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and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar):
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“From the blood of the slain, from the flesh of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, the sword of Saul did not return unsatisfied.
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When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor. David said, “Mephibosheth!” “At your service,” he replied.
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Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?”
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So Joab went to the king and told him this. Then the king summoned Absalom, and he came in and bowed down with his face to the ground before the king. And the king kissed Absalom.
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Also, whenever anyone approached him to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him and kiss him.
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Then the king said to Ziba, “All that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.” “I humbly bow,” Ziba said. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.”
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brought bedding and bowls and articles of pottery. They also brought wheat and barley, flour and roasted grain, beans and lentils,
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Then Joab said to a Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” The Cushite bowed down before Joab and ran off.
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Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” He bowed down before the king with his face to the ground and said, “Praise be to the Lord your God! He has delivered up those who lifted their hands against my lord the king.”
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He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
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When Araunah looked and saw the king and his officials coming toward him, he went out and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.
