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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.

2 Samuel 19:24 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી2 શમુએલ ૧૯:૨૪
પછી શાઉલનો દીકરો મફીબોશેથ રાજાને મળવા નીચે આવ્યો. રાજા યરુશાલેમ છોડીને ગયો હતો તે દિવસથી, તે શાંતિએ પાછો ઘરે આવ્યો ત્યાં સુધી તેણે એટલે કે મફીબોશેથે તેના પગ ધોયા ન હતા, દાઢી કરી ન હતી કે પોતાના વસ્ત્રો પણ ધોયાં ન હતાં.
हिन्दी2 शमूएल १९:२४
तब शाऊल का पोता मपीबोशेत राजा से भेंट करने को आया; उसने राजा के चले जाने के दिन से उसके कुशल क्षेम से फिर आने के दिन तक न अपने पाँवों के नाखून काटे, और न अपनी दाढ़ी बनवाई , और न अपने कपड़े धुलवाए थे।

In context

22David said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should be adversaries to me today? Shall any man be put to death today in Israel? For don’t I know that I am king over Israel today?”

23The king said to Shimei, “You will not die.” The king swore to him.

24Mephibosheth 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.

25When he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, “Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?”

26He answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go with the king,’ because your servant is lame.

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