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3 Kingdoms 7:1-8:52 1 Now King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. 2 He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a bronze worker; he was filled with skill, understanding, and knowledge in working with all kinds of bronze work. So he …
Continue reading "Day 120 – 3 Kingdoms 7:1-8:52; Psalm 101:16–29; Proverbs 21:21–25; Luke 20:27–47"
36 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. …
3 Kingdoms 4-6 1 So King Solomon ruled over Israel. 2 His officials were the scribes, Azariah the son of Zadok, 3 and Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha; and the recorder, Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud; 4 and the priests, Zadok and Abiathar, the priests; 5 Azariah, the son of Nathan, over the …
Continue reading "Day 119 – 3 Kingdoms 4-6; Psalm 101:1–15; Proverbs 21:16–20; Luke 20:1–26"
31 Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: “‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ 32 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.” 33 Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, …
26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” 27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is …
45 “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. 47 Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods. 48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My …
3 Kingdoms 2:26-3:27 26 Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go to Anathoth, to your field, for you are deserving of death today; but I will not put you to death, because you carried the ark of the Lord God before my father, and because you were afflicted every time my father was …
Continue reading "Day 118 – 3 Kingdoms 2:26-3:27; Psalms 99, 100; Proverbs 21:11–15; Luke 19:28–48"
3 Kingdoms 1:1-2:25 1 Now King David was old, advanced in years; and they put covers on him, but he could not get warm. 2 Therefore his servants said to him, “Let them seek a young woman, a virgin for our lord the king, and she will be beside the king, warming him; she will …
Continue reading "Day 117 – 3 Kingdoms 1:1-2:25; Psalms 97, 98; Proverbs 21:6–10; Luke 19:1–27"
17 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?” 18 He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the …
2 Kingdoms 23:8-24:25 8 The names of David’s mighty men were, first, Jebosheth the Canaanite, chief among the three. The second was called Adino the Eznite. He drew his sword against eight hundred men at one time and killed them.9 And after him was Eleazar his cousin, the son of Zousitos, one of the three …
Continue reading "Day 116 – 2 Kingdoms 23:8-24:25; Psalm 96; Proverbs 21:1–5; Luke 18:18–43"
14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests 15 and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. 16 From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
2 Kingdoms 22:1-23:7 1 And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. 2 And he sang:“O Lord, my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;3 My God will be my guardian, in …
Continue reading "Day 115 – 2 Kingdoms 22:1-23:7; Psalm 95; Proverbs 20:21–25; Luke 18:1–17"
6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, 7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table. 8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. 9 “This perfume could have been sold at …
2 Kingdoms 20, 21 1 There happened to be there a rebel whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite. And he blew a trumpet and said, “We have no share in David, nor do we have inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to your tents, O Israel!” 2 So every …
Continue reading "Day 114 – 2 Kingdoms 20, 21; Psalms 94; Proverbs 20:16–20; Luke 17:20–37"
When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, 2 “As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” 3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, 4 and they schemed to arrest …
2 Kingdoms 18:19-19:44 19 Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Let me run now and take the good news to the king, how the Lord avenged him from the hand of his enemies.” 20 And Joab said to him, “You will be no messenger of good news today, for you shall take good news …
31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but …
2 Kingdoms 16-18:18 1 When David was a little past the top of the mountain, there was Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth, who met him with a couple of saddled donkeys. And on them were two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred dates, and a skin of wine. 2 And …
Continue reading "Day 112 – 2 Kingdoms 16-18:18; Psalm 93:1–15; Proverbs 20:6–10; Luke 16"
14 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. 16 Then he who had received the five talents went …
2 Kingdoms 14, 15 1 Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was inclined toward Absalom. 2 So Joab sent to Tekoa and took from there a wise woman. He said to her, “Now mourn and put on apparel for mourning. Do not anoint yourself with olive oil, and be like a …
Continue reading "Day 111 – 2 Kingdoms 14, 15; Psalm 92; Proverbs 20:1–5; Luke 15:11–32"
