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Bible in one year June 24

1. All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, "Here we are, your own flesh and blood.

2. Even when Saul was king, you led us out [to battle] and brought us back. The LORD your God also said to you, 'You will shepherd My people Israel and be ruler over My people Israel.'"

3. So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the LORD's presence, and they anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the LORD's word through Samuel.

4. David and all Israel marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus); the Jebusites who inhabited the land were there.

5. The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You will never get in here." Yet David did capture the stronghold of Zion (that is, the city of David).

6. David said, "Whoever is the first to kill a Jebusite will become commander-in-chief." Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became the chief.

7. Then David took up residence in the stronghold; therefore, it was called the city of David.

8. He built up the city all the way around, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding parts, and Joab restored the rest of the city.

9. David steadily grew more powerful, and the LORD of Hosts was with him.

10. The following were the chiefs of David's warriors who, together with all Israel, strongly supported him in his reign to make him king according to the LORD's word about Israel.

11. This is the list of David's warriors: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the Thirty; he wielded his spear against 300 and killed them at one time.

12. After him, Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite was one of the three warriors.

13. He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines had gathered there for battle. A plot of ground full of barley was there, where the troops had fled from the Philistines.

14. But Eleazar and David took their stand in the middle of the plot and defended it. They killed the Philistines, and the LORD gave them a great victory.

15. Three of the 30 chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while the Philistine army was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

16. At that time David was in the stronghold, and a Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.

17. David was extremely thirsty and said, "If only someone would bring me water from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem!"

18. So the Three broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the LORD.

19. David said, "I would never do such a thing in the presence of God! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?" For they brought it at the risk of their lives. So he would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.

20. Abishai, Joab's brother, was the leader of the Three. He raised his spear against 300 [men] and killed them, gaining a reputation among the Three.

21. He was the most honored of the Three and became their commander even though he did not become one of the Three.

22. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of a brave man from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two [sons of] Ariel of Moab, and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

23. He also killed an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet tall. Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand like a weaver's beam, Benaiah went down to him with a club, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and then killed him with his own spear.

24. These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who had a reputation among the three warriors.

25. He was the most honored of the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

26. The fighting men were: Joab's brother Asahel, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

27. Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

28. Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

29. Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

30. Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,

31. Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjaminites, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

32. Hurai from the wadis of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

33. Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

34. the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite,

35. Ahiam son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur,

36. Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

37. Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,

38. Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,

39. Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer for Joab son of Zeruiah,

40. Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

41. Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,

42. Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, chief of the Reubenites, and 30 with him,

43. Hanan son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,

44. Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

45. Jediael son of Shimri and his brother Joha the Tizite,

46. Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite,

1 Chronicles 12:1-40

1. The following were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still banned from the presence of Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who helped him in battle.

2. They were archers who, using either their right or left hand, could [throw] stones [with a sling] or [shoot] arrows with a bow. They were Saul's relatives from Benjamin:

3. Their chief was Ahiezer son of Shemaah the Gibeathite. Then there was his brother Joash; Jeziel and Pelet sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu the Anathothite;

4. Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a warrior among the Thirty and [a leader] over the Thirty;Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite;

5. Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite;

6. Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites;

7. and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

8. Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were fighting men, trained for battle, expert with shield and spear. Their faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles on the mountains.

9. Ezer was the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third,

10. Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah fifth,

11. Attai sixth, Eliel seventh,

12. Johanan eighth, Elzabad ninth,

13. Jeremiah tenth, and Machbannai eleventh.

14. These Gadites were army commanders; the least of them was a match for a hundred, and the greatest of them for a thousand.

15. These are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and put to flight all [those in] the valleys to the east and to the west.

16. Other Benjaminites and men from Judah also went to David at the stronghold.

17. David went out to meet them and said to them, "If you have come in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you, but if you have come to betray me to my enemies even though my hands have done no wrong, may the God of our ancestors look on it and judge."

