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The word "reverence" is in the King James Version of the Bible 13 times. It is in 13 verses.
The word "reverence" is in the King James Version of the Bible 13 times. It is in 13 verses.
This was done out of respect and reverence.
We worship only God. Jews hold King David in reverence, similar to the way that Catholics hold the Pope in reverence or the way that Muslims hold Mohammed in reverence, but they do not elevate him to the level of worship. The reason for this reverence was his ability to rule according to the Divine Mandates of the Torah. See the attached Related Link for more about King David.
In the King James versionthe word - reverence - appears 13 timesLev 19:30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.Lev 26:2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.2 Sam 9:6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!1 Kin 1:31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.Est 3:2 And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.Est 3:5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.Psa 89:7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.Mat 21:37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.Mar 12:6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.Luk 20:13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.Eph 5:33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.Heb 12:9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?Heb 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:the word - reverenced - appears onceEst 3:2 And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.
In the King James versionthe word - reverence - appears 13 timesLev 19:30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.Lev 26:2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.2 Sam 9:6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!1 Kin 1:31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.Est 3:2 And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.Est 3:5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.Psa 89:7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.Mat 21:37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.Mar 12:6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.Luk 20:13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.Eph 5:33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.Heb 12:9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?Heb 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:the word - reverenced - appears onceEst 3:2 And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.
Our laws call upon us to act with decorum and reverence.
The noun forms of the adjective 'reverent' are reverentness and reverence.
The monks bowed their heads in reverence as they entered the sacred temple.
The term for a person who kills a king is a "regicide."
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Yes, Xerxes, the Persian king, considered himself a divine figure and was seen as a god king by his subjects. He believed in his divine right to rule and demanded to be treated with reverence and worship.