[Biblein52weeks-en] Bible in 52 Weeks: 1 Chr 20-24 Day: 248

[dailyreading at churchofgodinchristmennonite.net]

Bible in 52 Weeks:  
I Chronicles 20:1: And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.
I Chronicles 20:2: And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.
I Chronicles 20:3: And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
I Chronicles 20:4: And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
I Chronicles 20:5: And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam.
I Chronicles 20:6: And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.
I Chronicles 20:7: But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.
I Chronicles 20:8: These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
I Chronicles 21:1: And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
I Chronicles 21:2: And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer–sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.
I Chronicles 21:3: And Joab answered, The Lord make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
I Chronicles 21:4: Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
I Chronicles 21:5: And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
I Chronicles 21:6: But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.
I Chronicles 21:7: And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
I Chronicles 21:8: And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
I Chronicles 21:9: And the Lord spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,
I Chronicles 21:10: Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
I Chronicles 21:11: So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Choose thee
I Chronicles 21:12: Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the Lord, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
I Chronicles 21:13: And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the Lord; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.
I Chronicles 21:14: So the Lord sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.
I Chronicles 21:15: And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the Lord beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
I Chronicles 21:16: And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
I Chronicles 21:17: And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
I Chronicles 21:18: Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
I Chronicles 21:19: And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the Lord.
I Chronicles 21:20: And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
I Chronicles 21:21: And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.
I Chronicles 21:22: Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the Lord: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.
I Chronicles 21:23: And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all.
I Chronicles 21:24: And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
I Chronicles 21:25: So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
I Chronicles 21:26: And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.
I Chronicles 21:27: And the Lord commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
I Chronicles 21:28: At that time when David saw that the Lord had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
I Chronicles 21:29: For the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.
I Chronicles 21:30: But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the Lord.
I Chronicles 22:1: Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
I Chronicles 22:2: And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
I Chronicles 22:3: And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
I Chronicles 22:4: Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
I Chronicles 22:5: And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
I Chronicles 22:6: Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel.
I Chronicles 22:7: And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God:
I Chronicles 22:8: But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
I Chronicles 22:9: Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
I Chronicles 22:10: He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
I Chronicles 22:11: Now, my son, the Lord be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he hath said of thee.
I Chronicles 22:12: Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God.
I Chronicles 22:13: Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
I Chronicles 22:14: Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the Lord an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.
I Chronicles 22:15: Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.
I Chronicles 22:16: Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the Lord be with thee.
I Chronicles 22:17: David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
I Chronicles 22:18: Is not the Lord your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people.
I Chronicles 22:19: Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the Lord.
I Chronicles 23:1: So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
I Chronicles 23:2: And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
I Chronicles 23:3: Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
I Chronicles 23:4: Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges:
I Chronicles 23:5: Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
I Chronicles 23:6: And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
I Chronicles 23:7: Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
I Chronicles 23:8: The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
I Chronicles 23:9: The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
I Chronicles 23:10: And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
I Chronicles 23:11: And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house.
I Chronicles 23:12: The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
I Chronicles 23:13: The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
I Chronicles 23:14: Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
I Chronicles 23:15: The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
I Chronicles 23:16: Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
I Chronicles 23:17: And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
I Chronicles 23:18: Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
I Chronicles 23:19: Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
I Chronicles 23:20: Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.
I Chronicles 23:21: The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
I Chronicles 23:22: And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
I Chronicles 23:23: The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
I Chronicles 23:24: These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and upward.
I Chronicles 23:25: For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
I Chronicles 23:26: And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
I Chronicles 23:27: For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
I Chronicles 23:28: Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;
I Chronicles 23:29: Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;
I Chronicles 23:30: And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at even;
I Chronicles 23:31: And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the Lord in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the Lord:
I Chronicles 23:32: And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord.
I Chronicles 24:1: Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
I Chronicles 24:2: But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.
I Chronicles 24:3: And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.
I Chronicles 24:4: And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.
I Chronicles 24:5: Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
I Chronicles 24:6: And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
I Chronicles 24:7: Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
I Chronicles 24:8: The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
I Chronicles 24:9: The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
I Chronicles 24:10: The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
I Chronicles 24:11: The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
I Chronicles 24:12: The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
I Chronicles 24:13: The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
I Chronicles 24:14: The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
I Chronicles 24:15: The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,
I Chronicles 24:16: The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,
I Chronicles 24:17: The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
I Chronicles 24:18: The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.
I Chronicles 24:19: These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the Lord, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.
I Chronicles 24:20: And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.
I Chronicles 24:21: Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.
I Chronicles 24:22: Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath.
I Chronicles 24:23: And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
I Chronicles 24:24: Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.
I Chronicles 24:25: The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.
I Chronicles 24:26: The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.
I Chronicles 24:27: The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
I Chronicles 24:28: Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.
I Chronicles 24:29: Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.
I Chronicles 24:30: The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.
I Chronicles 24:31: These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.
(KJV)


Plan designed by http://www.bible-reading.com