2 Samuel 9:6

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 

2 Samuel 14:33

14:33 So Joab went to the king and informed him. The king ³  summoned Absalom, and he came to the king. Absalom ⁴  bowed down before the king with his face toward the ground and the king kissed him. ⁵ 

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

² tn Heb “Look, your servant.”

³ tn Heb “he.” Joab, acting on behalf of the king, may be the implied subject.

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

⁵ tn Heb “Absalom.” For stylistic reasons the name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation.