2 Samuel 19:35 meaning and explanation

I am now eighty years old. Can I discern what is good and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of singing men and women? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?

2 Samuel 19:35, Berean Standard Bible

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Barzillai, a wealthy eighty year old from Gilead, is speaking to King David. He had supplied the king during Absalom's rebellion, and now David invites him to Jerusalem for a life of royal provision.

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