36 Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king.(A) Nabal was in a good mood[a] and very drunk, so she didn’t say anything[b] to him(B) until morning light.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:36 Lit Nabal’s heart was good on him
  2. 1 Samuel 25:36 Lit anything small or great

36 When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high(A) spirits and very drunk.(B) So she told(C) him nothing at all until daybreak.

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36 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.

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12 When Ben-hadad heard this response, while he and the kings were drinking(A) in the tents, he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So they took their positions against the city.

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12 Ben-Hadad heard this message while he and the kings were drinking(A) in their tents,[a] and he ordered his men: “Prepare to attack.” So they prepared to attack the city.

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  1. 1 Kings 20:12 Or in Sukkoth; also in verse 16

12 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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16 They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings(A) who were helping him were getting drunk in the tents.

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16 They set out at noon while Ben-Hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.(A)

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16 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.

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It is not for kings, Lemuel,
it is not for kings(A) to drink wine(B)
or for rulers to desire beer.
Otherwise, they[a] will drink,
forget what is decreed,(C)
and pervert justice for all the oppressed.[b](D)

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  1. Proverbs 31:5 Lit he
  2. Proverbs 31:5 Lit sons of affliction

It is not for kings, Lemuel—
    it is not for kings to drink wine,(A)
    not for rulers to crave beer,
lest they drink(B) and forget what has been decreed,(C)
    and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

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It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

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18 And don’t get drunk(A) with wine,(B) which leads to reckless actions, but be filled by the Spirit:(C)

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18 Do not get drunk on wine,(A) which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,(B)

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18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

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