2 Samuel 19:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.

Mephibosheth

2 Samuel 9:6

2 Samuel 16:3

Dressed his feet

General references

Proverbs 18:17

Bible References

Mephibosheth

Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul came to David, bowed down to the ground and paid homage. David said, “Mephibosheth!”

“I am your servant,” he replied.

“Where is your master’s grandson?” the king asked.

“Why, he’s staying in Jerusalem,” Ziba replied to the king, “for he said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore my grandfather’s kingdom to me.’”

Dressed his feet

you are to bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails,

Dibon went up to its temple
to weep at its high places.
Moab wails on Nebo and at Medeba.
Every head is shaved;
every beard is cut off.

80 men came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria who had shaved their beards, torn their garments, and gashed themselves, and who were carrying grain and incense offerings to bring to the temple of the Lord.

“Whenever you fast, don’t be sad-faced like the hypocrites. For they make their faces unattractive

so their fasting is obvious to people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!

Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

Remember the prisoners, as though you were in prison with them, and the mistreated, as though you yourselves were suffering bodily.

General references

The first to state his case seems right
until another comes and cross-examines him.