Then he said to Uriah, "Go on home and rest a while." Uriah left, and David had a present sent to his home.

He also gave each of them a change of clothes, but he gave Benjamin three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothes.

And even though he loved Hannah very much he would give her only one share, because the LORD had kept her from having children.

Then Samuel led Saul and his servant into the large room and gave them a place at the head of the table where the guests, about thirty in all, were seated.

So the cook brought the choice piece of the leg and placed it before Saul. Samuel said, "Look, here is the piece that was kept for you. Eat it. I saved it for you to eat at this time with the people I invited." So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

Alcohol is for people who are dying, for those who are in misery.

Go ahead---eat your food and be happy; drink your wine and be cheerful. It's all right with God.

Feasting makes you happy and wine cheers you up, but you can't have either without money.

I have entered my garden, my sweetheart, my bride. I am gathering my spices and myrrh; I am eating my honey and honeycomb; I am drinking my wine and milk. Eat, lovers, and drink until you are drunk with love!

I am bringing the Babylonians to power, those fierce, restless people. They are marching out across the world to conquer other lands.

When the Son of Man came, he ate and drank, and everyone said, 'Look at this man! He is a glutton and wine drinker, a friend of tax collectors and other outcasts!' God's wisdom, however, is shown to be true by its results."

and said to him, "Everyone else serves the best wine first, and after the guests have drunk a lot, he serves the ordinary wine. But you have kept the best wine until now!"