2 Samuel 19:24-30

19:24 Now Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, ¹  came down to meet the king. From the day the king had left until the day he safely ²  returned, Mephibosheth ³  had not cared for his feet ⁴  nor trimmed ⁵  his mustache nor washed his clothes.

19:25 When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, “Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?” 19:26 He replied, “My lord the king, my servant deceived me! I ⁶  said, ‘Let me get my donkey saddled so that I can ride on it and go with the king,’ for I ⁷  am lame. 19:27 But my servant ⁸  has slandered me ⁹  to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like an angel of God. Do whatever seems appropriate to you. 19:28 After all, there was no one in the entire house of my grandfather ¹⁰  who did not deserve death from my lord the king. But instead you allowed me to eat at your own table! ¹¹  What further claim do I have to ask ¹²  the king for anything?”

19:29 Then the king replied to him, “Why should you continue speaking like this? You and Ziba will inherit the field together.” 19:30 Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him have ¹³  the whole thing! My lord the king has returned safely ¹⁴  to his house!”

[19:24]  ¹ tn Heb “son.”

[19:24]  ² tn Heb “in peace.” So also in v. 31.

[19:24]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Mephibosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “done his feet.”

[19:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “done.”

[19:26]  ⁶ tn Heb “your servant.”

[19:26]  ⁷ tn Heb “your servant.”

[19:27]  ⁸ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the servant) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:27]  ⁹ tn Heb “your servant.”

[19:28]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “father.”

[19:28]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and you placed your servant among those who eat at your table.”

[19:28]  ¹² tn Heb “to cry out to.”

[19:30]  ¹³ tn Heb “take.”

[19:30]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “in peace.”