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1 Kings 20:12

Ben-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.

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ASV

And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings, in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.

KJV

And it came to pass, when Ben–hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
כִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙kish.Mo.a'when heardH8085 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Varthe wordH1697 →
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
וְה֥וּאve.Hu'and heH1931 →
שֹׁתֶ֛הsho.Teh[was] drinkingH8354 →
ה֥וּאhu'heH1931 →
וְהַמְּלָכִ֖יםve.ha.me.la.Khimand the kingsH4428 →
בַּסֻּכּ֑וֹתba.su.Kotin the boothsH5521 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
עֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.Davservants hisH5650 →
שִׂ֔ימוּSi.muset yourselvesH7760 →
וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּvai.ya.Si.muand they set themselvesH7760 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הָעִֽיר׃ha.'Irthe cityH5892 →

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1 Kings 16:9However, 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.Proverbs 31:4–5It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,1 Kings 20:16They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.Proverbs 31:4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,Ephesians 5:18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.2 Samuel 13:28Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”Luke 21:34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.Jeremiah 43:10Then tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones that I have embedded, and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.Daniel 5:30That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,Daniel 5:2Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.1 Samuel 25:36When 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.1 Chronicles 19:19When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore.Judges 16:25And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.

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The Israelites Slaughter the Syrians — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Israelites Slaughter the Syrians — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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