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2 Samuel 19:25

MephiboshethJerusalem

23 So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore an oath to him.

24 Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.

And he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, who asked him, “Mephibosheth, why did you not go with me?”

26 “My lord the king,” he replied, “because I am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ But my servant Ziba deceived me,

27 and he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. Yet my lord the king is like the angel of God, so do what is good in your eyes.

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BSB
And he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, who asked him, “Mephibosheth, why did you not go with me?”
KJV
And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth?
WEB
When he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, “Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?”
ASV
And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth?
DARBY
And as soon as Jerusalem came to meet the king, the king said to him, Why didst thou not go with me, Mephibosheth?
BLB
And it came to pass, when he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, “Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?”
ÅB
Da nå hele Jerusalem kom kongen i møte, sa kongen til ham: Hvorfor fulgte du ikke med meg, Mefiboset?
OTB
Det skjedde da han kom til Jerusalem for å møte kongen, sa kongen til ham: "Hvorfor gikk du ikke med meg, Mefibosjet?"
B1930
Da nu hele Jerusalem kom kongen i møte, sa kongen til ham: Hvorfor fulgte du ikke med mig, Mefiboset?

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