'Serve' in the Bible
Then Jehu gathered all the people and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much.
with whom the Lord made a covenant and commanded them, saying, “You shall not fear other gods, nor bow down yourselves to them nor serve them nor sacrifice to them.
And the Lord was with him; wherever he went he prospered. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
Gedaliah swore to them and their men and said to them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans; live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.”