2 Samuel 13:28

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But he told his servants, “Keep an eye on Amnon. When he gets a little drunk from the wine and is feeling good, I'll give the signal. Then kill him! I've commanded you to do it, so don't be afraid. Be strong and brave.”

Cross References

Genesis 9:21

One day he got drunk and was lying naked in his tent.

2 Samuel 11:13

David invited him for dinner. Uriah ate with David and drank so much that he got drunk, but he still did not go home. He went out and slept on his mat near the palace guards.

2 Samuel 11:15

The letter said: “Put Uriah on the front line where the fighting is the worst. Then pull the troops back from him, so that he will be wounded and die.”

2 Samuel 12:10

“Because you wouldn't obey me and took Uriah's wife for yourself, your family will never live in peace.

2 Samuel 13:27

But Absalom kept on insisting, and finally David let Amnon and all his other sons go with Absalom. Absalom prepared a banquet fit for a king.

2 Samuel 14:6

I had two sons, but they got into a fight out in a field where there was no one to pull them apart, and one of them killed the other.

1 Kings 20:16

At midday, King Ahab and his Israelite army marched out of Samaria, with the young soldiers in front. King Benhadad of Syria and the thirty-two kings with him were drunk when the scouts he had sent out ran up to his tent, shouting, “We just now saw soldiers marching out of Samaria!”

Esther 1:10

By the seventh day, King Xerxes was feeling happy because of so much wine. And he asked his seven personal servants, Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas,

Psalm 104:15

wine to cheer us up, olive oil for our skin, and grain for our health.

Exodus 1:18

The king called them in again and asked, “Why are you letting those baby boys live?”

Ecclesiastes 10:19

Eating and drinking make you feel happy, and bribes can buy everything you need.

Ecclesiastes 9:7

Be happy and enjoy eating and drinking! God decided long ago that this is what you should do.

Daniel 5:30

That same night, the king was killed.

Nahum 1:10

They are like drunkards overcome by wine, or like dry thorn bushes burning in a fire.

Luke 21:34

Don't spend all your time thinking about eating or drinking or worrying about life. If you do, the final day will suddenly catch you

Acts 5:29

Peter and the apostles replied: We don't obey people. We obey God.

Joshua 1:9

I've commanded you to be strong and brave. Don't ever be afraid or discouraged! I am the LORD your God, and I will be there to help you wherever you go.

Judges 19:22

They were having a good time, when some worthless men of that town surrounded the house and started banging on the door and shouting, “A man came to your house tonight. Send him out, so we can have sex with him!”

Judges 19:6

The two men sat down together and ate a big meal. “Come on,” the man's father-in-law said. “Stay tonight and have a good time.”

Judges 19:9

Finally, the Levite got up from the meal, so he and his wife and servant could leave. “Look,” his father-in-law said, “it's already late afternoon, and if you leave now, you won't get very far before dark. Stay with us one more night and enjoy yourself. Then you can get up early tomorrow morning and start home.”

Ruth 3:7

After Boaz finished eating and drinking and was feeling happy, he went over and fell asleep near the pile of grain. Ruth slipped over quietly. She lifted the cover and lay down near his feet.

1 Samuel 18:22

Saul ordered his officials to speak to David in private, so they went to David and said, “Look, the king likes you, and all his officials are loyal to you. Why not ask the king if you can marry his daughter Michal?” “I'm not rich or famous enough to marry princess Michal!” David answered.

1 Samuel 28:10

Saul replied, “I swear by the living LORD that nothing will happen to you because of this.”

1 Samuel 28:13

“Don't be afraid,” Saul replied. “Just tell me what you see.” She answered, “I see a spirit rising up out of the ground.”