2 Samuel 9:8
“And hee bowed himselfe, and saide, What is thy seruant, that thou shouldest looke vpon such a dead dogge as I am?”
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2 Samuel 9:8 Context
6Now when Mephibosheth the sonne of Ionathan the sonne of Saul, was come vnto Dauid, hee fell on his face, and did reuerence: and Dauid said, Mephibosheth! And he answered, Behold thy seruant. 7¶ And Dauid saide vnto him, Feare not; for I will surely shew thee kindnesse, for Ionathan thy fathers sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father, and thou shalt eate bread at my table continually. 8And hee bowed himselfe, and saide, What is thy seruant, that thou shouldest looke vpon such a dead dogge as I am? 9¶ Then the king called to Ziba Sauls seruant, and said vnto him, I haue giuen vnto thy masters sonne all that pertained to Saul, and to all his house. 10Thou therefore and thy sonnes, and thy seruants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy masters sonne may haue food to eate: but Mephibosheth thy masters sonne shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteene sonnes, and twenty seruants.
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Other Translations for 2 Samuel 9:8
And he bowed himself, and said, What [is] thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I [am]?
- King James Version
Again he prostrated himself and said, "What is your servant, that you should regard a dead dog like me?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he did obeisance, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he went down on his face before the king, and said, What is your servant, for you to take note of a dead dog such as I am?
- Basic English Bible
And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
- Darby Bible
And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am?
- Webster's Bible
He did obeisance, and said, "What is your servant, that you should look on such a dead dog as I am?"
- World English Bible
And he boweth himself, and saith, `What [is] thy servant, that thou hast turned unto the dead dog -- such as I?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And he bowed down, and said: 'What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Samuel 9:8
9:8 Bowed himself - It is good to have the heart humbled under humbling providences. If when divine providence brings our condition down, divine grace brings our spirits down, we shall be easy.