2 Samuel 13:28

New Century Version

Then Absalom instructed his servants, “Watch Amnon. When he is drunk, I will tell you, ‘Kill Amnon.’ Right then, kill him! Don’t be afraid, because I have commanded you! Be strong and brave!”

Cross References

Genesis 9:21

When he drank wine made from his grapes, he became drunk and lay naked in his tent.

2 Samuel 11:13

Then David called Uriah to come to see him, so Uriah ate and drank with David. David made Uriah drunk, but he still did not go home. That evening Uriah again slept with the king’s officers.

2 Samuel 11:15

In the letter David wrote, “Put Uriah on the front lines where the fighting is worst and leave him there alone. Let him be killed in battle.”

2 Samuel 12:10

Now there will always be people in your family who will die by a sword, because you did not respect me; you took the wife of Uriah the Hittite for yourself!’

2 Samuel 13:27

Absalom kept begging David until he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with Absalom.

2 Samuel 14:6

I had two sons. They were out in the field fighting, and no one was there to stop them. So one son killed the other son.

1 Kings 20:16

They marched out at noon, while Ben-Hadad and the thirty-two rulers helping him were getting drunk in their tents.

Esther 1:10

On the seventh day of the banquet, King Xerxes was very happy, because he had been drinking much wine. He gave a command to the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas.

Psalm 104:15

You give us wine that makes happy hearts and olive oil that makes our faces shine. You give us bread that gives us strength.

Exodus 1:18

Then the king of Egypt sent for the nurses and said, “Why did you do this? Why did you let the boys live?”

Ecclesiastes 10:19

A party makes you feel good, wine makes you feel happy, and money buys anything.

Ecclesiastes 9:7

So go eat your food and enjoy it; drink your wine and be happy, because that is what God wants you to do.

Daniel 5:30

That very same night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonian people, was killed.

Nahum 1:10

Those people will be like tangled thorns or like people drunk from their wine; they will be burned up quickly like dry weeds.

Luke 21:34

“Be careful not to spend your time feasting, drinking, or worrying about worldly things. If you do, that day might come on you suddenly,

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not human authority!

Joshua 1:9

Remember that I commanded you to be strong and brave. Don’t be afraid, because the Lord your God will be with you everywhere you go.”

Judges 19:22

While they were enjoying themselves, some wicked men of the city surrounded the house and beat on the door. They shouted to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house. We want to have sexual relations with him.”

Judges 19:6

So the two men sat down to eat and drink together. After that, the father said to him, “Please stay tonight. Relax and enjoy yourself.”

Judges 19:9

When the Levite, his slave woman, and his servant got up to leave, the father-in-law, the young woman’s father, said, “It’s almost night. The day is almost gone. Spend the night here and enjoy yourself. Tomorrow morning you can get up early and go home.”

Ruth 3:7

After his evening meal, Boaz felt good and went to sleep lying beside the pile of grain. Ruth went to him quietly and lifted the cover from his feet and lay down.

1 Samuel 18:22

And Saul ordered his servants to talk with David in private and say, “Look, the king likes you. His servants love you. You should be his son-in-law.”

1 Samuel 28:10

Saul made a promise to the woman in the name of the Lord. He said, “As surely as the Lord lives, you won’t be punished for this.”

1 Samuel 28:13

The king said to the woman, “Don’t be afraid! What do you see?” The woman said, “I see a spirit coming up out of the ground.”