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June 13 - Bible-in-a-Year
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2 Samuel 2:1-3:1
Chapter 2
David Made King over Judah
1 Then it came about afterward that (C1)David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go up to one of the cities of Judah?" And the LORD said to him, "Go up." So David said, "Where shall I go up?" And He said, "(C2)To Hebron."2 So David went up there, and (C1)his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the (F1)widow of Nabal the Carmelite.3 And (C1)David brought up his men who were with him, each with his household; and they settled in the cities of Hebron.
4 Then the men of Judah came, and there they (C1)anointed David king over the house of Judah.
Ish-bosheth Made King over Israel
8 But (C1)Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, had taken (F1)Ish-bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to (C2)Mahanaim.9 And he made him king over (C1)Gilead, over the (C2)Ashurites, over (C3)Jezreel, over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, even over all Israel.10 Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he was king for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.11 And (C1)the (F1)time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Civil War
12 Now Abner the son of Ner, went from Mahanaim to (C1)Gibeon with the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul.13 And (C1)Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met (F1)them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, (F2)Abner's men on the one side of the pool and (F2)Joab's men on the other side of the pool.14 Then Abner said to Joab, "Now have the young men arise and (C1)hold a martial skills match in our presence." And Joab said, "Have them arise!"15 So they got up and went over by count, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.16 And each one of them seized his (F1)opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his (F2)opponent's side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called (F3)Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.17 That day the battle was very severe, and (C1)Abner and the men of Israel were defeated (F1)by the servants of David.
18 Now (C1)the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel; and Asahel was (C2)as (F1)swift-footed as one of the gazelles that is in the field.19 Asahel pursued Abner and did not turn (F1)to the right or to the left from following Abner.20 Then Abner looked behind himself and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" And he said, "It is I!"21 So Abner said to him, "Turn aside for your own good to your right or to your left, and take hold of one of the young men for yourself, and take for yourself his equipment." But Asahel was unwilling to turn aside from following him.22 Then Abner repeated again to Asahel, "Turn aside for your own good from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? (C1)How then could I (F1)show my face to your brother Joab?"23 However, he refused to turn aside; so Abner struck him in the belly with the butt end of the spear, so that the spear came out at his back. And he fell there and died on the spot. And it happened that all who came thereafter to the place where (C1)Asahel had fallen and died, stood still.
24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner, and when the sun was going down, they came to the hill of Ammah, which is opposite Giah by way of the wilderness of Gibeon.25 And the sons of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became one troop, and they stood on the top of a hill.26 Then Abner called to Joab and said, "Should the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that it will be bitter in the end? So how long will you (F1)refrain from telling the people to turn back from pursuing their kinsmen?"27 Joab said, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, then the people of Judah certainly would have withdrawn in the morning, each from pursuing his brother."28 So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people halted and no longer pursued Israel, (C1)nor did they continue to fight anymore.29 Abner and his men then went through the Arabah all that night; so they crossed the Jordan, walked all morning, and came to (C1)Mahanaim.
30 Then Joab returned from pursuing Abner; but he gathered all the people together, and (F1)nineteen of David's servants were missing, besides Asahel.31 However, the servants of David had struck and killed many of Benjamin and Abner's men; 360 men were dead.32 And they carried Asahel away and buried him (C1)in his father's tomb, which was in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men traveled all night until the day (F1)dawned at Hebron.
Chapter 3
The House of David Strengthened
1 Now (C1)there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; and David became steadily stronger, while the house of Saul became steadily weaker.<
Daniel 1
Chapter 1
The Choice Young Men
1 In the third year of the reign of (C1)Jehoiakim king of Judah, (C2)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.2 And the (C1)Lord handed Jehoiakim king of Judah over to him, along with some of the (C2)vessels of the house of God; and he brought them to the land of (C3)Shinar, to the house of his (F1)god, and he brought the vessels into the treasury of his (F1)(C4)god.
