Today’s
Reading : 1Chronicles 13 - 16 and 2Corinthians 8 (KJV)
1Chronicles 13
1Ch
13:1 And David consulted with the captains of
thousands and hundreds, and with every
leader.
1Ch 13:2 And David said unto all the congregation of
Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that
it be
of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are
left in all the land of Israel, and with them also
to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and
suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:
1Ch 13:3 And let us bring again the ark of our God to
us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul.
1Ch 13:4 And all the congregation said that they would
do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
1Ch 13:5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim.
1Ch 13:6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim,
which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence
the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims,
whose name is called on it.
1Ch 13:7 And they carried the ark of God in a new cart
out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza
and Ahio drove the cart.
1Ch 13:8 And David and all Israel played before God
with all their might, and with singing,
and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels,
and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
1Ch 13:9 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen
stumbled.
1Ch 13:10 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against
Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to
the ark: and there he died before God.
1Ch 13:11 And David was displeased, because the LORD
had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is
called Perez-uzza to this day.
1Ch 13:12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying,
How shall I bring the ark of God home to
me?
1Ch 13:13 So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried
it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
1Ch 13:14 And the ark of God remained with the family
of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the LORD
blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.
1Chronicles 14
1Ch
14:1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to
David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.
1Ch 14:2 And David perceived that the LORD had
confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because
of his people Israel.
1Ch 14:3 And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and
David begot more sons and daughters.
1Ch 14:4 Now these are
the names of his children which he had
in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab,
Nathan, and Solomon,
1Ch 14:5 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,
1Ch 14:6 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
1Ch 14:7 And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.
1Ch 14:8 And when the Philistines heard that David was
anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And
David heard of it, and went out against them.
1Ch 14:9 And the Philistines came and spread
themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
1Ch 14:10 And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go
up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the
LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine
hand.
1Ch 14:11 So they came up to Baal-perazim;
and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine
enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called
the name of that place Baal-perazim.
1Ch 14:12 And when they had left their gods there,
David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
1Ch 14:13 And the Philistines yet again spread
themselves abroad in the valley.
1Ch 14:14 Therefore David inquired again of God; and
God said unto him Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them
over against the mulberry trees.
1Ch 14:15 And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry
trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee
to smite the host of the Philistines.
1Ch 14:16 David therefore did as God commanded him: and
they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
1Ch 14:17 And the fame of David went out into all
lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.
1Chronicles 15
1Ch
15:1 And David
made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God,
and pitched for it a tent.
1Ch 15:2 Then David said, None ought to carry the ark
of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God,
and to minister unto him forever.
1Ch 15:3 And David gathered all Israel together to
Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared
for it.
1Ch 15:4 And David assembled the children of Aaron,
and the Levites:
1Ch 15:5 Of the sons of Kohath;
Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and
twenty:
1Ch 15:6 Of the sons of Merari;
Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and
twenty:
1Ch 15:7 Of the sons of Gershom;
Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty:
1Ch 15:8 Of the sons of Elizaphan;
Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
1Ch 15:9 Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel
the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
1Ch 15:10 Of the sons of Uzziel;
Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and
twelve.
1Ch 15:11 And David called for Zadok
and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
1Ch 15:12 And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites:
sanctify yourselves, both ye and your
brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
1Ch 15:13 For because ye did
it not at the first, the LORD our God
made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
1Ch 15:14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified
themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
1Ch 15:15 And the children of the Levites bore the ark
of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded
according to the word of the LORD.
1Ch 15:16 And David spoke to the chief of the Levites
to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of music,
psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
1Ch 15:17 So the Levites appointed Heman
the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son
of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari
their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
1Ch 15:18 And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel,
and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel,
and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters.
1Ch 15:19 So the singers, Heman,
Asaph, and Ethan, were
appointed to sound with cymbals of
brass;
1Ch 15:20 And Zechariah, and Aziel,
and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel,
and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with
psalteries on Alamoth;
1Ch 15:21 And Mattithiah, and
Elipheleh, and Mikneiah,
and Obed-edom, and Jeiel,
and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith
to excel.
1Ch 15:22 And Chenaniah,
chief of the Levites, was for song: he
instructed about the song, because he was
skilful.
1Ch 15:23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were
doorkeepers for the ark.
1Ch 15:24 And Shebaniah, and
Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai,
and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer,
the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
1Ch 15:25 So David, and the elders of Israel, and the
captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD
out of the house of Obed-edom with joy.
1Ch 15:26 And it came to pass, when God helped the
Levites that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven
bullocks and seven rams.
1Ch 15:27 And David was
clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bore the ark, and
the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song
with the singers: David also had upon
him an ephod of linen.
