Verse 34

He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank, and were merry with him.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 45:22 : 22 He gave each one of them changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.
  • 2 Sam 11:8 : 8 David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet." Uriah departed out of the king's house, and a gift from the king was sent after him.
  • Prov 31:6 : 6 Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:
  • Eccl 9:7 : 7 Go your way--eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.
  • Eccl 10:19 : 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.
  • Song 5:1 : 1 I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride. I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Friends Eat, friends! Drink, yes, drink abundantly, beloved. Beloved
  • Hab 1:6 : 6 For, behold, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling places that are not theirs.
  • Matt 11:19 : 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her children."
  • John 2:10 : 10 and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and when the guests have drunk freely, then that which is worse. You have kept the good wine until now!"
  • 1 Sam 1:5 : 5 but to Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb.
  • 1 Sam 9:22-24 : 22 Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest room, and made them sit in the best place among those who were invited, who were about thirty persons. 23 Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, 'Set it aside.'" 24 The cook took up the thigh, and that which was on it, and set it before Saul. Samuel said, "Behold, that which has been reserved! Set it before yourself and eat; because for the appointed time has it been kept for you, for I said, 'I have invited the people.'" So Saul ate with Samuel that day.