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


In Context

5 And king David sendeth, and taketh him out of the house of Machir son of Ammiel, of Lo-Debar,

6 and Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, son of Saul, cometh unto David, and falleth on his face, and doth obeisance, and David saith, 'Mephibosheth;' and he saith, 'Lo, thy servant.'

7 And David saith to him, 'Be not afraid; for I certainly do with thee kindness because of Jonathan thy father, and have given back to thee all the field of Saul thy father, and thou dost eat bread at my table continually.'

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

9 And the king calleth unto Ziba servant of Saul, and saith unto him, 'All that was to Saul and to all his house, I have given to the son of thy lord,

10 and thou hast served for him the land, thou and thy sons, and thy servants, and hast brought in, and there hath been to the son of thy lord bread, and he hath eaten it; and Mephibosheth son of thy lord doth eat continually bread at my table;' and Ziba hath 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 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 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?