2 Samuel 19:24–30

²⁴Now, Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; he had not taken care of his feet nor trimmed his moustache nor washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he came back in peace. ²⁵It happened that when he came to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, “Why did you not come with me, Mephibosheth?” ²⁶Then he said, “My lord the king, my servant deceived me, for your servant had said, ‘Let me saddle the donkey that I may ride on her and go with the king,’ for your servant is lame. ²⁷But he slandered against your servant to my lord the king. My lord the king is like the angel of God; do as you see fit..”^{e 28}For there was no one in all the house of my father who were not doomed to death^f before my lord the king, but you set your servant among those who eat at your table. Do I have any righteousness any longer except to cry out to the king?” ²⁹Then the king said to him, “Why should you speak any more about the matter? I have decided: you and Ziba shall divide the land.” ³⁰Then Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him take the whole thing, since my lord the king has come safely^g to his house.”