'Servant' in the Bible

And they came back and told him. And he said, This is the word of Jehovah, which he spoke through his servant Elijah the Tishbite saying, In the plot of Jizreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel;

Know now that nothing shall fall to the earth of the word of Jehovah, which Jehovah spoke concerning the house of Ahab; for Jehovah has done that which he said through his servant Elijah.

He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath as far as the sea of the plain, according to the word of Jehovah the God of Israel, which he had spoken through his servant Jonah the prophet, the son of Amittai, who was of Gath-Hepher.

And Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who have risen up against me.

Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria, and Hoshea became his servant, and tendered him presents.

because they hearkened not to the voice of Jehovah their God, but transgressed his covenant, all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded; and they would not hear nor do it.

And I will defend this city, to save it, For mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

and I will add to thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

neither will I any more cause the foot of Israel to wander away from the land that I gave their fathers; if they will only take heed to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.

And the king commanded Hilkijah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,

In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim was his servant three years; then he turned and rebelled against him.

And in the fifth month, on the seventh of the month, which was in the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzar-adan, captain of the body-guard, servant of the king of Babylon, came unto Jerusalem;

And Sheshan had no sons, but daughters; and Sheshan had an Egyptian servant, whose name was Jarha;

and Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai.

And Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt-offering, and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

Ye seed of Israel his servant, Ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.

Go and say to David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in;

And now, thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I took thee from the pasture-grounds, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people Israel;

What can David say more to thee for the glory of thy servant? thou indeed knowest thy servant.

And now, Jehovah, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.

Let it even be established, and let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, is God to Israel; and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.

For thou, my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house; therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray before thee.

And now, Jehovah, thou art that God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant;

and now, let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever; for thou, Jehovah, hast blessed it, and it shall be blessed for ever.

And David said to God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing; and now, I beseech thee, put away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

and Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place at Gibeon; for there was God's tent of meeting which Moses the servant of Jehovah had made in the wilderness.

who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him; thou spokest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thy hand as at this day.

And now, Jehovah, God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only thy sons take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.

And now, Jehovah, God of Israel, let thy word be verified which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David.

Yet have respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, Jehovah, my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee;

that thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place in which thou hast said thou wouldest put thy name: to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.

And hearken unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall pray toward this place, and hear thou from thy dwelling-place, from the heavens, and when thou hearest, forgive.

Jehovah Elohim, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember mercies to David thy servant.

But Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord.

And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said to him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses the servant of Jehovah laid upon the congregation of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?

and they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring to Jehovah the tribute of Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness.

And his servants spoke yet more against Jehovah, the true God, and against his servant Hezekiah.

And the king commanded Hilkijah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,

Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, to hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, confessing the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.

We have acted very perversely against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances that thou commandedst thy servant Moses.

Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye act unfaithfully, I will scatter you among the peoples;

O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants who delight to fear thy name; and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was the king's cupbearer.

And I said to the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.

And when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobijah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there had come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

And Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobijah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it; and they mocked us and despised us, and said, What is this thing which ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

Likewise at the same time I said to the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and be for labour in the day.

Then sent Sanballat his servant to me in this manner the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand,

And thou madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and prescribedst for them commandments and statutes and a law, through Moses thy servant.

joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which had been given by Moses the servant of God, and to keep and do all the commandments of Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil?

And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil? and still he remaineth firm in his integrity, though thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.

I called my servant, and he answered not; I entreated him with my mouth.

And it came to pass after Jehovah had spoken these words to Job, that Jehovah said to Eliphaz the Temanite, Mine anger is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken rightly of me, like my servant Job.

And now, take for yourselves seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, for ye have not spoken of me rightly, like my servant Job.

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul. And he said,} I will love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

Moreover, by them is thy servant enlightened; in keeping them there is great reward.

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be perfect, and I shall be innocent from great transgression.

Hide not thy face from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; save me in thy loving-kindness.

Let them exult and rejoice that delight in my righteousness; and let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, who delighteth in the prosperity of his servant.

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of the servant of Jehovah; of David.} The transgression of the wicked uttereth within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: answer me speedily.

And he chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

Keep my soul, for I am godly; O thou my God, save thy servant who confideth in thee.

Rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

I have made a covenant with mine elect, I have sworn unto David my servant:

I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant; thou hast profaned his crown to the ground:

Ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.

He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron whom he had chosen:

For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham his servant;

Let them curse, but bless thou; when they rise up, let them be ashamed, and let thy servant rejoice.

Yea, Jehovah! for I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant and I shall live; and I will keep thy word.

Princes also did sit and talk together against me: thy servant doth meditate in thy statutes.

Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.

ZAIN. Remember the word for thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.

TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according to thy word.

Oh let thy loving-kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.

How many shall be the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.

Deal with thy servant according to thy loving-kindness, and teach me thy statutes.

I am thy servant; give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.

Thy word is exceeding pure, and thy servant loveth it.

I have gone astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.

For thy servant David's sake, turn not away the face of thine anointed.

An inheritance unto Israel his servant, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:

And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight no man living shall be justified.

And in thy loving-kindness cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that oppress my soul: for I am thy servant.

Who givest salvation unto kings; who rescuest David thy servant from the hurtful sword.

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

The king's favour is toward a wise servant; but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.

A wise servant shall rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.

A servant is not corrected by words: he understandeth indeed, but he will not answer.

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall in the end have him as a son.