^{24 25} And Mephibosheth the son of Saul went·​·down to meet the king, and he had not tended to^* his feet, nor tended to^* his upper·​·lip, nor washed his garments from the day the king went until the day that he came in peace.

⁹ So may God do to Abner, and so may He add unto him, if^▫ as^◦ Jehovah has promised to David, I do not even so to him,