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Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

2 Samuel 19:24

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son, came down for the purpose of meeting the king; his feet had not been cared for or his hair cut or his clothing washed from the day when the king went away till the day when he came back in peace.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

También Mephi-boseth hijo de Saúl descendió á recibir al rey: no había lavado sus pies, ni había cortado su barba, ni tampoco había lavado sus vestidos, desde el día que el rey salió hasta el día que vino en paz.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

También llegó de Jerusalén Mefiboset, nieto de Saúl. No se había lavado los pies ni la ropa, ni se había cortado la barba desde el día en que el rey salió de Jerusalén. El rey le preguntó: ―¿Por qué no viniste conmigo, Mefiboset?

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