³⁶ Now Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was, ^(A)holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; therefore she told him nothing, little or much, until morning light.

Wine Is a Mocker

²⁸ Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, “Watch now, when Amnon’s ^(A)heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon!’ then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and ^[a]valiant.”

Absalom Murders Amnon

²³ And it came to pass, after two full years, that Absalom ^(A)had sheepshearers in Baal Hazor, which is near Ephraim; so Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

¹⁹ And she said to her servants, ^(A)“Go on before me; see, I am coming after you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.

⁷ For ^(A)those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk ^(B)are drunk at night. ⁸ But let us who are of the day be sober, ^(C)putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.

¹⁸ And ^(A)do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,

¹⁴ Therefore He says:

^13 (A)Let us walk ^[a]properly, as in the day, ^(B)not in revelry and drunkenness, ^(C)not in lewdness and lust, ^(D)not in strife and envy.

The Importance of Watching^(A)

³⁴ “But ^(B)take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with ^[a]carousing, drunkenness, and ^(C)cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.