Today’s
Reading : 2Samuel 1 – 2 and Romans 9 (KJV)
2Samuel 1
2Sa
1:1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul,
when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites,
and David had abode two days in Ziklag;
2Sa 1:2 It came even to pass on the third day, that,
behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth
upon his head: and so it was, when he
came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.
2Sa 1:3 And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of
Israel am I escaped.
2Sa 1:4 And David said unto him, How went the matter?
I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the
battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan
his son are dead also.
2Sa 1:5 And David said unto the young man that told
him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son
be dead?
2Sa 1:6 And the young man that told him said, As I
happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul
leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after
him.
2Sa 1:7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and
called unto me. And I answered, Here am
I.
2Sa 1:8 And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
2Sa 1:9 He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee,
upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.
2Sa 1:10 So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I
was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown
that was upon his head, and the bracelet
that was on his arm, and have brought
them hither unto my lord.
2Sa 1:11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent
them; and likewise all the men that were
with him:
2Sa 1:12 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until
even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and
for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
2Sa 1:13 And David said unto the young man that told
him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I
am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
2Sa 1:14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine
hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?
2Sa 1:15 And David called one of the young men, and
said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he
smote him that he died.
2Sa 1:16 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified
against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD's anointed.
2Sa 1:17 And David lamented with this lamentation over
Saul and over Jonathan his son:
2Sa 1:18 (Also he bade them teach the children of
Judah the use
of the bow: behold, it is
written in the book of Jasher.)
2Sa 1:19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high
places: how are the mighty fallen!
2Sa 1:20 Tell it
not in Gath, publish it not in the
streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the
Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
2Sa 1:21 Ye mountains of Gilboa,
let there
be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for
there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not
been anointed with oil.
2Sa 1:22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of
the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned
not empty.
2Sa 1:23 Saul and Jonathan were
lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided:
they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
2Sa 1:24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who
clothed you in scarlet, with other
delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
2Sa 1:25 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the
battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.
2Sa 1:26 I am distressed for thee, my brother
Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful,
passing the love of women.
2Sa 1:27 How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of
war perished!
2Samuel 2
2Sa
2:1 And it came to pass after this, that David
inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?
And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And
he said, Unto Hebron.
2Sa 2:2 So David went up thither, and his two wives
also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,
and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.
2Sa 2:3 And his men that were
with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in
the cities of Hebron.
2Sa 2:4 And the men of Judah came, and there they
anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead
were they
that buried Saul.
2Sa 2:5 And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have showed this
kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul,
and have buried him.
2Sa 2:6 And now the LORD show kindness and truth unto
you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this
thing.
2Sa 2:7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened,
and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah
have anointed me king over them.
2Sa 2:8 But Abner the son
of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
2Sa 2:9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and
over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
2Sa 2:10 Ish-bosheth Saul's
son was forty years old when he began to
reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed
David.
2Sa 2:11 And the time that David was king in Hebron
over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
2Sa 2:12 And Abner the son
of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth
the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
2Sa 2:13 And Joab the son of
Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met
together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of
the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
2Sa 2:14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
2Sa 2:15 Then there arose and went over by number
twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of
David.
2Sa 2:16 And they caught every one his fellow by the
head, and thrust his sword in his
fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is
in Gibeon.
2Sa 2:17 And there was a very sore battle that day;
and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before
the servants of David.
2Sa 2:18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
2Sa 2:19 And Asahel pursued
after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right
hand nor to the left from following Abner.
2Sa 2:20 Then Abner looked
behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.
2Sa 2:21 And Abner said to
him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one
of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel
would not turn aside from following of him.
2Sa 2:22 And Abner said
again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me:
wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face
to Joab thy brother?
2Sa 2:23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the
fifth rib, that the spear came out
behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to
pass, that as many as came to the place
where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
2Sa 2:24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and
the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah,
that lieth
before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
2Sa 2:25 And the children of Benjamin gathered
themselves together after Abner, and became one
troop, and stood on the top of a hill.
2Sa 2:26 Then Abner called
to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour forever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter
end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following
their brethren?
2Sa 2:27 And Joab said, As God liveth, unless
thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the
people had gone up every one from following his brother.
2Sa 2:28 So Joab blew a
trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more,
neither fought they any more.
2Sa 2:29 And Abner and his
men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went
through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.
2Sa 2:30 And Joab returned
from following Abner: and when he had gathered all
the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.
2Sa 2:31 But the servants of David had smitten of
Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that
three hundred and threescore men died.
2Sa 2:32 And they took up Asahel,
and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at
break of day.
Romans 9
Rom
9:1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my
conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
Rom 9:2 That I have great heaviness and continual
sorrow in my heart.
Rom 9:3 For I could wish that myself were accursed
from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
Rom 9:4 Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the
adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the
service of God,
and the promises;
Rom 9:5 Whose are
the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.
Rom 9:6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none
effect. For they are not all Israel,
which are of Israel:
Rom 9:7 Neither, because they are the seed of
Abraham, are they
all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Rom 9:8 That is, They which are the children of the
flesh, these are not the children of
God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
Rom 9:9 For this is
the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
Rom 9:10 And not only this;
but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even
by our father Isaac;
Rom 9:11 (For the
children being not yet born, neither
having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election
might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
Rom 9:12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve
the younger.
Rom 9:13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but
Esau have I hated.
Rom 9:14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
Rom 9:15 For he saith to
Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion
on whom I will have compassion.
Rom 9:16 So then it
is not of him that willeth,
nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy.
Rom 9:17 For the Scripture saith
unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might
show my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the
earth.
Rom 9:18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy,
and whom he will he hardeneth.
Rom 9:19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet
find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
Rom 9:20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that
formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
Rom 9:21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of
the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
Rom 9:22 What
if God, willing to show his wrath, and
to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath
fitted to destruction:
Rom 9:23 And that he might make known the riches of
his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
Rom 9:24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews
only, but also of the Gentiles?
Rom 9:25 As he saith also in
Hosea, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved,
which was not beloved.
Rom 9:26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye
are not my people; there shall they be
called the children of the living God.
Rom 9:27 Isaiah also crieth
concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand
of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
Rom 9:28 For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work
will the Lord make upon the earth.
Rom 9:29 And as Isaiah said before, Except the Lord of
Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodom, and
been made like unto Gomorrah.
Rom 9:30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles,
which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even
the righteousness which is of faith.
Rom 9:31 But Israel, which followed after the law of
righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
Rom 9:32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of
the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
Rom 9:33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth
on him shall not be ashamed.