World English Bible
2 Samuel 9:8
“He did obeisance, and said, "What is your servant, that you should look on such a dead dog as I am?”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 9
Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face, and did obeisance. David said, "Mephibosheth." He answered, "Behold, your servant!
David said to him, "Don't be afraid of him; for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your father. You shall eat bread at my table continually.
He did obeisance, and said, "What is your servant, that you should look on such a dead dog as I am?
Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, "All that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given to your master's son.
You shall till the land for him, you, and your sons, and your servants; and you shall bring in [the fruits], that your master's son may have bread to eat: but Mephibosheth your master's son shall eat bread always at my table." Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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