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1 Kings 16:9

However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.

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ASV

And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah:

KJV

And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּקְשֹׁ֤רvai.yik.Shorand he conspiredH7194 →
עָלָיו֙'a.Lavon himH5921 →
עַבְדּ֣וֹav.Doservant hisH5650 →
זִמְרִ֔יzim.RiZimriH2174 →
שַׂ֖רsar[the] commander ofH8269 →
מַחֲצִ֣יתma.cha.Tzit<the> half ofH4276 →
הָרָ֑כֶבha.Ra.khevthe chariotryH7393 →
וְה֤וּאve.Hu'and heH1931 →
בְתִרְצָה֙ve.tir.Tzahin TirzahH8656 →
שֹׁתֶ֣הsho.Teh[was] drinkingH8354 →
שִׁכּ֔וֹרshi.KordrunkenH7910 →
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
אַרְצָ֔א'ar.Tza'ArzaH777 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
עַל־'al-[was] overH5921 →
הַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitthe householdH1004 →
בְּתִרְצָֽה׃be.tir.Tzahin TirzahH8656 →

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1 Kings 20:12Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents, and he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So they stationed themselves against the city.Genesis 39:4Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.Daniel 5:1–4Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.Genesis 24:2So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,1 Kings 18:3and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,Esther 2:21In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.Proverbs 23:34You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast:2 Kings 15:25Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.2 Kings 9:14Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram,2 Kings 9:30–33Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.Proverbs 23:29–35Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?Habakkuk 2:15–16Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!Matthew 24:49–51And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.Jeremiah 51:57I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.Genesis 39:9No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”Nahum 1:10For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard—like stubble that is fully dry.2 Kings 15:10Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.1 Samuel 25:36–38When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.

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