1Ch 15:28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the
covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with
trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.
1Ch 15:29 And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to
the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw
king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
1Chronicles 16
1Ch
16:1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in
the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt
sacrifices and peace offerings before God.
1Ch 16:2 And when David had made an end of offering
the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name
of the LORD.
1Ch 16:3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man
and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a
flagon of wine.
1Ch 16:4 And he appointed certain
of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to
thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:
1Ch 16:5 Asaph the chief,
and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
1Ch 16:6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the
ark of the covenant of God.
1Ch 16:7 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm
to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his
brethren.
1Ch 16:8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his
name, make known his deeds among the people.
1Ch 16:9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye
of all his wondrous works.
1Ch 16:10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of
them rejoice that seek the LORD.
1Ch 16:11 Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face
continually.
1Ch 16:12 Remember his marvellous works that he hath
done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
1Ch 16:13 O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children
of Jacob, his chosen ones.
1Ch 16:14 He is
the LORD our God; his judgments are in
all the earth.
1Ch 16:15 Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the
word which he commanded to a thousand
generations;
1Ch 16:16 Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his
oath unto Isaac;
1Ch 16:17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a
law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
1Ch 16:18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of
Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
1Ch 16:19 When ye were but few, even a few, and
strangers in it.
1Ch 16:20 And when
they went from nation to nation, and from one
kingdom to another people;
1Ch 16:21 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he
reproved kings for their sakes,
1Ch 16:22 Saying,
Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
1Ch 16:23 Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; show forth
from day to day his salvation.
1Ch 16:24 Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous
works among all nations.
1Ch 16:25 For great is
the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is
to be feared above all gods.
1Ch 16:26 For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
1Ch 16:27 Glory and honour are
in his presence; strength and gladness are
in his place.
1Ch 16:28 Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds
of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
1Ch 16:29 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come
before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
1Ch 16:30 Fear before him, all the earth: the world
also shall be stable, that it be not moved.
1Ch 16:31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth
rejoice: and let men say among the
nations, The LORD reigneth.
1Ch 16:32 Let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof:
let the fields rejoice, and all that is
therein.
1Ch 16:33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at
the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.
1Ch 16:34 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is
good; for his mercy endureth
forever.
1Ch 16:35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation,
and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give
thanks to thy holy name, and glory in
thy praise.
1Ch 16:36 Blessed be
the LORD God of Israel forever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and
praised the LORD.
1Ch 16:37 So he left there before the ark of the
covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to
minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required:
1Ch 16:38 And Obed-edom with
their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also
the son of Jeduthun and Hosah
to be
porters:
1Ch 16:39 And Zadok the
priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the
high place that was at Gibeon,
1Ch 16:40 To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon
the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do
according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded
Israel;
1Ch 16:41 And with them Heman
and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were
expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth forever;
1Ch 16:42 And with them Heman
and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that
should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were
porters.
1Ch 16:43 And all the people departed every man to his
house: and David returned to bless his house.
2Corinthians 8
2Co
8:1 Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the
grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
2Co 8:2 How that in a great trial of affliction the
abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their
liberality.
2Co 8:3 For to their
power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their
power they were
willing of themselves;
2Co 8:4 Praying us with much entreaty that we would
receive the gift, and take upon us
the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
2Co 8:5 And this
they did,
not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by
the will of God.
2Co 8:6 Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he
had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.
2Co 8:7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in
faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in
all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
2Co 8:8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion
of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
2Co 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye
through his poverty might be rich.
2Co 8:10 And herein I give my
advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do,
but also to be forward a year ago.
2Co 8:11 Now therefore perform the doing of it;
that as there was a readiness to will, so there
may be
a performance also out of that which ye have.
2Co 8:12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is
accepted according to that a man hath, and
not according to that he hath not.
2Co 8:13 For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye
burdened:
2Co 8:14 But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply
for their want, that their abundance also may be a
supply for your want: that there may be
equality:
2Co 8:15 As it is written, He that had gathered
much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.
2Co 8:16 But thanks be
to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
2Co 8:17 For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but
being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you.
2Co 8:18 And we have sent with him the brother, whose
praise is in the gospel throughout all
the churches;
2Co 8:19 And not that
only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this
grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of
your ready mind:
2Co 8:20 Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in
this abundance which is administered by us:
2Co 8:21 Providing for honest things, not only in the
sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
2Co 8:22 And we have sent with them our brother, whom
we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent,
upon the great confidence which I have in you.
2Co 8:23 Whether any
do inquire
of Titus, he is
my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our
brethren be inquired
of, they
are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.
2Co 8:24 Wherefore show ye to them, and before the
churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.