“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered …
2 Kingdoms 12, 13 1 And the Lord sent Nathan the prophet to David. And he came to him and said to him, “There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds. 3 But the poor man had nothing but one …
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2 Kingdoms 8-11 1 After this, David attacked the Philistines and put them to flight. And David took the border country from the hand of the Philistines. 2 Then David defeated Moab, and after forcing them down to the ground, he measured them off with lines. With two lines he measured off those to be …
Continue reading "Day 109 – 2 Kingdoms 8-11; Psalm 90; Proverbs 19:19–24; Luke 14:25–35"
36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered …
2 Kingdoms 5-7 1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said to him, “Indeed we are your bone and your flesh. 2 In time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in, and the Lord said to you, …
Continue reading "Day 108 – 2 Kingdoms 5-7; Psalm 89; Proverbs 19:13–18; Luke 14:1–24"
29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and …
2 Kingdoms 3, 4 1 Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. But the house of David grew continually stronger and the house of Saul grew steadily weaker.The Sons of David2 And sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam the …
Continue reading "Day 107 – 2 Kingdoms 3, 4; Psalm 88:39–53; Proverbs 19:7–12; Luke 13:22–35"
15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), 16 “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18 And let him who is in the field …
33 “Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country. 34 Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit. 35 And the …
2 Kingdoms 1, 2 1 And it happened after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, that David stayed for two days in Ziklag. 2 And on the third day, behold, a man came from the camp of the people of Saul with his clothes torn and dust …
Continue reading "Day 106 – 2 Kingdoms 1, 2; Psalm 88:20–38; Proverbs 19:1–6; Luke 13:1–21"
Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” 3 Now as He sat on the Mount …
1 Kingdoms 29-31 1 All the encampments of the Philistines gathered at Aphek, and the Israelites encamped in Endor in Jezreel. 2 And the captains of the Philistines passed in review by hundreds and by thousands. David and his men passed in review at the rear with Achish. 3 Then the captains of the Philistines …
Continue reading "Day 105 – 1 Kingdoms 29-31; Psalm 88:1–19; Proverbs 18:18–23; Luke 12:35–59"
37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! 38 See! Your house is left to you desolate; 39 for I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, ‘Blessed is He …
1 Kingdoms 26-28 1 Now the Ziphites came out of the desert country to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Look, David hides from us at the hill Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon.” 2 Then Saul arose and went down to the desert of Ziph with three thousand chosen men of Israel, to seek David in the desert of …
Continue reading "Day 104 – 1 Kingdoms 26-28; Psalm 87; Proverbs 18:12–17; Luke 12:1–34"
29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, 30 and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’ 31 “Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are sons …
1 Kingdoms 24, 25 1 Then David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds at En Gedi. 2 Now when Saul returned from following the Philistines, it was reported to him, saying, “David is in the desert of En Gedi.” 3 Then he took three thousand chosen men from all Israel, and went …
Continue reading "Day 103 – 1 Kingdoms 24, 25; Psalm 86; Proverbs 18:6–11; Luke 11:29–54"
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. 24 Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel! 25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For …
1 Kingdoms 21:2-23:27 2 Now David came to Nob, to Abimelech the priest. And Abimelech was astonished when he met him and said to him, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?” 3 So David said to the priest, “Today the king gave a command to me, saying, ‘Do not let anyone …
Continue reading "Day 102 – 1 Kingdoms 21:2-23:27; Psalm 85; Proverbs 18:1–5; Luke 11:1–28"
13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. 14 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation. …
1 Kingdoms 18-21:1 1 From all the cities of Israel, women came out dancing with tambourines, with joy, and with cymbals to greet David. 2 And the women began a song and sang, “Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”3 These words seemed evil in the eyes of Saul, and he said to …
Continue reading "Day 101 – 1 Kingdoms 18-21:1; Psalm 84; Proverbs 17:26–30; Luke 10:25–42"
Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, 2 saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do. 4 For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them …
