¹⁷ You have declared this day that the Lord is your God and that you will walk in obedience to him, that you will keep his decrees, commands and laws—that you will listen to him.^(A)

³¹ whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph^(A) from the Ammonites will be the Lord’s, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.^(B)”

⁸ While your servant was living at Geshur^(A) in Aram, I made this vow:^(B) ‘If the Lord takes me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.^[a]’”

²⁴ Mephibosheth,^(A) Saul’s grandson, also went down to meet the king. He had not taken care of his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely.

³⁰ Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him take everything, now that my lord the king has returned home safely.”