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In the biblical context, attendants are individuals who serve or assist others, often in roles of support or service. The concept of attendants is woven throughout the Scriptures, highlighting their roles in both religious and royal settings. Attendants are often depicted as faithful and diligent, serving leaders, priests, or kings, and sometimes even God Himself.

Old Testament References

1. Royal Attendants: In the Old Testament, attendants often served in royal courts. For example, in the account of Esther, we see attendants playing significant roles. Esther 1:10-11 mentions, "On the seventh day, when King Xerxes was in high spirits from wine, he commanded the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas—to bring Queen Vashti before him wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials, for she was lovely to look at." These eunuchs were attendants who served the king directly.

2. Religious Attendants: In the service of the tabernacle and temple, attendants played crucial roles. The Levites, for instance, were attendants to the priests, assisting in various duties related to worship and sacrifices. Numbers 3:6-9 states, "Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community at the Tent of Meeting by attending to the service of the tabernacle."

3. Prophetic Attendants: Prophets also had attendants. Elisha, the prophet, had Gehazi as his servant or attendant. In 2 Kings 4:12 , it is written, "Then Elisha said to his servant Gehazi, 'Call the Shunammite woman.' And when he had called her, she stood before him."

New Testament References

1. Jesus' Ministry: In the New Testament, attendants are seen in various contexts, including the ministry of Jesus. In John 2:5 , during the wedding at Cana, Jesus' mother instructs the servants, "His mother said to the servants, 'Do whatever He tells you.'" These servants were attendants who played a role in the miracle of turning water into wine.

2. Early Church: The early church also had attendants, often referred to as deacons, who served the needs of the community. Acts 6:2-4 describes the appointment of the first deacons: "So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, 'It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables. Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.'"

3. Angelic Attendants: Angels are sometimes depicted as attendants to God, serving His purposes and ministering to His people. Hebrews 1:14 refers to angels as "ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation."

Roles and Characteristics

Attendants in the Bible are characterized by their loyalty, humility, and willingness to serve. They often work behind the scenes, ensuring that the needs of those they serve are met. Their roles can vary widely, from performing menial tasks to carrying out significant responsibilities in religious and royal settings.

The biblical portrayal of attendants underscores the value of service and the importance of supporting roles in the fulfillment of God's purposes. Whether in the courts of kings, the sacred spaces of worship, or the early Christian community, attendants are integral to the narrative of Scripture, exemplifying faithfulness and dedication.

Greek

4342. proskartereo -- to attend constantly
... 2), continued (1), continuing (1), devote ourselves (1), devote yourselves (1),
devoted (1), devoting themselves (1), personal attendants (1), stand ready (1). ...
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5207. huios -- a son
... Word Origin a prim. word Definition a son NASB Word Usage attendants (3), foal
(1), man (1), son (1), son (307), sons (68). son, child, foal. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5971. am -- people
... From amam; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of
Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock ...
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5650. ebed -- slave, servant
... Word Origin from abad Definition slave, servant NASB Word Usage attendants (1),
bondage (2), male (24), male servant (7), male servants (5), male slaves (1 ...
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5288. naar -- a boy, lad, youth, retainer
... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a boy, lad, youth, retainer NASB
Word Usage attendants (1), boy (19), boy's (1), boys (1), child (12), children ...
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Library

Peter's Attendants.
... Homily II. Chapter I."Peter's Attendants. Therefore the next day, I Clement,
awaking from sleep before dawn, and learning that ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter i peters attendants.htm

Saint Isaac, the Monk, Predicts the Death of Valens. Valens in his ...
... His cavalry was dispersed, his infantry compelled to retreat; and, pursued by the
enemy, he dismounted from his horse, and with a few attendants entered into a ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/chapter xl saint isaac the monk.htm

Meditation vi. The Last Pasch.
... The vessels and necessary instruments were prepared, and then the attendants brought
a beautiful little lamb, decorated with a crown, which was sent to the ...
/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/meditation vi the last pasch.htm

The Reconnoitering of Greece.
... concert with him the plans for their proposed campaigns, Democedes accompanied him
as usual; and when Polycrates was slain, and his attendants and followers ...
/.../abbott/darius the great/chapter vi the reconnoitering of.htm

Grace Triumphant
... excess. So Saul got the letters he asked, and some attendants, apparently,
to help him in his hunt, and set off for Damascus. Painters ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/grace triumphant.htm

Jesus, Pilate and Herod.
... Then came Pilate out with his attendants upon the balcony of the house; two spearmen
on either side advanced to the foot of the steps of the balcony, and stood ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/stead/king of the jews/chapter vii jesus pilate and.htm

God a Refuge for Us
... Thirty beds were ordinarily allotted to free patients and their attendants; and
about as many to opium-smokers, who paid for their board while being cured of ...
//christianbookshelf.org/taylor/a retrospect/chapter xvii god a refuge.htm

Epistle i. --To Domitius and Didymus.
... and Faustus, and Peter, and Paul"were led off as prisoners by the centurion and
the magistrates, [780] and the soldiers and other attendants accompanying them ...
/.../dionysius/the works of dionysius/epistle i to domitius and didymus.htm

