'Waited' in the Bible
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.
And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.
These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.
And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.
When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.
And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD.