So both of them sat down and ate and drank together; and the girl’s father said to the man, “Please [a]be so kind as to spend the night, and (A)let your heart be cheerful.”

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  1. Judges 19:6 Lit be willing to

When the man got up to go, along with his concubine and servant, 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 so that your heart may be cheerful. Then tomorrow you may arise early for your journey and go [c]home.”

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  1. Judges 19:9 Lit toward evening
  2. Judges 19:9 Lit declining
  3. Judges 19:9 Lit to your tent

28 Then Absalom commanded his servants, saying, “See now, (A)when Amnon’s heart is cheerful with wine, and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then put him to death. Do not fear; have I not commanded you myself? Be courageous and be [a]valiant.”

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  1. 2 Samuel 13:28 Lit sons of valor

Jezebel his wife said to him, “(A)Do you now [a]reign over Israel? Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be joyful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

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  1. 1 Kings 21:7 Lit exercise kingship

Queen Vashti’s Refusal

10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was (A)cheerful with wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,

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