18. Then the Spirit took control of Amasai, chief of the Thirty, [and he said]: [We are] yours, David, [we are] with you, son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to him who helps you, for your God helps you. So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.

19. Some Manassites defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. However, they did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers, following consultation, sent David away. They said, "It will be our heads if he defects to his master Saul."

20. When David went to Ziklag, some men from Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.

21. They helped David against the marauders, for they were all brave warriors and commanders in the army.

22. At that time, men came day after day to help David until there was a great army, like an army of God.

23. The numbers of the armed troops who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul's kingdom over to him, according to the LORD's word, were as follows:

24. From the Judahites: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.

25. From the Simeonites: 7,100 brave warriors ready for war.

26. From the Levites: 4,600

27. in addition to Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men;

28. and Zadok, a young brave warrior, with 22 commanders from his own ancestral house.

29. From the Benjaminites, the relatives of Saul: 3,000 (up to that time the majority of the Benjaminites maintained their allegiance to the house of Saul).

30. From the Ephraimites: 20,800 brave warriors who were famous men in their ancestral houses.

31. From half the tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.

32. From the Issacharites, who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their relatives under their command.

33. From Zebulun: 50,000 who could serve in the army, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, with singleness of purpose to help David.

34. From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.

35. From the Danites: 28,600 trained for battle.

36. From Asher: 40,000 who could serve in the army, trained for battle.

37. From across the Jordan-- from the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh: 120,000 men equipped with all the military weapons of war.

38. All these warriors, lined up in battle formation, came to Hebron with wholehearted determination to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of Israel was also of one mind to make David king.

39. They were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their relatives had provided for them.

40. In addition, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen-- abundant provisions of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine and oil, oxen, and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.

Psalms 77:16-20

16. The waters saw You, God. The waters saw You; they trembled. Even the depths shook.

17. The clouds poured down water. The storm clouds thundered; Your arrows flashed back and forth.

18. The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; lightning lit up the world. The earth shook and quaked.

19. Your way went through the sea, and Your path through the great waters, but Your footprints were unseen.

20. You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Proverbs 19:17-19

17. Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will give a reward to the lender.

18. Discipline your son while there is hope; don't be intent on killing him.

19. A person with great anger bears the penalty; if you rescue him, you'll have to do it again.

Acts 7:1-21

1. "Is this true?" the high priest asked.

2. "Brothers and fathers," he said, "listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

3. and said to him: Get out of your country and away from your relatives, and come to the land that I will show you.

4. "Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. And from there, after his father died, God had him move to this land in which you now live.

5. He didn't give him an inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, but He promised to give it to him as a possession, and to his descendants after him, even though he was childless.

6. God spoke in this way: His descendants would be strangers in a foreign country, and they would enslave and oppress them for 400 years.

7. I will judge the nation that they will serve as slaves, God said. After this, they will come out and worship Me in this place.

8. Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision. This being so, he fathered Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; Isaac did the same with Jacob, and Jacob with the 12 patriarchs.

9. "The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him

10. and rescued him out of all his troubles. He gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him governor over Egypt and over his whole household.

11. Then a famine came over all of Egypt and Canaan, with great suffering, and our forefathers could find no food.

12. When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers the first time.

13. The second time, Joseph was revealed to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.

14. Joseph then invited his father Jacob and all his relatives, 75 people in all,

15. and Jacob went down to Egypt. He and our forefathers died there,

16. were carried back to Shechem, and were placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

17. "As the time was drawing near to fulfill the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people flourished and multiplied in Egypt

18. until a different king ruled over Egypt who did not know Joseph.

19. He dealt deceitfully with our race and oppressed our forefathers by making them leave their infants outside so they wouldn't survive.

20. At this time Moses was born, and he was beautiful before God. He was nursed in his father's home three months,

21. and when he was left outside, Pharaoh's daughter adopted and raised him as her own son.

English HCSB Version 2004