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
Go home, David said to Uriah, and wash your feet. Uriah left the royal palace, and the king sent a present to him.
Was five times
Genesis 45:22
Joseph gave some new clothes to each of his brothers. He gave Benjamin five new outfits and three hundred pieces of silver.
1 Samuel 1:5
He gave a double portion to Hannah. Hannah was very dear to him even though Jehovah had not given her children.
1 Samuel 9:22
Samuel brought Saul and his servant to the banquet hall. They sat down at the head of thirty guests.
Were merry
Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to those who are bitter.
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.
Song of Songs 5:1
(The Beloved) I came to my garden, my sister, my spouse. I gathered my myrrh with my spice. I ate my honeycomb with my honey and drank my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; drink, yes, drink abundantly, O beloved.
Habakkuk 1:6
Behold, I bring the Chaldeans to power, that bitter and impetuous nation. They march through the expanse of the earth to possess dwelling places that are not theirs.
Matthew 11:19
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'A gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Wisdom is justified by its actions.
John 2:10
He said to him: Every man sets out the good wine first. When the men have drunk freely the lower quality wine is served. You have kept the good wine until now.
General references
Proverbs 23:1
When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you.