1 Kings 20:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.

Drinking

Pavilions

Jeremiah 43:10

General references

Proverbs 31:4

Bible References

Drinking

They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings who were helping him were getting drunk in the tents.

His servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza, who was in charge of the household at Tirzah.

Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal was in a good mood and very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light.

Now Absalom commanded his young men, “Watch Amnon until he is in a good mood from the wine. When I order you to strike Amnon, then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Am I not the one who has commanded you? Be strong and courageous!”

It is not for kings, Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine
or for rulers to desire beer.

Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that his predecessor Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, wives, and concubines could drink from them.

“Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly

And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled by the Spirit:

Pavilions

and tell them: This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will place his throne on these stones that I have embedded, and he will pitch his pavilion over them.

General references

It is not for kings, Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine
or for rulers to desire beer.