May 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...
View ArticleJune 5: 1 Kings 2; Romans 1:1–17; Psalm 124; Proverbs 17:1
Old Testament: 1 Kings 2 1 Kings 2 (Listen)David's Instructions to Solomon2 When David's time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, 2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be...
View ArticleJune 6: 1 Kings 3–4; Romans 1:18–32; Psalm 125; Proverbs 17:2–3
Old Testament: 1 Kings 3–4 1 Kings 3–4 (Listen)Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom3 Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh's daughter and brought her into the city of...
View ArticleJune 7: 1 Kings 5–6; Romans 2:1–16; Psalm 126; Proverbs 17:4–5
Old Testament: 1 Kings 5–6 1 Kings 5–6 (Listen)Preparations for Building the Temple5 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his...
View ArticleJune 8: 1 Kings 7; Romans 2:17–3:8; Psalm 127; Proverbs 17:6
Old Testament: 1 Kings 7 1 Kings 7 (Listen)Solomon Builds His Palace7 Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house.2 He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon....
View ArticleJune 9: 1 Kings 8; Romans 3:9–20; Psalm 128; Proverbs 17:7–8
Old Testament: 1 Kings 8 1 Kings 8 (Listen)The Ark Brought into the Temple8 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' houses of the...
View ArticleJune 10: 1 Kings 9–10; Romans 3:21–31; Psalm 129; Proverbs 17:9–10
Old Testament: 1 Kings 9–10 1 Kings 9–10 (Listen)The Lord Appears to Solomon9 As soon as Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the king's house and all that Solomon desired to build,...
View ArticleJune 11: 1 Kings 11; Romans 4; Psalm 130; Proverbs 17:11
Old Testament: 1 Kings 11 1 Kings 11 (Listen)Solomon Turns from the Lord11 Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and...
View ArticleJune 12: 1 Kings 12–13; Romans 5:1–11; Psalm 131; Proverbs 17:12–13
Old Testament: 1 Kings 12–13 1 Kings 12–13 (Listen)Rehoboam's Folly12 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2 And as soon as Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of...
View ArticleJune 13: 1 Kings 14–15; Romans 5:12–21; Psalm 132; Proverbs 17:14–15
Old Testament: 1 Kings 14–15 1 Kings 14–15 (Listen)Prophecy Against Jeroboam14 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, “Arise, and disguise yourself, that...
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