messes: 2Sa 11:8 was five times: Sir John Chardin observes, that "in Persia, Arabia, and the Indies, there are some houses where they place several plates in large salvers, and set one of these before each person, or before two or three, according to the magnificence of each house. The great men of the state are always served by themselves, in the feasts that are made for them; and with great profusion, their part of each kind of provision being always double, treble, or a larger proportion of each kind of meat." Gen 45:22, 1Sa 1:5, 1Sa 9:22-24 were merry: Heb. drank largely, Pro 31:6, Ecc 9:7, Ecc 10:19, Son 5:1, Hab 1:6, Mat 11:19, Joh 2:10 Reciprocal: Gen 33:4 - embraced Rth 3:7 - his heart 1Sa 9:23 - Bring Est 1:10 - the heart Psa 11:6 - portion Zec 10:7 - and their