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
Have not i
General references
Bible References
Commanded
2 Samuel 11:15
The letter said: Put Uriah on the front line where the fighting is the worst. Pull the troops back from him, so that he will be wounded and die.
Exodus 1:16
He said: When you help the Hebrew women give birth on the birth stool, if it is a son you shall put him to death. If it is a daughter, then she shall live.
1 Samuel 22:17
The king said to the guards who were attending him: Turn around and kill the priests of Jehovah! They are also with David. They knew that he was fleeing and did not reveal it to me. But the servants of the king were not willing to lift a hand to attack the priests of Jehovah.
Acts 5:29
Peter and the other apostles answered: We must obey God rather than men.
Heart is merry
2 Samuel 11:13
David invited him for dinner. Uriah ate with David and drank so much that he got drunk. However he still did not go home. He went out and slept on his mat near the palace guards.
Genesis 9:21
He drank some of its wine. He became drunk and lay undressed inside his tent.
Genesis 19:32
Come, let us get our father drunk. Then we can sleep with him and have children by him.
Judges 19:6
The two men sat down and ate and drank together. Then the woman's father told him: Spend the night and enjoy yourself.
Ruth 3:7
After Boaz ate and drank, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of barley. Ruth approached quietly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
1 Samuel 25:36
When Abigail came to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his home. It was like a king's banquet. He was in a good mood and very drunk, so she did not tell him anything until dawn.
1 Kings 20:16
In the middle of the day they went out. But Benhadad was drinking in the tents with the thirty-two kings who were helping him.
Esther 1:10
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was glad with wine, he gave orders to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presences of King Ahasuerus.
Psalm 104:15
And wine which makes man's heart glad. That he may make his face shine with oil, and food, which sustains man's heart.
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart for God now accepts your works.
Ecclesiastes 10:19
A feast is made for laughter and wine makes merry, but money answers all things.
Daniel 5:2
While he tasted the wine, Belshazzar commanded to bring the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the Temple in Jerusalem. This way the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, might drink from them.
Nahum 1:10
Entangled like thorns and drunken from drink, they are consumed like dry stubble.
Luke 21:34
Be awake so your hearts are not weighed down. Do not allow the weight of worldly involvement, drunkenness, and cares of this life be a snare when that day suddenly comes.
Fear not
Numbers 22:16
When they came to Balaam they said to him: This is what Balak son of Zippor says: 'Do not let anything keep you from coming to me.
1 Samuel 28:10
Saul made a sacred vow. By the living God Jehovah I promise that you will not be punished for doing this, he told her.
Have not i
Joshua 1:9
Have I commanded you? Be strong and of a good courage. Do not be afraid, neither be dismayed; for Jehovah your God is with you wherever you go.
General references
Deuteronomy 27:24
Cursed is he who beats his neighbor in secret.' And all the people will say: 'Amen.'
Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker! Strong drink leads to brawls. He who is intoxicated by it is not wise.