II. Samuren XIX. 20.

B.C. 1023,
. Jehoyah.
ish.
neither *do_thou_remember «that which thy servant did_perversely the day that my -lord the king went_out of Jeru- salem, that the king should_take_it to his heart.
20 For thy servant -doth_know that ¥ have sinned: therefore, behold, I sam_come the first this day of all the_ house_of Joseph to go_down to meet my -lord the king.”
21 But Abishai the_son_of Zeruiah answered and said, “Shall not Shimei be_put_to_death for this, because he cursed J the Lorp’s
22 And David said, “What have I to do with you, ye sons_of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall_there ‘any_man 'be_put_to_ death this day in Israél? for -do not I know that £ am this day king over Tsraél ?”
23'Therefore the king said unto Shimei, “Thou shalt not die.” And the king sware unto him.
24 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.
_% And it came_to_pass, when he was_ come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, “Where- fore wentest not thou with me, Mephi- bosheth ?”
26 And he answered, “My -lord, O_ king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will_saddle me an ~xass, that I may_ride thereon, and go wto the king ; because thy servant zs lame.
27 And he hath_slandered thy servant unto my -lord the king; but my -lord the king is as an me angel_of x=God: ‘do therefore what is good in thine eyes.
28 For all of my father’s house were but mdead @men before my -lord the king: yet didst_thou_set thy -servant among -them_that_did_eat_at thine_ own table. What right therefore have I yet to ery any_more unto the king?”
29 And the king said unto him, “Why tspeakest thou any_more of thy mat- ters? I -have_said, Ghou and Ziba divide «the land.”
30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king, “ Yea, let_him_take *all,forasmuch as my -lord the king -is-come_again in peace unto his_own house.”
31 And ? Barzillai the Gileadite came_
7.|\down from Rogelim, and went_over
xJordan with the king, to conduct him over ‘Jordan. ,
22 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had_ provided «the king of_sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim ; for le was a very great ‘man.
33 And the king said unto Barzillai, “Come thon over with me, and I will_ feed thee with me in Jerusalem.”
34 And Barzillai said unto the king, “hHow long have I to live, that I should_go_up with the king unto Jeru- salem ?
8° £ am this day fourscore years old : and can I discern between good and