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1 Kings 20:16

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And they went out at noon. But Benhadad [was] drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

And they went out {H3318} at noon {H6672}. But Benhadad {H1130} was drinking {H8354} himself drunk {H7910} in the pavilions {H5521}, he and the kings {H4428}, the thirty {H7970} and two {H8147} kings {H4428} that helped {H5826} him.

They set out at noon. Ben-Hadad was drinking himself senseless in the field-barracks, he and the kings, the thirty-two kings who were his allies.

They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.

And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

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Cross-References

  • Hosea 4:11 (2 votes)

    Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

  • 1 Kings 16:7 (2 votes)

    And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.

  • 1 Kings 16:9 (2 votes)

    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.

  • 1 Kings 20:11 (2 votes)

    And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell [him], Let not him that girdeth on [his harness] boast himself as he that putteth it off.

  • 1 Kings 20:12 (2 votes)

    ¶ And it came to pass, when [Benhadad] 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.

  • Isaiah 54:15 (2 votes)

    Behold, they shall surely gather together, [but] not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.

  • Ecclesiastes 10:16 (2 votes)

    ¶ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!