1 Kings 20:16

" Drinking himself drunk … he and the kings ." Of strong drink it may justly be said, "Many strong men have been slain by her" ( Proverbs 7:20 ). "It is not for kings to drink wine" ( Proverbs 31:4 ). Nor is it for warriors. Alexander, conqueror of the world, was conquered by wine. Our great generals of modern times have been abstainers. The march to Coomassie, to Candahar was effected without the aid of intoxicants. The Russian soldiers in the Crimea were drugged with vodka, but it did not prevent their defeat.