But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of YHWH’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
Ittai answered the king and said, “As YHWH lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in what place my lord the king is, whether for death or for life, your servant will be there also.”