Apr 4 - 1 Chronicles 16-18
1 Chronicles
1And so they took the ark of God, and they set it in the midst of the tabernacle, which David had pitched for it. And they offered holocausts and peace offerings before God2And when David had completed offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord3And he divided to every single one, from men even to women, a twist of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and fine wheat flour fried with oil4And he appointed some from the Levites who would minister before the ark of the Lord, and commemorate his works, and glorify and praise the Lord, the God of Israel5Asaph was the leader, and second to him was Zechariah. In addition, there were Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom. And Jeiel was over the instruments of the psaltery and the harps. But Asaph sounded out with the cymbals6Truly, the priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, were to sound the trumpet continually before the ark of the covenant of the Lord7In that day, David made Asaph the leader, in order to confess to the Lord with his brothers8"Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Make known his endeavors among the peoples9Sing to him, and sing psalms to him, and describe all his miracles10Praise his holy name! Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice11Seek the Lord and his virtue. Seek his face always12Remember his miracles, which he has accomplished, his signs, and the judgments of his mouth13O offspring of Israel, his servants! O sons of Jacob, his elect14He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout all the earth15Remember forever his covenant, the word that he instructed unto a thousand generations16the covenant that he formed with Abraham, and his oath with Isaac17And he appointed the same to Jacob as a precept, and to Israel as an everlasting pact18saying: ‘To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.19At that time, they were small in number, they were few and were settlers there20And they passed through, from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people21He did not permit anyone to falsely accuse them. Instead, he reproved kings on their behalf22‘Do not touch my Christ. And do not malign my prophets.23Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Announce his salvation, from day to day24Describe his glory among the Gentiles, his miracles among all the peoples25For the Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy. And he is terrible, above all gods26For all the gods of the peoples are idols. But the Lord made the heavens27Confession and magnificence are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place28Bring to the Lord, O families of the peoples, bring to the Lord glory and dominion29Give glory to the Lord, to his name. Lift up sacrifice, and approach before his sight. And adore the Lord in holy attire30Let all the earth be moved before his face. For he founded the globe immoveable31Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth exult. And let them say among the nations, ‘The Lord has reigned.32Let the sea roar, with all its plenitude. Let the fields exult, with all that is in them33Then the trees of the forest will give praise before the Lord. For he comes to judge the earth34Confess to the Lord, for he is good. For his mercy is eternal35And say: ‘Save us, O God our savior! And gather us together, and rescue us from the nations, so that we may confess to your holy name, and may exult in your songs36Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from eternity to eternity.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen,’ and let them sing a hymn to the Lord.37And so, there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, he left Asaph and his brothers, so that they might minister in the sight of the ark continually, throughout each day, and in their turns38Now Obededom and his brothers were sixty-eight. And he appointed Obededom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah to be porters39But Zadok the priest, and his brothers the priests, were before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place, which was in Gibeon40so that they could offer holocausts to the Lord upon the altar of holocausts continually, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the law of the Lord, which he instructed to Israel41And after him, Heman, and Jeduthun, and the remainder of the elect, each one by his name, were appointed to confess to the Lord: "For his mercy endures forever.42Also Heman and Jeduthun sounded the trumpet, and they played upon the cymbals, and upon every kind of musical instrument, in order to sing praises to God. But the sons of Jeduthun he made to be porters43And all the people returned to their houses, and David also, so that he might bless his own house too
1Now when David was living in his house, he said to the prophet Nathan: "Behold, I live in a house of cedar. But the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under tent skins.2And Nathan said to David: "Do all that is in your heart. For God is with you.3And yet, that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying4"Go, and speak to my servant David: Thus says the Lord: You shall not build a house for me as a dwelling place5For I have not stayed in a house from the time when I led out Israel, even to this day. Instead, I have been continually changing places, in a tabernacle and tent6dwelling with all of Israel. When did I ever speak to any one at all, among the judges of Israel whom I placed in charge so that they might pasture my people, saying: ‘Why have you not built a house of cedar for me?7And so, now you shall say this to my servant David: Thus says the Lord of hosts: I took you when you were following the flock in the