2 Samuel 19:22-24
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
22 But David said, ‘What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should today become an adversary to me? Shall anyone be put to death in Israel this day? For do I not know that I am this day king over Israel?’ 23 The king said to Shimei, ‘You shall not die.’ And the king gave him his oath.
David and Mephibosheth Meet
24 Mephibosheth[a] grandson of Saul came down to meet the king; he had not taken care of his feet, or trimmed his beard, or washed his clothes, from the day the king left until the day he came back in safety.
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- 2 Samuel 19:24 Or Merib-baal: See 4.4 note
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