Thematic Bible: Epithet of contempt


Thematic Bible



And Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head. Verse ConceptsdogsBeheadingMental Abuse

And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. Verse ConceptsConfidence, Based OndogsUngodly Cursing

After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a single flea. Verse ConceptsdogsInsectsPersecution, Nature OfFleasI Am Unimportantbugsrelentless

Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, I who against Judah do shew kindness this day to the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou reproachest me this day with the fault of this woman? Verse ConceptsBlameAnger, HumanLoyaltyOffenceNamed People Angry With OthersPeople Of Judah

And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? Verse ConceptsdogsBowing Before DavidI Am Unimportant

And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha said, Jehovah has shewn me that thou wilt be king over Syria. Verse ConceptsdogsI Am Unimportantresiliencesyria

His watchmen are all of them blind, they are without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs that cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber: and the dogs are greedy, they know not to be satisfied, and these are shepherds that know not how to discern: they all turn to their own way, every one for his gain, even to the last of them:

But he answering said, It is not well to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs. Verse ConceptsFood Is FittingBreadGood ChildrenKidsPetshumor