2 Samuel 13:28

Modern English Version

Now, Absalom had commanded his servant, “Look for Amnon to become carefree on account of the wine. Then I will say to you, ‘Strike Amnon, and kill him.’ Do not be afraid, for am not I myself commanding you? Be strong and brave.”

Cross References

Genesis 9:21

Then he drank some of the wine and became drunk, and lay uncovered in his tent.

2 Samuel 11:13

Now David invited him to eat in his presence, and he drank until he got Uriah drunk. In the evening, he went to lie down in his lodging with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.

2 Samuel 11:15

He wrote in the message, “Send Uriah to the front of the line where the fighting is heaviest then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and die.”

2 Samuel 12:10

Now the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.

2 Samuel 13:27

But Absalom urged him until he sent Amnon and all of the king’s sons along with him.

2 Samuel 14:6

Furthermore, your servant had two sons. The two of them were fighting in the field, but there was no one to separate them. One struck the other and killed him.

1 Kings 20:16

They went out at noon. But Ben-hadad and the thirty-two kings who helped him were getting drunk in the pavilions.

Esther 1:10

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Karkas, the seven eunuchs attending to the needs of King Ahasuerus,

Psalm 104:15

and wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread which strengthens man’s heart.

Exodus 1:18

The king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and preserved the male children’s lives?”

Ecclesiastes 10:19

A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry, but money resolves everything.

Ecclesiastes 9:7

Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already accepted your works.

Daniel 5:30

That same night Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans was slain.

Nahum 1:10

Because they are like interwoven thorns and as drunkards imbibing, they are consumed like completely dry stubble.

Luke 21:34

“Take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts become burdened by excessiveness and drunkenness and anxieties of life, and that Day comes on you unexpectedly.

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

Joshua 1:9

Have not I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Judges 19:22

As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, who were wicked men, surrounded the house and pounded on the door. They said to the old man, the master of the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him.”

Judges 19:6

So the two of them sat down to eat and drink together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please spend the night and let your heart be merry.”

Judges 19:9

Then the man got up to go: he, his concubine, and his servant. His father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Behold, now the day draws toward evening. Please, spend the night. Behold, the day is ending. Lodge here and let your heart be merry, and you can get up early tomorrow that you may go home.”

Ruth 3:7

When Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then Ruth came softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.

1 Samuel 18:22

Saul commanded his servants, saying, “Speak to David in secret saying, ‘Behold, the king delights in you and all his servants love you. Now therefore become the king’s son-in-law.’ ”

1 Samuel 28:10

Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying, “As the Lord lives, no punishment will happen to you for this thing.”

1 Samuel 28:13

The king said to her, “Do not be afraid. What did you see?” And the woman said to Saul, “I saw a divine being ascending out of the earth.”