dSee Judg. 19:6
Judges 9:27
27And they went out into the field and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and trod them and held a festival; and they went into athe house of their god and ate and drank and reviled Abimelech.Judges 16:25
25And bwhen 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 19:9
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 19:21
21So he brought him into his house and gave the donkeys feed. cAnd they washed their feet, and ate and drank.Ruth 3:7
7And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and dhis heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then she came softly and uncovered his feet and lay down.1 Samuel 25:36
36And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, ehe was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart fwas merry within him, for he was very drunk. So she told him nothing gat all until the morning light.Esther 1:10
Queen Vashti’s Refusal
10On the seventh day, hwhen the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, iHarbona, jBigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,Psalms 104:15
15and kwine to gladden the heart of man,loil to make his face shine
and bread to mstrengthen man’s heart.
Luke 12:19
19And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up nfor many years; relax, oeat, drink, be merry.”’
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