April 18
Today’s Reading is from 2 Samuel Chapters 21 and 22.
2 Samuel Chapter 21
1 Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David sought the face of the Lord.
April 17
Today’s Reading is from 2 Samuel Chapters 19 and 20.
2 Samuel Chapter 19
1 It was told Joab, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.” 2 So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people, for the people heard that day, “The king is grieving for his son.”
April 16
Today’s Reading is from 2 Samuel Chapters 17 and 18.
2 Samuel Chapter 17
1 Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight. 2 I will come upon him while he is weary and discouraged and throw him into a panic, and all the people who are with him will flee.
April 15
Today’s Reading is from 2 Samuel Chapters 15 and 16.
2 Samuel Chapter 15
1 After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2 And Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way of the gate.
April 14
Today’s Reading is from 2 Samuel Chapters 13 and 14.
2 Samuel Chapter 13
1 Now Absalom, David’s son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David’s son, loved her. 2 And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her.
April 13
Today’s Reading is from 2 Samuel Chapters 10 to 12.
2 Samuel Chapter 10
1 After this the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. 2 And David said, “I will deal loyally with Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father dealt loyally with me.”
April 12
Today’s Reading is from 2 Samuel Chapters 7 to 9.
2 Samuel Chapter 7
1 Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent.”
April 11
Today’s Reading is from 2 Samuel Chapters 4 to 6.
2 Samuel Chapter 4
1 When Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, heard that Abner had died at Hebron, his courage failed, and all Israel was dismayed. 2 Now Saul’s son had two men who were captains of raiding bands; the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon a man of Benjamin from Beeroth (for Beeroth also is counted part of Benjamin; 3 the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have been sojourners there to this day).
April 10
Today’s Reading is from 2 Samuel Chapters 1 to 3.
2 Samuel Chapter 1
1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from striking down the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag. 2 And on the third day, behold, a man came from Saul’s camp, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.
April 9
Today’s Reading is from 1 Samuel Chapters 29 to 31.
1 Samuel Chapter 29
1 Now the Philistines had gathered all their forces at Aphek. And the Israelites were encamped by the spring that is in Jezreel. 2 As the lords of the Philistines were passing on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were passing on in the rear with Achish, 3 the commanders of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?”