1 Kings 8 The Ark Brought into the Temple 8 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers’ houses of the people of Israel, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. 2 And all the men of Israel assembled …
June 9 – 1 Kings 7, Acts 13:1-12, Psalm 128, Proverbs 17:7-8
1 Kings 7 Solomon Builds His Palace 7 Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house. 2 He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was a hundred cubits and its breadth fifty cubits and its height thirty cubits, and it was built on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars. 3 And it was …
June 8 – 1 Kings 5-6, Acts 12, Psalm 127, Proverbs 17:6
1 Kings 5-6 Preparations for Building the Temple 5 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram always loved David. 2 And Solomon sent word to Hiram, 3 “You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the warfare with …
June 7 – 1 Kings 3-4, Acts 11:19-30, Psalm 126, Proverbs 17:4-5
1 Kings 3-4 Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom 3 Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem. 2 The people were sacrificing at the high places, however, because no house had yet been built for the …
June 6 – 1 Kings 2, Acts 11:1-18, Psalm 125, Proverbs 17:2-3
1 Kings 2 David’s Instructions to Solomon 2 When David’s time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, 2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man, 3 and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is …
June 5 – 1 Kings 1 , Acts 10, Psalm 124, Proverbs 17:1
1 Kings 1 David in His Old Age 1 Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm. 2 Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young woman be sought for my lord the king, and let her wait on the king and be in his service. Let her lie …
June 4 – 2 Samuel 23-24, Acts 9:32-43, Psalm 123, Proverbs 16:33
2 Samuel 23-24 The Last Words of David 23 Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of the man who was raised on high,the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel: 2 “The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me; his word is on my tongue.3 The God of Israel has spoken; the Rock of …
June 3 – 2 Samuel 22, Acts 9:1-31, Psalm 122, Proverbs 16:31-32
2 Samuel 22 David’s Song of Deliverance 22 And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. 2 He said, “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,3 my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; …
June 2 – 2 Samuel 20-21, Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 121, Proverbs 16:28-30
2 Samuel 20-21 The Rebellion of Sheba 20 Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said, “We have no portion in David,and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse;every man to his tents, O Israel!” 2 So all the men of Israel withdrew …
June 1 – 2 Samuel 18-19, Acts 8:1-25, Psalm 120, Proverbs 16:26-27
2 Samuel 18-19 Absalom Killed 18 Then David mustered the men who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2 And David sent out the army, one third under the command of Joab, one third under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and one third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And …