3 Then the king told Ashpenaz, the chief of his (F1)officials, to bring in some of the sons of Israel, including some of the (F2)royal (C1)family and of the nobles,4 youths in whom there was (C1)no impairment, who were good-looking, suitable for (C2)instruction in every kind of expertise, endowed with understanding and discerning knowledge, and who had ability to (F1)serve in the king's (F2)court; and he ordered Ashpenaz to teach them the (F3)literature and (C3)language of the (C4)Chaldeans.5 The king also allotted for them a daily ration from the (C1)king's choice food and from the wine which he drank, and ordered that they be educated for three years, at the end of which they were to (F1)(C2)enter the king's personal service.6 Now among them from the sons of Judah were (C1)Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.7 Then the commander of the officials assigned new names to them; and to Daniel he assigned the name (C1)Belteshazzar, to Hananiah (C2)Shadrach, to Mishael (C2)Meshach, and to Azariah (C2)Abed-nego.
Daniel's Resolve
8 But Daniel (F1)made up his mind that he would not (C1)defile himself with the (C2)king's choice food or with the (C3)wine which he drank; so he sought permission from the commander of the officials that he might not defile himself.9 Now God granted Daniel (C1)favor and compassion in the sight of the commander of the officials.10 The commander of the officials said to Daniel, "I am afraid of my lord the king, who has allotted your food and your drink; for why should he see your faces looking gaunt in comparison to the youths who are your own age? Then you would (F1)make me forfeit my head to the king."11 But Daniel said to the overseer whom the commander of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,12 "Please put your servants to the test for ten days, and let us be (C1)given some vegetables to eat and water to drink.13 "Then let our appearance be (F1)examined in your presence and the appearance of the youths who are eating the king's choice food; and deal with your servants according to what you see."
14 So he listened to them in this matter, and put them to the test for ten days.15 And at the end of ten days their appearance seemed (C1)better, and (F1)they were fatter than all the youths who had been eating the king's choice food.16 So the overseer continued to (F1)withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and kept (C1)giving them vegetables.
17 And as for these four youths, (C1)God gave them knowledge and intelligence in every kind of (F1)literature and expertise; Daniel even understood all kinds of (C2)visions and dreams.
18 Then at the end of the days which the king had (F1)specified (F2)for presenting them, the commander of the officials (F3)presented them before Nebuchadnezzar.19 And the king talked with them, and out of them all not one was found like (C1)Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; so they (F1)(C2)entered the king's personal service.20 As for every matter of (C1)expertise (F1)and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them (C2)ten times (C3)better than all the (C4)soothsayer priests and conjurers who were in all his realm.21 And Daniel (F1)continued until the (C1)first year of Cyrus the king.
Mark 1:1-20
Chapter 1
Preaching of John the Baptist
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, (C1)the Son of God,
2 (C1)just as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: "(C2)BEHOLD, I AM SENDING MY MESSENGER (F1)BEFORE YOU,
WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY;
3 (C1)THE VOICE OF ONE CALLING (F1)OUT IN THE WILDERNESS,
'PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD,
MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT!'"
The Baptism of Jesus
9 (C1)In those days Jesus (C2)came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.10 And immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens (F1)opening, and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon Him;11 and a voice came from the heavens: "(C1)You are My beloved Son; in You I (F1)am well pleased."
12 (C1)And immediately the Spirit (*)brought Him out into the wilderness.13 And He was in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by (C1)Satan; and He was with the wild animals, and the angels were serving Him.
Jesus Preaches in Galilee
14 (C1)Now after John was (F1)taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, (F2)(C2)preaching the gospel of God,15 and saying, "(C1)The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; (C2)repent and (F1)believe in the gospel."
16 (C1)As He was going along the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.17 And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will have you become fishers of people."18 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.19 And going on a little farther, He saw (F1)James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, (F2)who were also in the boat mending the nets.20 Immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and went away (F1)to follow Him.<
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