2 Samuel 9:8 - Tree of Life Version

⁸ Then he bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should turn to look at such a dead dog like me?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ And [the cripple] bowed himself and said, What is your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I am?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ And he did obeisance, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

Common English Bible

⁸ Mephibosheth bowed low out of respect and said, “Who am I, your servant, that you should care about a dead dog like me?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ And reverencing him, he said, "Who am I, your servant, that you should look with favor upon a dead dog like me?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ He bowed down to him, and said: Who am I thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am?

2 Samuel 9:8 Cross References

2 Samuel 16:9

Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why let this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over now and take off his head!”

2 Samuel 24:14

Then David said to Gad, “I am in a great distress. Let us now fall into the hand of Adonai, for His mercies are great, and let me not fall into the hand of man.”

2 Samuel 3:8

But Abner became very angry over Ish-bosheth’s words and said, “Am I a dog’s head from Judah? To this day I’ve been loyal to the house of Saul your father, to his kinsmen, and to his friends, and I haven’t handed you over to David—yet today you are accusing me of wrongdoing with this woman.

2 Kings 8:13

Then Hazael said, “But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do anything of such magnitude?” Elisha answered, “Adonai has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”

1 Samuel 26:20

So now, let not my blood fall to the ground, away from the presence of Adonai. For the king of Israel has come out to search for but a single flea, just as one hunts for a partridge in the mountains.”