Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?”

Why does David's decision in 2 Samuel 19:29 seemingly contradict earlier promises of favor and land for Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 9)? In 2 Samuel 9:1, how is it historical or archaeologically …

8 In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines. 2 David also defeated the Moabites. He made them …

Then he bowed himself, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I?”

(9-13)1-8 Amidst numerous affairs we are apt to forget the gratitude we owe, and the engagements we are under, not only to our friends, but to God himself. Yet persons of real …

8 And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? 9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given …

2 And there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba. So when they had called him to David, the king said to him, “ Are you Ziba?” He said, “At your service!” 3 Then the king …

2 Samuel 9 David asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” Now there was a servant of Saul’s household named Ziba. …

8 Mephibosheth bowed respectfully and exclaimed, “Who is your servant, that you should show such kindness to a dead dog like me?” 8 Shuffling and stammering, not looking him in the eye, …

Encouraging and challenging you to seek intimacy with God every day. Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?”