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


In Context

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

6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!

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

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

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

10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread always 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 American Standard 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 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 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?