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.
Ver. 24. And had neither dressed his feet.] Which in those parts were frequently fouled with travelling, and in that people - qui ex complexione olent aeque ac Arabes instar hircorum, who naturally stink as goats, say some - were usually washed and dressed, as apt to smell most of any part.
Nor trimmed his beard.] Ut squallidus et hirtus appareret, in token of mourning.
Nor washed his clothes.] His inner clothes, his linens.