1 Chronicles 16–18
16:1And they brought in the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. 2And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD 3and distributed to all Israel, both men and women, to each a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins.
4Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the LORD, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel. 5Asaph was the chief, and second to him were Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals, 6and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God. 7Then on that day David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the LORD by Asaph and his brothers.
8Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name;make known his deeds among the peoples!9Sing to him, sing praises to him;tell of all his wondrous works!10Glory in his holy name;let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!11Seek the LORD and his strength;seek his presence continually!12Remember the wondrous works that he has done,his miracles and the judgments he uttered,13O offspring of Israel his servant,children of Jacob, his chosen ones! 14He is the LORD our God;his judgments are in all the earth.15Remember his covenant forever,the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,16the covenant that he made with Abraham,his sworn promise to Isaac,17which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,to Israel as an everlasting covenant,18saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan,as your portion for an inheritance.” 19When you were few in number,of little account, and sojourners in it,20wandering from nation to nation,from one kingdom to another people,21he allowed no one to oppress them;he rebuked kings on their account,22saying, “Touch not my anointed ones,do my prophets no harm!” 23Sing to the LORD, all the earth!Tell of his salvation from day to day.24Declare his glory among the nations,his marvelous works among all the peoples!25For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised,and he is to be feared above all gods.26For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,but the LORD made the heavens.27Splendor and majesty are before him;strength and joy are in his place. 28Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples,ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!29Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;bring an offering and come before him!Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness;30tremble before him, all the earth;yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.31Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice,and let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!”32Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;let the field exult, and everything in it!33Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joybefore the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth.34Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;for his steadfast love endures forever!
35Say also:
“Save us, O God of our salvation,and gather and deliver us from among the nations,that we may give thanks to your holy nameand glory in your praise.36Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,from everlasting to everlasting!”
Then all the people said, “Amen!” and praised the LORD.
37So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD to minister regularly before the ark as each day required, 38and also Obed-edom and his sixty-eight brothers, while Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah were to be gatekeepers. 39And he left Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon 40to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering regularly morning and evening, to do all that is written in the Law of the LORD that he commanded Israel. 41With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and expressly named to give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever. 42Heman and Jeduthun had trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were appointed to the gate.
43Then all the people departed each to his house, and David went home to bless his household.
17:1Now when David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.” 2And Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
3But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, 4“Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD: It is not you who will build me a house to dwell in. 5For I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up Israel to this day, but I have gone from tent to tent and from dwelling to dwelling. 6In all places where I have moved with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’ 7Now, therefore, thus shall you say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people Israel, 8and I have been with you wherever you have gone and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. 9And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. And violent men shall waste them no more, as formerly, 10from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build you a house. 11When your days are fulfilled to walk with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. 12He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever. 13I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. I will not take my steadfast love from him, as I took it from him who was before you, 14but I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever.’” 15In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.
16Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? 17And this was a small thing in your eyes, O God. You have also spoken of your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, O LORD God! 18And what more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant. 19For your servant’s sake, O LORD, and according to your own heart, you have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things. 20There is none like you, O LORD, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 21And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went to redeem to be his people, making for yourself a name for great and awesome things, in driving out nations before your people whom you redeemed from Egypt? 22And you made your people Israel to be your people forever, and you, O LORD, became their God. 23And now, O LORD, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as you have spoken, 24and your name will be established and magnified forever, saying, ‘The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel’s God,’ and the house of your servant David will be established before you. 25For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you. 26And now, O LORD, you are God, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. 27Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you, for it is you, O LORD, who have blessed, and it is blessed forever.”
18:1After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.
2And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
3David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphrates. 4And David took from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for 100 chariots. 5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians. 6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. 7And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze. With it Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the vessels of bronze.
9When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, 10he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him; for Hadadezer had often been at war with Tou. And he sent all sorts of articles of gold, of silver, and of bronze. 11These also King David dedicated to the LORD, together with the silver and gold that he had carried off from all the nations, from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.
12And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13Then he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.
14So David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and equity to all his people. 15And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 16and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; and Shavsha was secretary; 17and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were the chief officials in the service of the king.
John 11:1–16
11:1Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. 3So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” 4But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
5Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. 7Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” 8The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?” 9Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. 10But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” 11After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.” 12The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” 13Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. 14Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died, 15and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” 16So Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”
Psalm 105:1–15
105:1Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name;make known his deeds among the peoples!2Sing to him, sing praises to him;tell of all his wondrous works!3Glory in his holy name;let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!4Seek the LORD and his strength;seek his presence continually!5Remember the wondrous works that he has done,his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,6O offspring of Abraham, his servant,children of Jacob, his chosen ones! 7He is the LORD our God;his judgments are in all the earth.8He remembers his covenant forever,the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,9the covenant that he made with Abraham,his sworn promise to Isaac,10which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,to Israel as an everlasting covenant,11saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaanas your portion for an inheritance.” 12When they were few in number,of little account, and sojourners in it,13wandering from nation to nation,from one kingdom to another people,14he allowed no one to oppress them;he rebuked kings on their account,15saying, “Touch not my anointed ones,do my prophets no harm!”
Proverbs 26:17–22
17Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his ownis like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.18Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death19is the man who deceives his neighborand says, “I am only joking!”20For lack of wood the fire goes out,and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.21As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.22The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;they go down into the inner parts of the body.
