His servantZimri,commanderof halfhis chariots,conspiredagainsthim. Now he [was] at Tirzahdrinkinghimself drunkin the houseof Arza,who[was] overthe householdat Tirzah.
Abramsaid,"O LordGOD,whatwill You giveme, since I amchildless,and the heirof my houseis Eliezerof Damascus?"
Then the servanttooktencamelsfrom the camelsof his master,and setout with a varietyof goodthingsof his master'sin his hand;and he aroseand wentto Mesopotamia,to the cityof Nahor.
Abrahamsaidto his servant,the oldestof his household,who hadchargeof allthat he owned, "Pleaseplaceyour handundermy thigh,
So Josephfoundfavorin his sightand becamehis personalservant;and he madehim overseeroverhis house,and allthat he ownedhe putin his charge.
"Thereis noone greaterin thishousethanI, and he has withheldnothingfrom me exceptyou, becauseyou are his wife.Howthen could I dothisgreateviland sinagainst God?"
Then Baashathe sonof Ahijahof the houseof Issacharconspiredagainsthim, and Baashastruckhim downat Gibbethon,whichbelonged to the Philistines,while Nadaband allIsraelwere layingsiegeto Gibbethon.
Then Zimriwentin and struckhim and puthim to deathin the twenty-seventhyearof Asakingof Judah,and becamekingin his place.
In the twenty-sixthyearof Asakingof Judah,Elahthe sonof BaashabecamekingoverIsraelat Tirzah,[and reigned] two years.
AhabcalledObadiahwho[was] overthe household.(Now Obadiahfearedthe LORDgreatly;
When [Ben-hadad] heardthismessage,as he was drinkingwith the kingsin the temporaryshelters,he saidto his servants,"Station[yourselves]." So they stationed[themselves] againstthe city.
They wentout at noon,while Ben-hadadwas drinkinghimself drunkin the temporaryshelterswith the thirty-twokingswho helpedhim.
His servantsaroseand madea conspiracyand struckdownJoashat the houseof Millo[as he was] goingdownto Silla.
Then Shallumthe sonof Jabeshconspiredagainsthim and struckhim beforethe peopleand killedhim, and reignedin his place.
Then Pekahsonof Remaliah,his officer,conspiredagainsthim and struckhim in Samaria,in the castleof the king'shousewith Argoband Arieh;and with him were fiftymenof the Gileadites,and he killedhim and becamekingin his place.
And Hosheathe sonof Elahmadea conspiracyagainstPekahthe sonof Remaliah,and struckhim and puthim to deathand becamekingin his place,in the twentiethyearof Jothamthe sonof Uzziah.
So Jehuthe sonof Jehoshaphatthe sonof NimshiconspiredagainstJoram.Now Joramwith allIsraelwas defendingRamoth-gileadagainstHazaelkingof Aram,
It is not for kings,O Lemuel,It is not for kingsto drinkwine,Or for rulersto desirestrongdrink,
"I will makeher princesand her wisemendrunk,Her governors,her prefectsand her mightymen,That they may sleepa perpetualsleepand not wakeup," Declaresthe King,whose nameis the LORDof hosts.
That same nightBelshazzarthe Chaldeankingwas slain.
Liketangledthorns,And like those who are drunkenwith their drink,They are consumedAs stubblecompletelywithered.
"Be on guard,sothat your heartswill not be weighted downwith dissipationand drunkennessand the worriesof life,and that daywill not comeon you suddenlylikea trap;
