2 Samuel 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!

Cross-reference

In 2 Samuel 19:24, Mephibosheth later meets David again, still in mourning — a continuation of his character from this first encounter.

In 1 Samuel 20:41, David bowed before Jonathan; here Jonathan's son Mephibosheth bows to David — a reversal of homage.

1 Chronicles 8:34 gives Mephibosheth's alternative name Merib-baal and his son Micah, confirming his identity.

1 Chronicles 9:40 repeats the genealogy, also calling Mephibosheth Merib-baal, linking the accounts.

In 1 Samuel 25:23, Abigail falls facedown before David — the same gesture of respect Mephibosheth uses here.

In 1 Kings 1:31, Bathsheba bows with her face to the ground before David — the same gesture of homage Mephibosheth performs here.