2 Samuel 19:24

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.

2 Samuel 24:15

24:15 So the Lord sent a plague through Israel from the morning until the completion of the appointed time. Seventy thousand men died from Dan to Beer Sheba.

[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.”