2 Samuel 19:25-27

New American Standard Bible

²⁵ And it was when he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, “^(A)Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?” ²⁶ So he said, “My lord the king, my servant betrayed me; for your servant said, ‘I will ^[a]saddle the donkey for myself so that I may ride on it and go with the king,’ ^(B)since your servant cannot walk. ²⁷ Furthermore, ^(C)he has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is ^(D)like the angel of God, therefore do what is good in your sight.