Discovery Box2 Samuel 9:6 
Context9:6 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
Context14:33 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
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 For stylistic reasons the name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation.