pastures, so that you would be the leader of my people Israel8And I have been with you wherever you have gone. And I have slain all your enemies before you, and I have made a name for you like one of the great ones who are celebrated upon the earth9And I have given a place to my people Israel. They shall be planted, and they shall live in it, and they shall no longer be moved. Neither shall the sons of iniquity wear them away, as in the beginning10from the days when I gave judges to my people Israel, and I humbled all your enemies. Therefore, I announce to you that the Lord will build a house for you11And when you will have completed your days, so that you go to your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall be from your sons. And I will establish his kingdom12He shall build a house for me, and I will make firm his throne, even unto eternity13I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. And I will not take away my mercy from him, as I took it away from the one who was before you14And I will station him in my house and in my kingdom, even forever. And his throne will be very firm, in perpetuity.15According to all these words, and according to this entire vision, so did Nathan speak to David16And when king David had departed, and had sat down before the Lord, he said: "Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you would grant such things to me17But even this has seemed little in your sight, and therefore you have also spoken about the house of your servant even for the future. And you have made me a spectacle above all men, O Lord God18What more can David add, since you have so glorified your servant, and have known him19O Lord, because of your servant, in accord with your own heart, you have brought about all this magnificence, and you have willed all these great things to be known20O Lord, there is no one like you. And there is no other God apart from you, out of all whom we have heard about with our ears21For what other single nation upon earth is like your people Israel, to whom God reached out, so that he might free them, and might make a people for himself, and by his greatness and terribleness cast out the nations before the face of those whom he had freed from Egypt22And you have set your people Israel to be your people, even unto eternity. And you, O Lord, have become their God23Now therefore, O Lord, let the word that you have spoken to your servant, and over his house, be confirmed in perpetuity, and do just as you have spoken24And may your name remain and be magnified even for all time. And let it be said: ‘The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel. And the house of his servant David remains forever before him.25For you, O Lord my God, have revealed to the ear of your servant that you will build a house for him. And therefore your servant has found faith so that he might pray before you26Now then, O Lord, you are God. And you have spoken to your servant such great benefits27And you have begun to bless the house of your servant, so that it may be always before you. For since it is you who is blessing, O Lord, it shall be blessed forever.
1Now after these things, it happened that David struck the Philistines, and he humbled them, and he took Gath and her daughters from the hand of the Philistines2And he struck Moab. And the Moabites became the servants of David, offering gifts to him3In that time, David also struck Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, in the region of Hamath, when he went forth so that he might extend his dominion as far as the river Euphrates4Then David seized one thousand of his four-horse chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand men on foot. And he hamstrung all the chariot horses, except for one hundred four-horse chariots, which he reserved for himself5Then the Syrians of Damascus also arrived, so that they might offer assistance to Hadadezer, the king of Zobah. And so, David then struck of them twenty-two thousand men6And he stationed soldiers in Damascus, so that Syria also would serve him, and would offer gifts. And the Lord assisted him in all the things to which he went forth7Also, David took the golden quivers, which the servants of Hadadezer had, and he brought them to Jerusalem8In addition, from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, he brought very much brass, from which Solomon made the sea of brass, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass9Now when Toi, the king of Hamath, had heard this, specifically that David had struck the entire army of Hadadezer, the king of Zobah10he sent his son Hadoram to king David so that he might petition peace from him, and so that he might congratulate him that he had struck and defeated Hadadezer. For indeed, Toi was an adversary to Hadadezer11Moreover, all the vessels of gold and silver and brass king David consecrated to the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had taken from all the nations, as much from Idumea, and Moab, and the sons of Ammon, as from the Philistines and Amalek12Truly, Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of the Salt Pits13And he stationed a garrison in Edom, so that Idumea would serve David. And the Lord saved David in all the things to which he went forth14Therefore, David reigned over all of Israel, and he executed judgment and justice among all his people15Now Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was over the army, and Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the keeper of records16And Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were the priests. And Shavsha was the scribe17Also, Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the legions of the Cherethites and Pelethites. But the sons of David were first at the hand of the king