2 Samuel 19:24-26

Revised Geneva Translation

²⁴ And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul, came down to meet the king, and had neither washed his feet nor trimmed his beard nor washed his clothes, from the time the king departed until he returned in peace.

²⁵ And when he had come to Jerusalem, and met the king, the king said to him, “Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?”

²⁶ And he answered, “My lord the king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, ‘I would have my donkey saddled, to ride on it to go with the king,’ because your servant is lame.