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


In Context

5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.

6 And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came unto David, and fell on his face, and did obeisance. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold, thy servant!

7 And David said unto him, Fear not; for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.

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

9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, All that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given unto thy master's son.

10 And thou shalt till the land for him, thou, and thy sons, and thy servants; and thou shalt bring in the fruits , that thy master's son may have bread to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

2 Samuel 9:8 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:8Mephibosheth bowed down and said, "What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?"

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:8And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I [am? ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:8He bowed down to him, and said: Who am I thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:8And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:8And he did obeisance, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:8And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:8He did obeisance, and said, |What is your servant, that you should look on such a dead dog as I am?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:8And he boweth himself, and saith, 'What is thy servant, that thou hast turned unto the dead dog — such as I?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:8And he bowed himself, and said, What is your servant, that you should look on such a dead dog as I am?