392 verses contain “bow” (in the KJV: 299, in the BSB: 268) — showing 101–200
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Now there were men lying in wait,
abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee,
Samson. And he
brake the withs, as a thread of
tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “
Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he
snapped the
bowstrings like a
strand of yarn
seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.
And
Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he
bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he
slew at his death were more than they which he
slew in his life.
Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life.
Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”
And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to
Ramah: and Elkanah knew
Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
The next morning Elkanah and
Hannah got up early to
bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to
Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife
Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
The
bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that
stumbled are
girded with strength.
The
bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble are
equipped with strength.
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and
crouch to him for a piece of silver and a
morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
And
everyone left in your house will come and
bow down to him for a piece of silver or a
morsel of bread,
pleading, “Please
appoint me to some priestly office so that I can eat a piece of bread.”’”
And his daughter in law,
Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the
tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she
bowed herself and
travailed; for her pains came upon her.
Now
Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of
Phinehas, was
pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she
collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her.
And
Jonathan stripped himself of the
robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his
bow, and to his
girdle.
And
Jonathan removed the
robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his
tunic, his sword, his
bow, and his belt.
And as soon as the
lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and
bowed himself three times: and they
kissed one another, and
wept one with another, until David exceeded.
When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and
bowed three times. Then he and
Jonathan kissed each other and
wept together—though David
wept more.
David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and
cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David
stooped with his face to the earth, and
bowed himself.
After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence
And when
Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the
ass, and fell before David on her face, and
bowed herself to the ground,
When
Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the
donkey, fell facedown, and
bowed before him.
And she arose, and
bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine
handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
She arose, then
bowed facedown and said, “Here is your
maidservant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a
mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he
stooped with his face to the ground, and
bowed himself.
“What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a
robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he
bowed facedown in reverence.
(Also he
bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the
bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)
and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the
Bow. It is written in the Book of
Jashar:
From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the
bow of
Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.
From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the
bow of
Jonathan did not retreat, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.
And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy
bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your
descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”
And
Joab fell to the ground on his face, and
bowed himself, and
thanked the king: and
Joab said,
Today thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.
Joab fell facedown in
homage and blessed the king. “
Today,” said
Joab, “your servant knows that he has found favor with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted his request.”
So
Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for
Absalom, he came to the king, and
bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king
kissed Absalom.
So
Joab went and told the king, and David summoned
Absalom, who came to him and
bowed facedown before him. Then the king
kissed Absalom.
And it was so, that when any man came
nigh to him to do him
obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and
kissed him.
Also, when
anyone approached to
bow down to him,
Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and
kiss him.
Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that
pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I
humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I
humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”
And David said to
Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my
bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this
Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him
curse; for the LORD hath
bidden him.
Then David said to
Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this
Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him
curse me, for the LORD has told him so.
Then said
Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi
bowed himself unto
Joab, and ran.
So
Joab said to a
Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” The
Cushite bowed to
Joab and took off running.
And
Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
Then
Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he
bowed facedown before the king. He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.
So he
swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants.”
But
Amasa took no
heed to the sword that was in
Joab’s hand: so he
smote him
therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his
bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So
Joab and
Abishai his brother pursued after
Sheba the son of Bichri.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.
When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, he went out and bowed facedown before the king.
And Bath-
sheba bowed, and did
obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
And Bathsheba
bowed down in
homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”
And they told the king, saying, Behold
Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he
bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
So the king was told, “
Nathan the prophet is here.” And
Nathan went in and
bowed facedown before the king.
Then Bath-
sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
Bathsheba
bowed facedown in
homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live
forever!”
And moreover the king’s servants came to
bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king
bowed himself upon the bed.
The king’s servants have also gone to
congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king has
bowed in worship on his bed,
So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
So King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar, and he came and bowed down before King Solomon, who said to him, “Go to your home.”
Bath-
sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and
bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.
So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to
greet her,
bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.
Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her
bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise
slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she
yearned with
compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living
baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”
And
Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So
Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:
Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and
sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD:
The two pillars, and the two
bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two
bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;
the two pillars; the two
bowl-shaped capitals
atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both
bowls of the capitals
atop the pillars;
And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two
bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars;
the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the
bowl-shaped capitals
atop the pillars);
And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which
Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.
and the pots, shovels, and
sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of
burnished bronze.
And the
bowls, and the
snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.
the pure gold basins,
wick trimmers,
sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not
bowed unto
Baal, and every mouth which hath not
kissed him.
Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not
bowed to
Baal and whose mouths have not
kissed him.”
And a certain man drew a
bow at a
venture, and
smote the king of Israel between the joints of the
harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his
chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
However, a certain man drew his
bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his
armor. So the king said to his
charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at
Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of
Elijah doth rest on
Elisha. And they came to meet him, and
bowed themselves to the ground before him.
When the sons of the prophets who were facing him from
Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of
Elijah rests on
Elisha.” And they went to meet him and
bowed down to the ground before him.
And he said, Bring me a new
cruse, and put salt therein. And they bring it to him.
“Bring me a new
bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him,
Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.
She came in, fell at his feet, and
bowed to the ground. Then she
picked up her son and went out.
In this thing the LORD
pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of
Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I
bow myself in the house of
Rimmon: when I
bow down myself in the house of
Rimmon, the LORD
pardon thy servant in this thing.
Yet may the LORD
forgive your servant this one thing: When my master goes into the temple of
Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my arm, and I
bow down in the temple of
Rimmon, may the LORD
forgive your servant in this matter.”
