Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

General references

Bible References

A feast

2 Samuel 13:23
Two years later, Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.
Esther 1:3
He held a feast in the third year of his reign for all his officials and staff, the army of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the officials from the provinces.
Luke 14:12
He also said to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors, because they might invite you back, and you would be repaid.

Merry

2 Samuel 13:28
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!”
1 Kings 20:16
They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings who were helping him were getting drunk in the tents.
Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler,
and whoever staggers because of them is not wise.
Proverbs 23:29
Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has conflicts? Who has complaints?
Who has wounds for no reason?
Who has red eyes?
Ecclesiastes 2:2
I said about laughter, “It is madness,” and about pleasure, “What does this accomplish?”
Ecclesiastes 10:19
A feast is prepared for laughter,
and wine makes life happy,
and money is the answer for everything.
Isaiah 28:3
The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards
will be trampled underfoot.
Jeremiah 51:57
I will make her princes and sages drunk,
along with her governors, officials, and warriors.
Then they will fall asleep forever
and never wake up.
This is the King’s declaration;
Yahweh of Hosts is His name.
Daniel 5:1
King Belshazzar held a great feast for 1,000 of his nobles and drank wine in their presence.
Nahum 1:10
For they will be consumed
like entangled thorns,
like the drink of a drunkard
and like straw that is fully dry.
Habakkuk 2:15
Woe to him who gives his neighbors drink,
pouring out your wrath
and even making them drunk,
in order to look at their nakedness!
Luke 21:34
“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
Romans 13:13
Let us walk with decency, as in the daylight: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarreling and jealousy.
Ephesians 5:18
And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled by the Spirit:
1 Thessalonians 5:7
For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night.

She told him

1 Samuel 25:19
Then she said to her male servants, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
Psalm 112:5
Good will come to a man who lends generously
and conducts his business fairly.
Matthew 10:16
“Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves.
Ephesians 5:14
for what makes everything clear is light. Therefore it is said:

Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead,
and the Messiah will shine on you.

General references

Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler,
and whoever staggers because of them is not wise.
Luke 17:27
People went on eating, drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day Noah boarded the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

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