³¹ “Be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal^(A) found in the field; throw it to the dogs.

⁴³ He said to David, “Am I a dog^(A) that you come against me with sticks?”^[a] Then he cursed David by his gods.^(B)

¹⁴ Who has the king of Israel come after? What are you chasing after? A dead dog? A flea?^(A)

⁸ Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant that you take an interest in a dead dog like me?”

⁹ Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog^(A) curse my lord the king?^(B) Let me go over and cut his head off!”