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2Sa 9:6 — Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Mephibosheth		1Ch 8:34; 1Ch 9:40; called Meribbaal
he fell		Gen 18:2; Gen 33:3; 1Sa 20:41; 1Sa 25:23

Correlating Passages

Mephibosheth

	1Ch 8:34	And the son of Jonathan [was] Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah.
	1Ch 9:40	And the son of Jonathan [was] Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begat Micah.

he fell

	Gen 18:2	And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
	Gen 33:3	And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
	1Sa 20:41	[And] as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of [a place] toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
	1Sa 25:23	And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Samuel 9:6," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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