2 Samuel 19:23-25

Good News Translation

²³ And he said to Shimei, “I give you my word that you will not be put to death.”

David Shows Kindness to Mephibosheth

^24 (A)Then Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson, came down to meet the king. He had not washed his feet, trimmed his beard, or washed his clothes from the time the king left Jerusalem until he returned victorious. ²⁵ When Mephibosheth arrived from^[a] Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, “Mephibosheth, you didn't go with me. Why not?”