2 Samuel 19:31-39

³¹Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim; and he went on to the Jordan with the king to escort him over the Jordan. ³²Barzillai was very old: eighty years old; and he had provided the king food while he stayed in Mahanaim, for he was a very great man. ³³So the king said to Barzillai, “You cross over with me, and I will provide you food in Jerusalem with me.” ³⁴But Barzillai said to the king, “How long do I still have to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem? ³⁵I am now eighty years old. Can I distinguish between good and bad? Or can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Or can I still hear the voice of men and women singing? Why then should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king? ³⁶Your servant would merely cross over the Jordan with the king. So why should the king compensate me with this reward? ³⁷Please let your servant return, so that I may die in my own city near the grave of my father and my mother. However, here is your servant Chimham; let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight.” ³⁸And the king answered, “Chimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him what is good in your sight; and whatever you require of me, I will do for you.” ³⁹All the people crossed over the Jordan and the king crossed too. The king then kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his place.