Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and take off his head.”
2 Samuel 9:8 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional He did obeisance and said, “What is your servant, that you should look upon a dead dog such as I?” Higit pang mga bersyonKing 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? |
Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and take off his head.”
Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress; let us fall into the hand of the Lord, for his mercy is great; but let me not fall into human hands.”
The words of Ishbaal made Abner very angry; he said, “Am I a dog's head for Judah? Today I keep showing loyalty to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not given you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me now with a crime concerning this woman.
Hazael said, “What is your servant, who is a mere dog, that he should do this great thing?” Elisha answered, “The Lord has shown me that you are to be king over Aram.”
Now therefore, do not let my blood fall to the ground, away from the presence of the Lord; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a single flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”