Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
Messes
Was five times
Were merry
General references
Bible References
Messes
2 Samuel 11:8
Then David said to Uriah, "Go down to your home and relax." When Uriah left the palace, the king sent a gift to him.
Was five times
Genesis 45:22
He gave sets of clothes to each one of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five sets of clothes.
1 Samuel 1:5
But he would give a double portion to Hannah, because he especially loved her. Now the Lord had not enabled her to have children.
1 Samuel 9:22
Then Samuel brought Saul and his servant into the room and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited. There were about thirty people present.
Were merry
Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go, eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, because God has already approved your works.
Ecclesiastes 10:19
Feasts are made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
Song of Songs 5:1
The Lover to His Beloved: I have entered my garden, O my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my balsam spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk! The Poet to the Couple: Eat, friends, and drink! Drink freely, O lovers!
Habakkuk 1:6
Look, I am about to empower the Babylonians, that ruthless and greedy nation. They sweep across the surface of the earth, seizing dwelling places that do not belong to them.
Matthew 11:19
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."
John 2:10
and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the cheaper wine when the guests are drunk. You have kept the good wine until now!"
General references
Proverbs 23:1
When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,