Mephibosheth the son of Saul That is, the grandson, 2 Samuel 4:4. Had neither dressed his feet Neither washed them, which in those hot climates was usual and very refreshing; nor cut the nails of his toes, but let them grow, as he did his beard, which he had not trimmed nor taken any care of, but suffered to become very long and disorderly. Nor washed his clothes His linen clothes. He had wholly neglected himself, as persons were wont to do in a time of public sorrow. From the day the king departed This long-continued mourning argued him to be really afflicted for the king's exile, and was evidence sufficient of the falsehood of Ziba's relation concerning him, 2 Samuel 16:3.
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2 Samuel 19:24
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.