2 Samuel 9:8

9:8 Then Mephibosheth ¹  bowed and said, “Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?” ² 

2 Samuel 16:9

16:9 Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”

[9:8]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Mephibosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:8]  ² tn Heb “What is your servant, that you turn to a dead dog which is like me?”