OBE'DIENT, a. L. obediens. Submissive to authority yielding compliance with commands, orders or injunctions performing what is required, or abstaining from what is forbid.
The chief his orders gives the obedient band, with due observance, wait the chief's command.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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