June 29: 2 Kings 23–24; 1 Corinthians 2; Psalm 148; Proverbs 18:11–12
Old Testament: 2 Kings 23–24 2 Kings 23–24 (Listen)Josiah's Reforms23 Then the king sent, and all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem were gathered to him. 2 And the king went up to the house of the...
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 1 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...
View ArticleJune 14: 1 Kings 16–17; Romans 6; Psalm 133; Proverbs 17:16
Old Testament: 1 Kings 16–17 1 Kings 16–17 (Listen)16 And the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, 2 “Since I exalted you out of the dust and made you leader over my...
View ArticleJune 15: 1 Kings 18; Romans 7; Psalm 134; Proverbs 17:17–18
Old Testament: 1 Kings 18 1 Kings 18 (Listen)Elijah Confronts Ahab18 After many days the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain...
View ArticleJune 16: 1 Kings 19–20; Romans 8:1–17; Psalm 135; Proverbs 17:19
Old Testament: 1 Kings 19–20 1 Kings 19–20 (Listen)Elijah Flees Jezebel19 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a...
View ArticleJune 17: 1 Kings 21–22; Romans 8:18–39; Psalm 136; Proverbs 17:20–21
Old Testament: 1 Kings 21–22 1 Kings 21–22 (Listen)Naboth's Vineyard21 Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 And after this Ahab said to...
View ArticleJune 18: 2 Kings 1–2; Romans 9:1–29; Psalm 137; Proverbs 17:22
Old Testament: 2 Kings 1–2 2 Kings 1–2 (Listen)Elijah Denounces Ahaziah1 After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.2 Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria,...
View ArticleJune 19: 2 Kings 3–4; Romans 9:30–10:21; Psalm 138; Proverbs 17:23
Old Testament: 2 Kings 3–4 2 Kings 3–4 (Listen)Moab Rebels Against Israel3 In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria, and he...
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