Bible Strands
2 Samuel 19:31
Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way from there.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Barzillai the Gileadite is the subject of this narrative statement, positioned at the moment he descends from Rogelim to accompany King David across the Jordan River.
The words — יָרַד (ya.Rad) means he had come down, and וַיַּעֲבֹר (va/i.ya.'a.Vor) means he passed over, marking his physical movement from the highland to the river crossing.
The thread — His identity as a Gileadite and his provision for the king are echoed in 2 Samuel 17:27, his lineage is noted in Ezra 2:61, and his enduring favor is commanded in 1 Kings 2:7.
Why it lands — The text records a loyal supporter’s logistical role in the king’s return, requiring the reader to track the movement of key figures during the political transition.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 2:7 But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 17:27 When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
- Ezra 2:61 And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
- Nehemiah 7:63 And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).