April 20

Today’s Reading is from 1 Kings Chapters 1 and 2.

1 Kings Chapter 1

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.

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April 19

Today’s Reading is from 2 Samuel Chapters 23 and 24.

2 Samuel Chapter 23

1 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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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