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.

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.”

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.”

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.

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.”

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,