23 The king said to Shimei, “(A)You shall not die.” Thus the king swore to him.

24 Then (B)Mephibosheth the [a]son of Saul came down to meet the king; and (C)he had neither [b]cared for his feet, nor [c]trimmed his mustache, nor (D)washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace. 25 It was when he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, “(E)Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 19:24 I.e. grandson
  2. 2 Samuel 19:24 Lit done
  3. 2 Samuel 19:24 Lit done