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2 Samuel 9:8

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Samuel 9:8

Verse 8 of 13

Scripture focus

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

2 Samuel 9:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 9:8

Theological / Devotional

Such a dead dog as I am. See 1 Sam. 24:14 ; 17:43. The wild dogs of the East were the scavengers of the community, and were looked upon with loathing. A dead dog was about as contemptible a thing as could be imagined. By these words Mephibosheth showed himself truly humble in spirit and sincerely grateful. Such an expression was not an overstatement from the Oriental point of view.

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