2 Samuel 9:8
And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
Cross-reference
2 Samuel 16:9
Contrast
In 2 Samuel 16:9, Abishai uses 'dead dog' to insult Shimei, in contrast to Mephibosheth's humble self-application here.
2 Samuel 19:28
Parallel
In 2 Samuel 19:28, Mephibosheth again humbles himself before David, directly echoing his earlier 'dead dog' statement.
2 Samuel 3:8
Parallel
In 2 Samuel 3:8, Abner calls himself a 'dog's head', similar to Mephibosheth's 'dead dog' self-deprecation.
1 Samuel 24:14
Allusion
In 1 Samuel 24:14, David calls himself a 'dead dog' before Saul, exactly matching Mephibosheth's self-deprecation here.