2 Samuel 13:28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

Commanded

Heart is merry

Fear not

Numbers 22:16

1 Samuel 28:10

Have not i

Joshua 1:9

General references

Deuteronomy 27:24

Proverbs 20:1

Bible References

Commanded

He had written in the letter, "Put Uriah in the front, in the face of the fiercest fighting, then draw back from behind him so that he may be struck down and die."

and he said, "When you help the Hebrews give birth, you will look upon the pairs of testicles; if he [is] a son, you will put him to death, and if she [is] a daughter, she will live."

So the king said to the runners [who were] stationed around him, "Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh, because {they also support David} and because they knew that he was fleeing and {did not disclose it to me}." But the servants of the king [were] not willing to raise their hand to attack the priests of Yahweh.

But Peter and the apostles answered [and] said, "It is necessary to obey God rather than men!

Heart is merry

David invited him, and he ate and drank in his presence {so that he became drunk}, and he went out in the evening to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.

And he drank some of the wine and became drunk, and he exposed himself in the midst of his tent.

Come, let us give our father wine to drink and let us lie with him that {we may secure descendants through our father}."

So the two of them sat and ate and drank together, and the father of the young woman said to the man, "Please, agree to spend the night and {enjoy yourself}."

And Boaz ate and drank [until] his heart was {merry} [and then] he came to lie at the end of the grain heap. And she came in quietly and {uncovered} his feet and lay down.

Then Abigail went to Nabal, and look, {he was holding a feast} in his house like the feast of the king. {Nabal was enjoying himself}, and he [was] very drunk, so she did not tell him a thing, {nothing at all}, until the light of morning.

They went out at noon while Ben-Hadad [was] drinking [himself] drunk in the tents, he and the thirty-two kings helping him.

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he said to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, seven of the eunuchs attending King Ahasuerus,

and wine [that] makes glad [the] heart of man, so that [their] faces shine from oil, and bread [that] strengthens the heart of man.

Go--eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart! For God already has approved your deeds.

{Feasts are held for celebration}, wine cheers the living, and money answers everything.

{When he tasted the wine}, Belshazzar commanded [that they] bring [the] vessels of gold and silver that Nebuchadnezzar his {predecessor} had taken from the temple that [was] in Jerusalem, so that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines may drink from them.

For like entangled thorns, and like their drink which is drunk, they will be consumed like fully dry chaff.

"But take care for yourselves, lest your hearts are weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of daily life, and that day come upon you suddenly

Fear not

They came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak son of Zippor, 'Please, let nothing keep you from coming to me

Then Saul swore to her by Yahweh, "{As Yahweh lives}, {you will not be punished} for this thing."

Have not i

Did I not command you? Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you {wherever you go}."

General references

'Cursed be the one who strikes down his neighbor in secret.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and any who go astray by it are not wise.