Thematic Bible: Epithet of contempt
Thematic Bible
Dog » Epithet of contempt
Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut his head off!”
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He said to David, “Am I a dog that you come against me with sticks?” Then he cursed David by his gods.
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Who has the king of Israel come after? What are you chasing after? A dead dog? A flea?
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Abner was very angry about Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I a dog’s head who belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I’ve been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends and haven’t handed you over to David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!
Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant that you take an interest in a dead dog like me?”
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Hazael said, “How could your servant, a mere dog, do this monstrous thing?”
Elisha answered, “The Lord has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”
Elisha answered, “The Lord has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”
Israel's watchmen are blind, all of them, they know nothing; all of them are mute dogs, they cannot bark; they dream, lie down, and love to sleep. These dogs have fierce appetites; they never have enough. And they are shepherds who have no discernment; all of them turn to their own way, every last one for his own gain.
He answered, “It isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to their dogs.”