Judges 16:25
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25 So it happened when their hearts were merry, that they said, “Call for Samson, that he may amuse us.” So they called for Samson from the prison, and he [a]entertained them. And they made him stand between the pillars.
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- Judges 16:25 Lit made sport before them
Judges 19:9
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9 Then the man arose to go along with his concubine and young man, and his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Behold now, the day has drawn [a]to a close; please spend the night. Behold, the day is [b]coming to an end; spend the night here that your heart may be merry. Then tomorrow you may arise early for your journey so that you may go to your tent.”
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- Judges 19:9 Lit toward evening
- Judges 19:9 Lit declining
Judges 19:22
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22 They were making their hearts merry, and behold, (A)the men of the city, certain [a](B)vile fellows, surrounded the house, pounding the door; and they spoke to the owner of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house that we may [b]know him.”
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- Judges 19:22 Lit sons of Belial, cf. 2 Cor 6:15
- Judges 19:22 Or have relations with
Ruth 3:7
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7 And Boaz ate and drank and (A)his heart was merry, and he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain; and she came secretly and uncovered his feet and lay down.
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1 Kings 21:7
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7 And Jezebel his wife said to him, “(A)Do you now exercise kingship over Israel? Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be merry; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
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Esther 1:10
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Queen Vashti’s Refusal
10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was (A)merry with wine, he said for Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who attended to the presence of King Ahasuerus,
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