Two years later, Absalom’s sheep-shearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.
1 Samuel 25:36 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal’s heart was cheerful, and he was very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house like the feast of a king. And [his] heart was merry, for he was very drunk; so she told him nothing at all until the morning light. American Standard Version (1901) And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. Common English Bible When Abigail got back home to Nabal, he was throwing a party fit for a king in his house. Nabal was in a great mood and very drunk, so Abigail didn’t tell him anything until daybreak. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Abigail went to Nabal. And behold, he was holding a feast for himself in his house, like the feast of a king. And the heart of Nabal was cheerful. For he was greatly inebriated. And she did not reveal a word to him, small or great, until morning. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Abigail came to Nabal. And, behold, he had a feast in his house, like the feast of a king, and Nabal's heart was merry: for he was very drunk. And she told him nothing less or more until morning. |
Two years later, Absalom’s sheep-shearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.
Now Absalom commanded his young men, ‘Watch Amnon until he is in a good mood from the wine. When I order you to strike Amnon, then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Am I not the one who has commanded you? Be strong and valiant! ’
When Abner and twenty men came to David at Hebron, David held a banquet for him and his men.
They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the thirty-two kings who were helping him were getting drunk in their quarters.
Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler; whoever goes astray because of them is not wise.
A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life happy, and money is the answer for everything.
The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot.
Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of beer, who linger into the evening, inflamed by wine.
I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep for ever and never wake up. This is the King’s declaration; the Lord of Armies is his name.
For they will be consumed like entangled thorns, like the drink of a drunkard and like straw that is fully dry.
‘Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
He also said to the one who had invited him, ‘When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbours, because they might invite you back, and you would be repaid.
‘Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly
Let us walk with decency, as in the daytime: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarrelling and jealousy.
for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit:
Then she said to her male servants, ‘Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.’ But she did not tell her husband, Nabal.
In the morning when Nabal sobered up, his wife told him about these events. His heart died and he became a stone.