⁴¹ As soon as the lad had gone, David arose from a place toward the south, fell on his face to the ground, and bowed down three times. And they kissed one another; and they wept together, but David more so.

³ Then Jonathan and David made a ^(A)covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

³⁷ Then they all ^(A)wept ^[a]freely, and ^(B)fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,

³⁹ Then all the people went over the Jordan. And when the king had crossed over, the king ^(A)kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his own place.

⁶ Now when ^(A)Mephibosheth^[a] the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face and prostrated himself. Then David said, “Mephibosheth?”

And he answered, “Here is your servant!”

²³ Now when Abigail saw David, she ^(A)dismounted quickly from the donkey, fell on her face before David, and bowed down to the ground.

Samuel Anoints Saul

10 Then ^(A)Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, ^(B)and kissed him and said: “Is it not because ^(C)the Lord has anointed you commander over ^(D)His ^[a]inheritance?

¹⁵ Moreover he ^(A)kissed all his brothers and wept over them, and after that his brothers talked with him.

²⁸ And they answered, “Your servant our father is in good health; he is still alive.” ^(A)And they bowed their heads down and prostrated themselves.