'Honor' in the Bible

Jabez enjoyed more honor than his relatives his mother named him Jabez, she said, "because I bore him in pain."

From the three he was given double honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of them.

He received honor from the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

Honor His holy name;let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

Honor and majesty are before him: Strength and gladness are in his place.

What more can David still say to You concerning the honor bestowed on Your servant? For You know Your servant.

But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

David said to Solomon: "My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the Lord my God.

But the Lord said to me: 'You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me, for you have spilled a great deal of blood on the ground before me.

He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.'

Now seek the Lord your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being! Get up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God! Then you can bring the ark of the Lord's covenant and the holy items dedicated to God's service into the temple that is built to honor the Lord."

But God said to me, 'You must not build a temple to honor me, for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.'

Riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler of everything. Power and might are in Your hand, and it is in Your hand to make great and to give strength to all.

O Lord our God, all this wealth, which we have collected to build a temple for you to honor your holy name, comes from you; it all belongs to you.

He died at a ripe old age, full of days, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon became king in his place.