2 Samuel 9:6-8

9:6 When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed low with his face toward the ground. ¹  David said, “Mephibosheth?” He replied, “Yes, at your service.” ² 

9:7 David said to him, “Don’t be afraid, because I will certainly extend kindness to you for the sake of Jonathan your father. You will be a regular guest at my table.” ³  9:8 Then Mephibosheth ⁴  bowed and said, “Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?” ⁵ 

¹ tn Heb “he fell on his face and bowed down.”

² tn Heb “Look, your servant.”

³ tn Heb “and you will eat food over my table continually.”

⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Mephibosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “What is your servant, that you turn to a dead dog which is like me?”