1 Kingdoms 15:10-17:33 10 Now the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying, 11 “I deeply regret I set up Saul to reign as king, for he turned back from following Me and has not kept My words.” And it grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the Lord all night. 12 Samuel rose …
Continue reading "Day 100 – 1 Kingdoms 15:10-17:33; Psalm 83; Proverbs 17:21–25; Luke 10:1–24"
41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?” They said to Him, “The Son of David.” 43 He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying: 44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord,“Sit at My right hand,Till I make Your enemies Your footstool” ’? 45 If …
1 Kingdoms 14:1-15:9 1 Now it happened one day that Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young servant carrying his armor, “Come here! Let us cross over to that other side, into the outpost of the Philistine garrison.” But he did not tell his father of this. 2 Now Saul sat on the …
Continue reading "Day 99 – 1 Kingdoms 14:1-15:9; Psalm 82; Proverbs 17:16–20; Luke 9:37–62"
34 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like …
1 Kingdoms 10:17-13:22 17 Then Samuel proclaimed to all the people in the presence of the Lord at Mizpah, 18 and to the sons of Israel he said, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘I brought the sons of Israel up from Egypt and delivered you from the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, …
Continue reading "Day 98 – 1 Kingdoms 10:17-13:22; Psalm 81; Proverbs 17:11–15; Luke 9:18–36"
23 The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, 24 saying: “Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. 25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first died after he had married, and having no …
1 Kingdoms 8:1-10:16 1 Now when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 And these were the names of his sons: the firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. 3 But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after …
Continue reading "Day 97 – 1 Kingdoms 8:1-10:16; Psalm 80; Proverbs 17:6–10; Luke 9:1–17"
15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. 16 And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not regard the person of men. 17 Tell us, therefore, what do You …
1 Kingdoms 5-7 1 The Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 And the Philistines took the ark of the Lord and brought it into the house of their god Dagon. They set it by Dagon. 3 And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, …
Continue reading "Day 96 – 1 Kingdoms 5-7; Psalm 79; Proverbs 17:1–5; Luke 8:26–56"
And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, 3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. 4 Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who …
1 Kingdoms 2:18-4:22 18 As a young boy, Samuel was serving before the Lord wearing a linen ephod of a servant. 19 Moreover, his mother used to make him a little robe, and bring it to him once a year when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20 And Eli …
Continue reading "Day 95 – 1 Kingdoms 2:18-4:22; Psalm 78; Proverbs 16:26–31; Luke 8:1–25"
1 Kingdoms 1:1-2:17 1 There was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the mountain of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeremeel, the son of Elihu, the son of Toke in Nasiv Ephraim. 2 He had two wives. The name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other was Peninnah. …
Continue reading "Day 94 – 1 Kingdoms 1:1-2:17; Psalms 77:56–72; Proverbs 16:21–25; Luke 7:18–50"
28 “But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my vineyard.’ 29 He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went. 30 Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not …
Ruth 1-4 Naomi’s Family in Moab1 In the days of the judges there was a famine in the land. And a man went from Bethlehem of Judah to sojourn in the country of Moab, and his wife and his sons. 2 The name of the man was Elimelech, the name of his wife was Naomi, …
Continue reading "Day 93 – Ruth 1-4; Psalm 77:38–55; Proverbs 16:16–20; Luke 7:1–17"
23 Now when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?” 24 But Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, …
Judges 20, 21 1 All the children of Israel came out; all the congregation from Dan including Bersabee, and from the land of Galaad to the Lord at Mizpah, gathered as one man. 2 And all the tribes of Israel stood before the Lord in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand …
Continue reading "Day 92 – Judges 20, 21; Psalm 77:18–37; Proverbs 16:11–15; Luke 6:27–49"
18 Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. 19 And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered away. 20 And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How …
12 Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 13 And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of …
Judges 18, 19 1 In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days, the tribe of Dan sought for itself an inheritance to inhabit, because no inheritance had befallen it until that day in the midst of the tribes of Israel. 2 So the sons of Dan sent five men of …
Continue reading "Day 91 – Judges 18, 19; Psalm 77:1–17; Proverbs 16:6–10; Luke 6:1–26"
