hSee Judg. 19:6
Genesis 43:34
34 aPortions were taken to them from Joseph’s table, but Benjamin’s portion was bfive times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry ▼▼Hebrew and became intoxicated
with him. Judges 16:25
25And dwhen their hearts were merry, they said, “Call Samson, that he may entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison, and he entertained them. They made him stand between the pillars.Judges 19:6
6So the two of them sat and ate and drank together. And the girl’s father said to the man, “Be pleased to spend the night, and elet your heart be merry.”Judges 19:9
9And when the man and his concubine and his servant rose up to depart, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Behold, now the day has waned toward evening. Please, spend the night. Behold, the day draws to its close. Lodge here and let your heart be merry, and tomorrow you shall arise early in the morning for your journey, and go home.”Judges 19:22
Gibeah’s Crime
22As they were fmaking their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, worthless fellows, gsurrounded the house, beating on the door. And they said to the old man, the master of the house, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him.”2 Samuel 13:28
28Then Absalom commanded his servants, “Mark when Amnon’s hheart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then kill him. Do not fear; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant.”Esther 1:10
Queen Vashti’s Refusal
10On the seventh day, iwhen the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, jHarbona, kBigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,Psalms 104:15
15and lwine to gladden the heart of man,moil to make his face shine
and bread to nstrengthen man’s heart.
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