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Bible Reading for August 25

1 Chronicles 10
[1] Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled
from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. [2] And
the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the
Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
[3] And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he
was wounded of the archers.
[4] Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me
through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his
armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and
fell upon it.
[5] And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on
the sword, and died.
[6] So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. [7]
And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled,
and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and
fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. [8] And it came to pass
on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they
found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. [9] And when they had
stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of
the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the
people.
[10] And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his
head in the temple of Dagon.
[11] And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
[12] They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and
the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones
under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. [13] So Saul died for his
transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of
the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a
familiar spirit, to inquire of it; [14] And inquired not of the LORD:
therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.

1 Chronicles 11
[1] Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying,
Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. [2] And moreover in time past, even
when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel:
and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and
thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my
people Israel. [3] Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to
Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and
they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by
Samuel. [4] And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus;
where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. [5] And the
inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither.
Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David. [6]
And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and
captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief. [7] And
David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
[8] And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and
Joab repaired the rest of the city.
[9] So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.
[10] These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who
strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to
make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. [11]
And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, and
Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three
hundred slain by him at one time.
[12] And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of
the three mighties.
[13] He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were
gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley;
and the people fled from before the Philistines. [14] And they set
themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the
Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance. [15] Now three
of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of
Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
[16] And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then
at Bethlehem.
[17] And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the
water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate! [18] And the three
brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well
of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David:
but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD, [19] And
said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the
blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the
jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it.
These things did these three mightiest. [20] And Abishai the brother of
Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three
hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.
[21] Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their
captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three. [22] Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts;
he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a
pit in a snowy day. [23] And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature,
five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's
beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of
the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
[24] These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among
the three mighties.
[25] Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the
first three: and David set him over his guard. [26] Also the valiant men of
the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of
Bethlehem, [27] Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, [28] Ira the son
of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi-ezer the Antothite, [29] Sibbecai the
Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, [30] Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son
of Baanah the Netophathite, [31] Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that
pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
[32] Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, [33] Azmaveth the
Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, [34] The sons of Hashem the Gizonite,
Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,
[35] Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, [36]
Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, [37] Hezro the Carmelite,
Naarai the son of Ezbai, [38] Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of
Haggeri, [39] Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer
of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
[40] Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, [41] Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the
son of Ahlai, [42] Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the
Reubenites, and thirty with him,
[43] Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, [44] Uzzia the
Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite,
[45] Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite, [46]
Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and
Ithmah the Moabite,
[47] Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.

1 Chronicles 12
[1] Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept
himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the
mighty men, helpers of the war.
[2] They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the
left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's
brethren of Benjamin.
[3] The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite;
and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the
Antothite,
[4] And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the
thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the
Gederathite,
[5] Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
[6] Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,
[7] And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. [8] And of the
Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the
wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could
handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and
were as swift as the roes upon the mountains; [9] Ezer the first, Obadiah
the second, Eliab the third, [10] Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the
fifth, [11] Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, [12] Johanan the eighth,
Elzabad the ninth, [13] Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. [14]
These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was
over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. [15] These are they that
went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks;
and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and
toward the west. [16] And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah
to the hold unto David.
[17] And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If
ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you:
but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in
mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. [18] Then
the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said,
Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be
unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then
David received them, and made them captains of the band. [19] And there
fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against
Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines
upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to
the jeopardy of our heads. [20] As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of
Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and
Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh. [21]
And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all
mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. [22] For at that time
day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like
the host of God. [23] And these are the numbers of the bands that were
ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of
Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
[24] The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and
eight hundred, ready armed to the war. [25] Of the children of Simeon,
mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
[26] Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. [27] And
Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand
and seven hundred;
[28] And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house
twenty and two captains.
[29] And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand:
for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of
Saul.
[30] And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred,
mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. [31]
And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed
by name, to come and make David king. [32] And of the children of Issachar,
which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel
ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren
were at their commandment. [33] Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle,
expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could
keep rank: they were not of double heart.
[34] And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and
spear thirty and seven thousand.
[35] And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
[36] And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.
[37] And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites,
and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war
for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. [38] All these men of war,
that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David
king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to
make David king. [39] And there they were with David three days, eating and
drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. [40] Moreover they that
were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread
on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes
of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep
abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.

1 Chronicles 13
[1] And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and
with every leader.
[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: [3] And let us bring again the ark
of our God to us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul.
[4] And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was
right in the eyes of all the people. [5] So David gathered all Israel
together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hamath, to bring
the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim. [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. [7] And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out
of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart. [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.
[9] And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth
his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled. [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. [11] And David was displeased,
because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is
called Perez-uzza to this day. [12] And David was afraid of God that day,
saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
[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. [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.

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