33 Bible Verses about Prostration

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Numbers 20:6

And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces. And the glory of Jehovah appeared to them.

1 Chronicles 29:20

And David said to all the congregation, Now bless Jehovah your God! And all the congregation blessed Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and bowed and worshiped Jehovah, and bowed to the king.

Revelation 7:11

And all the angels stood around the throne, and the elders, and the four living creatures, and they fell before the throne on their faces and worshiped God,

Genesis 17:3

And Abram fell on his face. And God talked with him, saying,

Leviticus 9:24

And there came a fire out from before Jehovah, and burned up the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. And all the people saw and shouted and fell on their faces.

Numbers 24:4

he has said; he who heard the words of God, who saw the vision of the Almighty, falling down but having his eyes open;

1 Samuel 5:3

And when those of Ashdod arose early on the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of Jehovah. And they took Dagon and set him in his place again.

1 Kings 18:39

And when all the people saw, they fell on their faces. And they said, Jehovah, He is the God! Jehovah, He is the God!

Nehemiah 8:6

And Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, amen, lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.

Ezekiel 1:28

As the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain looks, so the brightness all around looked. This was how the likeness of the glory of Jehovah looked. And I saw. And I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking.

Matthew 17:6

And when the disciples heard, they fell on their face and were greatly terrified.

Luke 5:12

And it happened, as He was in a certain city, behold, a man full of leprosy! And seeing Jesus, he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, Lord, if You will, You can cleanse me.

Deuteronomy 9:18

And I fell down before Jehovah, as at the first, forty days and forty nights. I neither ate bread nor drank water, because of all your sins which you sinned in doing wickedly in the sight of Jehovah to provoke Him to anger.

Joshua 7:6

And Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of Jehovah until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust on their heads.

Isaiah 15:3

In the streets they shall clothe themselves with sackcloth; on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, everyone shall howl, melting in tears.

Ezekiel 9:8

And it happened as they were slaying them, and I remained, then I fell on my face and cried, and said, Ah Lord Jehovah! Will You destroy all the remnant of Israel in Your pouring out of Your fury on Jerusalem?

Numbers 22:31

Then Jehovah opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel of Jehovah standing in the way, and His sword drawn in His hand. And he bowed down his head, and fell on his face.

Joshua 5:14

And He said, No, but I have come as the Commander of the army of Jehovah. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth. And he worshiped and said to Him, What does my Lord say to His servant?

Judges 13:20

For it happened when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, the Angel of Jehovah went up in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it and fell on their faces to the ground.

1 Chronicles 21:16

And David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of Jehovah standing between the earth and the heavens, and his sword drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. And David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.

Daniel 8:17

So he came near beside my place. And when he came, I was afraid and fell on my face. But he said to me, Understand, O son of man, for the vision is for the time of the end.

Luke 24:5

And as they were afraid, and bowed their faces down to the earth, they said to them, Why do you seek the living among the dead?

1 Samuel 24:8

And David arose afterward and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king! And Saul looked behind him. And David bowed his face to the earth and prostrated himself.

Isaiah 51:23

But I will put it into the hand of those who afflict you, who have said to your soul, Bow down so that we may cross; and put your back as the ground, even as the street to those who cross.

Ruth 2:10

Then she fell on her face and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, Why have I found grace in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?

1 Samuel 25:23

And Abigail saw David and hurried and dismounted from the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

1 Samuel 28:14

And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, An old man comes up, and he is covered with a cloak. And Saul saw that it was Samuel, and he bowed his face to the ground, and prostrated himself.

2 Samuel 14:4

And the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, and bowed and said, Save, O, King!

2 Samuel 19:18

And they had crossed over the ford to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king as he had come over Jordan.

Isaiah 49:23

And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nurses. They shall bow to you, faces to the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am Jehovah; by whom they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.

Daniel 2:46

Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and worshiped Daniel, and he commanded to offer an offering and incense to him.

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2 Samuel 9:6

And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face and bowed to him. And David said, Mephibosheth! And he answered, Behold your servant!

2 Samuel 9:8

And he bowed himself and said, What is your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I?

1 Samuel 25:41

And she arose and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let your handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.

1 Kings 1:23

And they told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And he came in before the king, and bowed before the king with his face to the ground.

1 Kings 1:31

And Bathsheba bowed her face to the earth, even kneeling to the king, and said, Let my lord King David live forever.

More verses: 1 Kings 1:47

Worship » Prostration

Mark 3:11

And unclean spirits, when they saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried, saying, You are the Son of God!

Genesis 17:3

And Abram fell on his face. And God talked with him, saying,

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