Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”
So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please agree to st
While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, the
When the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Lo
For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard—like stubble that is fully dry.
When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drun
After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain
Then David invited Uriah to eat and drink with him, and he got Uriah drunk. And in the evening Uriah went out to lie dow
On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Bizt
In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck
They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.
They came to Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
“When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it
“Do not be afraid,” the king replied. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” the woman answered.
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is
Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his
Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.”
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that
But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.
That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,
But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David.
Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.”