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Clementine Latin Vulgate
4 Regum 9:8
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Qui adorans eum, dixit: Quis ego sum servus tuus, quoniam respexisti super canem mortuum similem mei?
Qui adorans eum dixit: "Quis ego sum servus tuus, quoniam respexisti super canem mortuum similem mei?".
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a dead dog: 2 Samuel 3:8, 2 Samuel 16:9, 1 Samuel 24:14, 1 Samuel 24:15, 1 Samuel 26:20, Matthew 15:26, Matthew 15:27
Reciprocal: Ruth 2:10 - Why have 1 Samuel 17:43 - Am 2 Samuel 19:28 - didst thou 2 Samuel 24:20 - bowed 2 Kings 8:13 - a dog
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he bowed himself,.... In token of gratitude, and as a sign of humility, and of the sense he had of his unworthiness to enjoy such a favour:
and said, what [is] thy servant, that thou shouldest look on such a dead dog as I [am]? one so mean, and base, and worthless; which he might say with respect to the infirmities of his body, the rejection of his family by the Lord, their attainder of high treason for rebellion against David, and the low circumstances he was brought into and now under; though one of the royal family, the son of a prince, and grandson of a king; such was his humility, and the sense he had of his being undeserving of any favour from the king, and says this with admiration and astonishment.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Mephibosheth’s humility of expression, even in the mouth of an Oriental, is painful. It was perhaps in part the result of his helpless lameness, and of the other misfortunes of his life.
A dead dog - The wild dogs of the East, which still abound in every town, are the natural objects of contempt and dislike.
