Thematic Bible: Instances of intoxication from


Thematic Bible



Then Absalom instructed his young men, "Please keep watching Amnon until he's drunk. Then I'll tell you, "Attack Amnon!' As soon as I do, kill him and don't be afraid! You have your orders, so be strong and brave!" So Absalom's young men did to Amnon just as they had been ordered, but the rest of David's sons jumped up, mounted their mules, and escaped.

Abigail returned to Nabal, and he was there in his house holding a festival like the festival of a king. Nabal's heart was glad, and he was very drunk, so she didn't tell him anything at all until morning. Verse ConceptsDawnGluttonyFeastingExcessdrinking, abstention fromBanquets, ActivitiesDrunkenness, Examples OfMerrinessRevelryDrunk IndividualsThose Who Did Not Tell

Joseph himself brought portions to them from his own table, except that he provided to Benjamin five times as much as he did for each of the others. So they feasted together and drank freely with Joseph. Verse ConceptsBanquets, Examples OfTables

Come on! Let's make our father drink wine, and then we'll have sex with him so we can preserve our father's lineage." Verse ConceptsCourteousnessgrandfathers


A week later, when the king was under the influence of all that wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasuerus, Verse ConceptsMerrinessChamberlainsSeven PeopleThe Seventh Day Of The WeekDay 7Drunk Individuals


"On the king's festival day the princes got drunk from wine, so the king joined the mockers. Verse ConceptsAlcoholMockeryDrunkenness, ResultsInfidelity To GodEvil AssociationsSick IndividualsScoffersfriendliness

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