Caesar's Household
... impress of Satan. His attendants and courtiers were in general of the same
character as himself"fierce, debased, and corrupt. To all ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 44 caesars household.htm

Of the Hundred and Forty-four Thousand Sealed, who were virgins ...
... 3. These, lastly, are those that are called the chosen and faithful attendants on
the Lamb, accompanied by whom, he wages war with the kings, or horns, of the ...
/.../mede/a key to the apocalypse/synchronism iv of the hundred.htm

Thesaurus

Attendants (30 Occurrences)
...Attendants (30 Occurrences). ... Luke 1:2 as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses
of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us, (DBY). ...
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Cherubim (63 Occurrences)
... 3. The Cherubim as Attendants of the Deity: The mythical elements of the Paradise
story are still more patent in Ezekiel 28:13, where the fall of the king of ...
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Retinue (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The body of attendants who follow a distinguished
person; an entourage; a train of attendants; a suite. ...
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Deportment (12 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 10:5 and the food of his table, and the deportment of his servants, and
the order of service of his attendants, and their apparel, and his cupbearers ...
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Seraphim (2 Occurrences)
... The equivalent English term is "griffin." It is probable enough that popular mythology
connected fire with the attendants of the deity in various ways among ...
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Attendant (15 Occurrences)

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Attended (39 Occurrences)

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Naaman (19 Occurrences)
... He at first haughtily resented the humiliation and declined the cure; but on the
remonstrance of his attendants he yielded and obtained cleansing. ...
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Jars (28 Occurrences)
... RSV NIV). John 2:7 Jesus said to the attendants, "Fill the jars with water."
And they filled them to the brim. (WEY RSV NIV). 2 Corinthians ...
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Jehdeiah (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Rejoicer in Jehovah. (1.) One of the Levitical attendants
at the temple, a descendant of Shubael (1 Chronicles 24:20). ...
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Resources

Why did David need Abishag to keep him warm when he had wives and concubines? | GotQuestions.org

Who was Esther in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

What did it mean to tear one's clothes in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Attendants: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Attendants (30 Occurrences)

Matthew 9:15
Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
(See NAS)

Matthew 22:13
Then the king said to the servants,'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.'
(See RSV NIV)

Mark 2:19
Jesus said to them, "Can the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can't fast.
(See NAS)

Luke 1:2
as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us,
(DBY)

Luke 5:34
He said to them, "Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
(See NAS)

John 2:5
His mother said to the attendants, "Whatever he tells you to do, do it."
(WEY)

John 2:7
Jesus said to the attendants, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them to the brim.
(WEY)

John 2:9
So they carried some to him. And no sooner had the President tasted the water now turned into wine, than--not knowing where it came from, though the attendants who had drawn the water knew--he called to the bridegroom
(WEY)

Acts 10:7
When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.
(See NAS NIV)

Genesis 45:1
Then Joseph couldn't control himself before all those who stood before him, and he cried, "Cause every man to go out from me!" No one else stood with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
(See NIV)

Exodus 2:5
Pharaoh's daughter came down to bathe at the river. Her maidens walked along by the riverside. She saw the basket among the reeds, and sent her handmaid to get it.
(See NIV)

Judges 3:19
But he himself turned back at the sculptured stones near Gilgal, and said, "I have a secret message for you, O king." And he commanded, "Silence." And all his attendants went out from his presence.
(DBY RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 8:14
He will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 8:15
He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 16:15
Saul's servants said to him, "See now, an evil spirit from God troubles you.
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 16:17
Saul said to his servants, "Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me."
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 18:22
Saul commanded his servants, "Talk with David secretly, and say,'Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.'"
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 19:1
Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David.
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 28:7
Then said Saul to his servants, "Seek me a woman who has a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her." His servants said to him, "Behold, there is a woman who has a familiar spirit at Endor."
(See NIV)

1 Kings 10:5
and the food of his table, and the deportment of his servants, and the order of service of his attendants, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Jehovah, there was no more spirit in her.
(DBY)

2 Kings 5:15
He returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said, "See now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel. Now therefore, please take a gift from your servant."
(See NIV)

2 Kings 24:12
and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 9:4
and the food of his table, and the deportment of his servants, and the order of service of his attendants and their apparel, and his cupbearers and their apparel, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Jehovah, there was no more spirit in her.
(DBY)

Ezra 8:17
I sent them forth to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should tell Iddo, and his brothers the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.
(See NIV)

Esther 1:3
in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him.
(See NAS)

Esther 2:2
Then the king's servants who served him said, "Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.
(See NAS NIV)

Esther 6:3
The king said, "What honor and dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?" Then the king's servants who attended him said, "Nothing has been done for him."
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 25:19
Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 36:31
I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring on them, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them, but they didn't listen.
(See NIV)

Daniel 11:6
At the end of years they shall join themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and those who brought her, and he who became the father of her, and he who strengthened her in those times.
(See RSV)

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