King James Bible Dictionary

General references
Genesis 18:19; Exodus 19:5; Exodus 20:6; Deuteronomy 5:10; Exodus 24:7; Joshua 24:24; Numbers 9:23; Numbers 14:24; Joshua 14:6-14; Joshua 22:2; 1 Kings 3:14; 2 Kings 18:6; 2 Kings 21:8; Nehemiah 1:5; Psalms 1:2; Psalms 18:44; Psalms 25:10; Psalms 99:7; Psalms 103:17-18; Psalms 103:20-21; Psalms 111:10; Psalms 112:1; Psalms 119:2; Psalms 119:4-6; Psalms 119:8; Psalms 119:10; Psalms 119:15-16; Psalms 119:22; Psalms 119:30-31; Psalms 119:33; Psalms 119:44-45; Psalms 119:55-56; Psalms 119:59-60; Psalms 119:72; Psalms 119:77; Psalms 119:87; Psalms 119:97; Psalms 119:100-102; Psalms 119:104-106; Psalms 119:109; Psalms 119:112; Psalms 119:129; Psalms 119:166-168; Psalms 143:10; Proverbs 1:33; Proverbs 19:16; Proverbs 28:7; Isaiah 1:19; Jeremiah 7:23; Ezekiel 18:19; Ezekiel 33:14-16; Daniel 7:27; Matthew 5:19; Matthew 6:24; Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:14; Matthew 12:50; Matthew 13:23; Matthew 13:8; Mark 4:20; Luke 8:15; Matthew 25:20-23; Mark 3:35; Luke 1:6; Luke 6:46-48; Luke 8:21; Luke 11:2; Luke 11:28; Luke 12:37-38; John 8:28; John 8:51; John 9:4; John 10:27; John 14:15; John 14:23; John 14:31; John 15:10; John 15:14; John 15:16; Acts 4:19; Acts 5:29; Romans 6:17; Ephesians 2:10; Philippians 2:12; Hebrews 10:7; James 2:10-12; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 Peter 1:14; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 2:17; 1 John 3:22; 1 John 3:24; 1 John 5:2-3; 2 John 1:6; 2 John 1:9; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 22:7; Revelation 22:14
Blessing, Contingent upon Obedience

Enjoined

General references
Genesis 17:9; Exodus 23:22; Leviticus 19:36-37; Leviticus 19:19; Leviticus 20:8; Leviticus 20:22; Leviticus 22:31; Leviticus 26:3-13; Numbers 15:38-40; Deuteronomy 4:1-40; Deuteronomy 5:1-33; Deuteronomy 6:1-25; Deuteronomy 8:1-6; Deuteronomy 8:11-14; Deuteronomy 8:16-20; Deuteronomy 10:12-13; Deuteronomy 11:1-3; Deuteronomy 11:8-9; Deuteronomy 11:13-28; Deuteronomy 11:32; Deuteronomy 13:4; Deuteronomy 26:16-18; Deuteronomy 27:1-10; Deuteronomy 28:1-68; Deuteronomy 32:46; Joshua 22:5; Joshua 23:6-7; Joshua 24:14-15; 1 Samuel 12:24; 1 Samuel 15:22; 2 Kings 17:37-38; 1 Chronicles 16:15; 1 Chronicles 28:9-10; 1 Chronicles 28:20; Ezra 7:10; Ezra 7:23; Psalms 76:11; Ecclesiastes 12:13; Jeremiah 26:13; Jeremiah 38:20; Malachi 4:4; Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:14; Matthew 19:17; Matthew 19:29; John 12:26; John 13:17; John 14:15; John 14:21; Galatians 3:10; Galatians 3:12; Galatians 5:3; Ephesians 4:1; Ephesians 4:17; Ephesians 6:6-8; Philippians 2:12; 1 Timothy 6:14; 1 Timothy 6:18; Hebrews 13:16; James 1:22-25
Commandments; Duty; Law

