'Served' in the Bible
And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work which the LORD had done for Israel.
And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Ba'als;
They forsook the LORD, and served the Ba'als and the Ash'taroth.
and they took their daughters to themselves for wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons; and they served their gods.
Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cu'shan-rishatha'im king of Mesopota'mia; and the people of Israel served Cu'shan-rishatha'im eight years.
And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Ba'als and the Ash'taroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook the LORD, and did not serve him.
And the people of Israel cried to the LORD, saying, "We have sinned against thee, because we have forsaken our God and have served the Ba'als."
Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will deliver you no more.
So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD; and he became indignant over the misery of Israel.