⁴¹ And as soon as the boy had gone, David rose from beside the stone heap^[a] and fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times. And they kissed one another and wept with one another, David weeping the most.

³ Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because ^(A)he loved him as his own soul.

¹¹ Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.

³⁷ And ^(A)there was much weeping on the part of all; ^(B)they embraced Paul and ^(C)kissed him,

³⁹ Then all the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over. And ^(A)the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his own home.

⁶ And ^(A)Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and paid homage. And David said, “Mephibosheth!” And he answered, “Behold, I am your servant.”

²³ When Abigail saw David, she hurried ^(A)and got down from the donkey ^(B)and fell before David on her face and bowed to the ground.

Saul Anointed King

10 ^(A)Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head ^(B)and kissed him and said, “Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince^[a] over ^(C)his people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their surrounding enemies. And this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you to be prince^[b] over his heritage.

¹⁵ And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. After that his brothers talked with him.