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?”
1 tn Heb “son.”
2 tn Heb “in peace.” So also in v. 31.
3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Mephibosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “done his feet.”
5 tn Heb “done.”