2 Samuel 9:5-8

9:5 So King David had him brought ¹  from the house of Makir son of Ammiel in ²  Lo Debar. 9:6 When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed low with his face toward the ground. ³  David said, “Mephibosheth?” He replied, “Yes, at your service.” ⁴ 

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.” ⁵  9:8 Then Mephibosheth ⁶  bowed and said, “Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?” ⁷ 

[9:5]  ¹ tn Heb “sent and took him.”

[9:5]  ² tn Heb “from.”

[9:6]  ³ tn Heb “he fell on his face and bowed down.”

[9:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “Look, your servant.”

[9:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “and you will eat food over my table continually.”

[9:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Mephibosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “What is your servant, that you turn to a dead dog which is like me?”