Exemplified

General references
Genesis 6:9; Numbers 9:23; Numbers 14:24; Joshua 14:6-14; 2 Kings 18:6; 2 Kings 20:3; 2 Chronicles 24:16; 2 Chronicles 31:20-21; Ezra 7:10; Nehemiah 7:2; Job 1:8; Psalms 17:3; Psalms 26:3-6; Psalms 99:7; Psalms 101:2-3; Psalms 106:30-31; Psalms 119:30-31; Psalms 119:40; Psalms 119:44-45; Psalms 119:47-48; Psalms 119:51; Psalms 119:54-56; Psalms 119:59-60; Psalms 119:67; Psalms 119:69; Psalms 119:100-102; Psalms 119:105-106; Psalms 119:110; Psalms 119:112; Psalms 119:166-168; Acts 23:1; Acts 24:16; Romans 6:17; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Corinthians 6:3-4; Philippians 3:7-14; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; 1 Thessalonians 2:10; 2 Timothy 1:3; Revelation 2:19; Revelation 3:4; Revelation 14:4-5
Blessing, Contingent upon Obedience; Commandments

Filial
Children

Instances of:

Noah
Genesis 6:9; Genesis 6:22; Genesis 7:5; Hebrews 11:7

Abraham
Genesis 12:1-4; Genesis 17:23; Genesis 21:4; Genesis 22:12; Nehemiah 9:8; Acts 7:3-8; Hebrews 11:8-17; James 2:21

Bethuel and Laban
Genesis 24:50

Jacob
Genesis 35:1; Genesis 35:7

Moses
Numbers 27:12-22; Hebrews 3:2-3

Moses and Aaron
Exodus 7:6; Exodus 40:16; Exodus 40:21; Exodus 40:23; Exodus 40:32

Israelites
Exodus 12:28; Exodus 32:25-29; Exodus 39:42-43; Numbers 9:20-21; Deuteronomy 33:9; Judges 2:7; Psalms 99:7

Under the preaching of Haggai
Haggai 1:12

Caleb
Deuteronomy 1:36

Joshua
Joshua 10:40; Joshua 11:15

Reubenites
Joshua 22:2-3

Gideon
Judges 6:25-28

David
1 Samuel 18:14; 1 Samuel 25:28; 1 Kings 11:6; 1 Kings 11:34; 1 Kings 15:5; 2 Chronicles 29:2; Acts 13:22

Elisha
1 Kings 19:19-21

Hezekiah
2 Kings 18:6; 2 Chronicles 31:20-21; Isaiah 38:3

Josiah
2 Kings 22:2; 2 Kings 23:24-25

Asa
2 Chronicles 14:2

Jehoshaphat
2 Chronicles 17:3-6; 2 Chronicles 20:32; 2 Chronicles 22:9

Jehoiada
2 Chronicles 24:16

Uzziah
2 Chronicles 26:4-5

Jotham
2 Chronicles 27:2

Levites
2 Chronicles 29:34

Cyrus
2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra 1:1-4

Ezra
Ezra 7:10

Hanani
Nehemiah 7:2

Job
Job 1:8

Daniel
Daniel 6:10

Three Hebrews
Daniel 27:3

Jonah
Jonah 3:3

Ninevites
Jonah 3:5-10

Zacharias
Luke 1:6

Simeon
Luke 2:25

Joseph
Matthew 1:24; Matthew 2:14

Mary
Luke 1:38

Jesus
Matthew 3:15; Matthew 26:39; Matthew 26:42; Luke 22:42; John 4:32; John 4:34; John 5:30; John 12:49-50; John 14:31; John 17:4; Hebrews 3:2

John the Baptist
Matthew 3:15

John and James
Mark 1:19-20

Matthew
Matthew 9:9

Simon and Andrew
Mark 1:16-18

Levi
Mark 2:14

Nathanael
John 1:47

The rich young man
Matthew 19:20; Mark 10:19-20; Luke 18:21

The disciples
John 17:6

Cornelius
Acts 10:2

Paul
Acts 23:1; Acts 26:4-5; 2 Timothy 1:3

Obedience to civil law
Citizens

OBE'DIENCE, noun [Latin obedientia. See Obey.]

Compliance with a command, prohibition or known law and rule of duty prescribed; the performance of what is required or enjoined by authority, or the abstaining from what is prohibited, in compliance with the command or prohibition. To constitute obedience the act or forbearance to act must be in submission to authority; the command must be known to the person, and his compliance must be in consequence of it, or it is not obedience obedience is not synonymous with obsequiousness; the latter often implying meanness or servility, and obedience being merely a proper submission to authority. That which duty requires implies dignity of conduct rather than servility. obedience may be voluntary or involuntary. Voluntary obedience alone can be acceptable to God.

Government must compel the obedience of individuals; otherwise who will seek its protection or fear its vengeance?