May 16: 1 Samuel 17; Acts 8; Psalm 119:49–56; Proverbs 15:33
Old Testament: 1 Samuel 17 1 Samuel 17 (Listen)David and Goliath17 Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle. And they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between...
View ArticleMay 17: 1 Samuel 18–19; Acts 9:1–31; Psalm 119:57–64; Proverbs 16:1–3
Old Testament: 1 Samuel 18–19 1 Samuel 18–19 (Listen)David and Jonathan’s Friendship18 As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan...
View ArticleMay 18: 1 Samuel 20–21; Acts 9:32–43; Psalm 119:65–72; Proverbs 16:4–5
Old Testament: 1 Samuel 20–21 1 Samuel 20–21 (Listen)Jonathan Warns David20 Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came and said before Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my guilt? And what is my...
View ArticleMay 19: 1 Samuel 22–23; Acts 10–11:18; Psalm 119:73–80; Proverbs 16:6–7
Old Testament: 1 Samuel 22–23 1 Samuel 22–23 (Listen)David at the Cave of Adullam22 David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father’s house heard...
View ArticleMay 20: 1 Samuel 24–25; Acts 11:19–30; Psalm 119:81–88; Proverbs 16:8
Old Testament: 1 Samuel 24–25 1 Samuel 24–25 (Listen)David Spares Saul’s Life24 When Saul returned from following the Philistines, he was told, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.” 2 Then...
View ArticleMay 21: 1 Samuel 26–28; Acts 12; Psalm 119:89–96; Proverbs 16:9
Old Testament: 1 Samuel 26–28 1 Samuel 26–28 (Listen)David Spares Saul Again26 Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding himself on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the...
View ArticleMay 22: 1 Samuel 29–31; Acts 13–14; Psalm 119:97–104; Proverbs 16:10–11
Old Testament: 1 Samuel 29–31 1 Samuel 29–31 (Listen)The Philistines Reject David29 Now the Philistines had gathered all their forces at Aphek. And the Israelites were encamped by the spring that is...
View ArticleMay 23: 2 Samuel 1–2; Acts 15:1–35; Psalm 119:105–112; Proverbs 16:12–13
Old Testament: 2 Samuel 1–2 2 Samuel 1–2 (Listen)David Hears of Saul’s Death1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from striking down the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag. 2...
View ArticleMay 24: 2 Samuel 3–4; Acts 15:36–17:15; Psalm 119:113–120; Proverbs 16:14–15
Old Testament: 2 Samuel 3–4 2 Samuel 3–4 (Listen)Abner Joins David3 There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul...
View ArticleMay 25: 2 Samuel 5–6; Acts 17:16–34; Psalm 119:121–128; Proverbs 16:16–17
Old Testament: 2 Samuel 5–6 2 Samuel 5–6 (Listen)David Anointed King of Israel5 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh. 2 In times past,...
View ArticleMay 26: 2 Samuel 7–9; Acts 18:1–22; Psalm 119:129–136; Proverbs 16:18
Old Testament: 2 Samuel 7–9 2 Samuel 7–9 (Listen)The Lord’s Covenant with David7 Now when the king lived in his house and the LORD had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2 the king said...
View ArticleMay 27: 2 Samuel 10–11; Acts 18:23–19:22; Psalm 119:137–144; Proverbs 16:19–20
Old Testament: 2 Samuel 10–11 2 Samuel 10–11 (Listen)David Defeats Ammon and Syria10 After this the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. 2 And David said, “I will deal...
View ArticleMay 28: 2 Samuel 12–13; Acts 19:23–20:16; Psalm 119:145–152; Proverbs 16:21–22
Old Testament: 2 Samuel 12–13 2 Samuel 12–13 (Listen)Nathan Rebukes David12 And the LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said to him, “There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and...
View ArticleMay 29: 2 Samuel 14–15; Acts 20:17–21:16; Psalm 119:153–160; Proverbs 16:23
Old Testament: 2 Samuel 14–15 2 Samuel 14–15 (Listen)Absalom Returns to Jerusalem14 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart went out to Absalom. 2 And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought...
View ArticleMay 30: 2 Samuel 16–17; Acts 21:17–23:11; Psalm 119:161–168; Proverbs 16:24
Old Testament: 2 Samuel 16–17 2 Samuel 16–17 (Listen)David and Ziba16 When David had passed a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled,...
View ArticleMay 31: 2 Samuel 18–19; Acts 23:12–24:27; Psalm 119:169–176; Proverbs 16:25
Old Testament: 2 Samuel 18–19 2 Samuel 18–19 (Listen)Absalom Killed18 Then David mustered the men who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2 And David...
View ArticleJune 1: 2 Samuel 20–21; Acts 25; Psalm 120; Proverbs 16:26–27
Old Testament: 2 Samuel 20–21 2 Samuel 20–21 (Listen)The Rebellion of Sheba20 Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the...
View ArticleJune 2: 2 Samuel 22; Acts 26; Psalm 121; Proverbs 16:28–30
Old Testament: 2 Samuel 22 2 Samuel 22 (Listen)David’s Song of Deliverance22 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,...
View ArticleJune 3: 2 Samuel 23–24; Acts 27–28:15; Psalm 122; Proverbs 16:31–32
Old Testament: 2 Samuel 23–24 2 Samuel 23–24 (Listen)The Last Words of David23 Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of the man who was raised on...
View ArticleJune 4: 1 Kings 1; Acts 28:16–31; Psalm 123; Proverbs 16:33
Old Testament: 1 Kings 1 1 Kings 1 (Listen)David in His Old Age1 Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm. 2 Therefore his...
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