And he answered, Thou shalt not
smite them: wouldest thou
smite those whom thou hast taken
captive with thy sword and with thy
bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
“Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”
And
Jehu drew a
bow with his full strength, and
smote Jehoram between his arms, and the
arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his
chariot.
Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD
bowls of silver,
snuffers, basons,
trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD:
However, the money brought into the house of the LORD was not used for making silver basins,
wick trimmers,
sprinkling bowls,
trumpets, or any articles of gold or silver for the house of the LORD.
And
Elisha said unto him, Take
bow and arrows. And he took unto him
bow and arrows.
Elisha told him, “Take a
bow and some arrows.” So Jehoash took a
bow and some arrows.
And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the
bow. And he put his hand upon it: and
Elisha put his hands upon the king’s hands.
Then
Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the
bow.” So the king put his hand on the
bow, and
Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.
And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them
molten images, even two
calves, and made a
grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served
Baal.
They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of
calves and an Asherah pole. They
bowed down to all the host of heaven and served
Baal.
With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor
bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:
For the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites and commanded them, “Do not worship other gods or bow down to them; do not serve them or sacrifice to them.
But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.
Instead, worship the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm. You are to bow down to Him and offer sacrifices to Him.
LORD,
bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of
Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.
And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the
plummet of the house of
Ahab: and I will
wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a
dish,
wiping it, and turning it
upside down.
I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the
plumb line used against the house of
Ahab, and I will
wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a
bowl—
wiping it and turning it
upside down.
And the firepans, and the
bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.
The captain of the guard also took away the censers and
sprinkling bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.
The sons of
Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of
Manasseh, of
valiant men, men able to bear
buckler and sword, and to shoot with
bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and
threescore, that went out to the war.
The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—
valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the
bow, and were trained for battle.
They were armed with
bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in
hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a
bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.
they were archers using both the right and left hands to
sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s
kinsmen from Benjamin):
And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.
David came to Ornan, and when Ornan looked out and saw David, he left the
threshing floor and
bowed facedown before David.
Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the
bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every
bason; and likewise silver by weight for every
bason of silver:
the weight of the pure gold for the forks,
sprinkling bowls, and pitchers; the weight of each gold
dish; the weight of each silver
bowl;
And David said to all the congregation, Now
bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and
bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
Then David said to the whole assembly, “Blessed be the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They
bowed down and paid
homage to the LORD and to the king.
He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.
Additionally, he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold
bowls.
And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;
Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and
sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God:
To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two
wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars;
the two pillars; the two
bowl-shaped capitals
atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both
bowls of the capitals
atop the pillars;
And four hundred pomegranates on the two
wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each
wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars.
the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the
bowl-shaped capitals
atop the pillars);
And the
snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.
the
wick trimmers,
sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers of purest gold; and the gold doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place as well as the doors of the main hall.
And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they
bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the
pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they
bowed down on the
pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave
thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures
forever.”
And
Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew
bows, two hundred and
fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.
Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the
bow. All these were mighty men of
valor.
And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.
From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of
valor, and with him 200,000 armed with
bows and shields;
And a certain man drew a
bow at a
venture, and
smote the king of Israel between the joints of the
harness: therefore he said to his
chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
However, a certain man drew his
bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his
armor. So the king said to his
charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
And
Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD,
worshipping the LORD.
Then
Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.
And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy
bowels, until thy
bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.
And day after day you
yourself will suffer from a severe illness, a disease of your
bowels, until it causes your
bowels to come out.’”
And after all this the LORD
smote him in his
bowels with an incurable disease.
After all this, the LORD
afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the
bowels.
And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his
bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of
sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.
This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.
Now it came to pass, after that
Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of
Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and
bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.
When
Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods,
bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them.
And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and
bows, and
slings to cast stones.
Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets,
armor,
bows, and slingstones.
And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.
When the offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.
Moreover
Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of
Asaph the
seer. And they
sang praises with
gladness, and they
bowed their heads and worshipped.
Then King
Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of
Asaph the
seer. So they
sang praises with
gladness and
bowed their heads and worshiped.
And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own
bowels slew him there with the sword.
and the LORD sent an angel who
annihilated every mighty man of
valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.
And they
roasted the
passover with fire according to the
ordinance: but the other holy offerings
sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people.
They
roasted the
Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots, kettles, and
bowls and quickly brought them to all the people.
Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.
Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
20 gold
bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.
Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the
vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and
bows.
And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields,
bows, and
armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah
And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the
treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.
Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50
bowls, and 530 priestly garments.
And
Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered,
Amen,
Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they
bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
Then
Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands
uplifted, all the people said, “
Amen,
Amen!” Then they
bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
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.
All the royal servants at the king’s gate
bowed down and paid
homage to
Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But
Mordecai would not
bow down or pay
homage.
And when
Haman saw that
Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was
Haman full of wrath.
Yet his meat in his
bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.
yet in his stomach his food
sours into the
venom of cobras within him.
He shall
flee from the iron weapon, and the
bow of steel shall strike him through.
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
My glory is ever new within me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.’
Because he hath loosed my cord, and
afflicted me, they have also let loose the
bridle before me.
Because God has unstrung my
bow and
afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.
Then let my wife
grind unto another, and let others
bow down upon her.
then may my own wife
grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her.
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
They
crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their
newborn.
But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.
If he turn not, he will
whet his sword; he hath bent his
bow, and made it ready.
For, lo, the wicked bend their
bow, they make ready their
arrow upon the string, that they may
privily shoot at the upright in heart.
For behold, the wicked bend their
bows. They set their
arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.