And Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head.
2 Samuel 9:8 - Modern King James Version And he bowed himself and said, What is your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 He bowed down to him, and said: Who am I thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am? |
And Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head.
And David said to Gad, I am in great distress. Let us fall now into the hand of Jehovah, for His mercies are great. And do not let me fall into the hand of man.
And Abner was very angry over the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, who shows kindness against Judah this day to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David? Am I a dog's head that you charge me today with a fault concerning this woman today?
And Hazael said, What! Is your servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, Jehovah has shown me that you shall be king over Syria.
And now, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of Jehovah. For the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains.