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Bible Reading for April 05

2 Samuel 5
[1] Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake,
saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. [2] Also in time past, when
Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in
Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and
thou shalt be a captain over Israel. [3] So all the elders of Israel came
to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron
before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.
[4] David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
[5] In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in
Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah. [6]
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the
inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take
away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David
cannot come in hither.
[7] Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
[8] And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and
smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of
David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind
and the lame shall not come into the house. [9] So David dwelt in the fort,
and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and
inward. [10] And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts
was with him.
[11] And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and
carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house. [12] And David
perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he
had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake. [13] And David took
him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from
Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. [14] And these
be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and
Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, [15] Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg,
and Japhia, [16] And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet. [17] But when the
Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the
Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to
the hold.
[18] The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
[19] And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the
Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto
David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
[20] And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said,
The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of
waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim. [21] And
there they left their images, and David and his men burned them. [22] And
the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of
Rephaim.
[23] And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up;
but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the
mulberry trees.
[24] And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of
the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the
LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines. [25] And
David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from
Geba until thou come to Gazer.

2 Samuel 6
[1] Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
[2] And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from
Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is
called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the
cherubims. [3] And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it
out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the
sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.
[4] And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah,
accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. [5] And David
and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of
instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on
timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. [6] And when they came to
Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and
took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. [7] And the anger of the LORD was
kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he
died by the ark of God. [8] And David was displeased, because the LORD had
made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah
to this day. [9] And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How
shall the ark of the LORD come to me?
[10] So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city
of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the
Gittite. [11] And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obed-edom
the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obed-edom, and all his
household. [12] And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed
the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the
ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of
Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.
[13] And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone
six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings. [14] And David danced before
the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
[15] So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD
with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. [16] And as the ark of
the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through
a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she
despised him in her heart. [17] And they brought in the ark of the LORD,
and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had
pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings
before the LORD. [18] And as soon as David had made an end of offering
burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of
the LORD of hosts. [19] And he dealt among all the people, even among the
whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake
of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the
people departed every one to his house.
[20] Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of
Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel
to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his
servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! [21]
And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before
thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people
of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD. [22] And I
will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of
the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in
honour.
[23] Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.

2 Samuel 7
[1] And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had
given him rest round about from all his enemies; [2] That the king said
unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark
of God dwelleth within curtains. [3] And Nathan said to the king, Go, do
all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
[4] And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto
Nathan, saying,
[5] Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me
an house for me to dwell in?
[6] Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up
the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a
tent and in a tabernacle.
[7] In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel
spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed
my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar? [8] Now
therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of
hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be
ruler over my people, over Israel: [9] And I was with thee whithersoever
thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have
made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the
earth. [10] Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will
plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more;
neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as
beforetime, [11] And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over
my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also
the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house. [12] And when thy
days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy
seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will
establish his kingdom.
[13] He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of
his kingdom for ever.
[14] I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I
will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children
of men:
[15] But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul,
whom I put away before thee.
[16] And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before
thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. [17] According to all these
words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
[18] Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am
I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
[19] And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast
spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this
the manner of man, O Lord GOD?
[20] And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.
[21] For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done
all these great things, to make thy servant know them. [22] Wherefore thou
art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any
God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
[23] And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel,
whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name,
and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy
people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and
their gods? [24] For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be
a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God. [25] And
now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and
concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
[26] And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is
the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established
before thee.
[27] For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy
servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant
found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. [28] And now, O Lord GOD,
thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this
goodness unto thy servant: [29] Therefore now let it please thee to bless
the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for
thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of
thy servant be blessed for ever.

2 Samuel 8
[1] And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and
subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the
Philistines.
[2] And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to
the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one
full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and
brought gifts.
[3] David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went
to recover his border at the river Euphrates. [4] And David took from him a
thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen:
and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an
hundred chariots. [5] And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour
Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand
men. [6] Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians
became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David
whithersoever he went.
[7] And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of
Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. [8] And from Betah, and from
Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
[9] When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
[10] Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to
bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for
Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver,
and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: [11] Which also king David did
dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of
all nations which he subdued; [12] Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the
children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil
of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
[13] And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians
in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men. [14] And he put
garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of
Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he
went.
[15] And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and
justice unto all his people.
[16] And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son
of Ahilud was recorder;
[17] And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were
the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe; [18] And Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons
were chief rulers.


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