Ephronª the Hittite,ª ... There¹ they buriedª °¹ Abrahamª and Sarahª his wife;ª there¹ they buriedª °¹ Isaacª and Rebekahª his wife;ª and there¹ I buriedª °¹ Leah.ª" {Gen 49:29-31} + "For his sonsª carriedª ° him into the landª of Canaan,ª and buriedª ° him in the caveª of the fieldª of Machpelah,ª which¹ Abrahamª boughtª ° with¹ the fieldª for a possessionª of a buryingplaceª of¹ ¹ Ephronª the Hittite,ª beforeª ¹ Mamre.ª" {Gen 50:13} + "But camest back,ª ° and hast eatenª ° breadª and drunkª ° waterª in the place,ª of the which¹ [the LORD] did sayª ° to¹ thee, Eatª ° no¹ bread,ª and drinkª ° no¹ water;ª thy carcaseª shall not¹ comeª ° unto¹ the sepulchreª of thy fathers.ª" {1Kg 13:22}

Chimham:
"Then the kingª went onª ° to Gilgal,ª and Chimhamª went onª ° with¹ him: and all¹ the peopleª of Judahª conductedª °°°¹ the king,ª and also¹ halfª the peopleª of Israel.ª" {2Sm 19:40} + "But shewª ° kindnessª unto the sonsª of Barzillaiª the Gileadite,ª and let them be¹ of those that eatª ° at thy table:ª for¹ so¹ they cameª ° to¹ me when I fledª ° becauseª ¹ of Absalomª thy brother.ª" {1Kg 2:7} + "And they departed,² °¹ and dwelt¹ in² ° the habitationª of Chimham,ª which¹ is byª Bethlehem,ª to go² °¹ to enter² ° into¹ Egypt,ª" {Jer 41:17}

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