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October 31, 2008

Friday, October 31st, 2008

2 Samuel 20:1-26  Now a troublemaker named Sheba son of Bicri, a Benjamite, happened to be there. He sounded the trumpet and shouted, “We have no share in David, no part in Jesse’s son! Every man to his tent, O Israel!” 2 So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of [...]

October 30, 2008

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

 
2 Samuel 19:24-43 24 Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, also went down to meet the king. He had not taken care of his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely. 25 When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked [...]

October 29, 2008

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

2 Samuel 19:1-23  Joab was told, “The king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.” 2 And for the whole army the victory that day was turned into mourning, because on that day the troops heard it said, “The king is grieving for his son.” 3 The men stole into the city that day as men [...]

October 28, 2008

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

2 Samuel 18:1-33  David mustered the men who were with him and appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2 David sent the troops out– a third under the command of Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. The king told the [...]

October 27, 2008

Monday, October 27th, 2008

2 Samuel 17:1-29  Ahithophel said to Absalom, “I would choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. 2 I would attack him while he is weary and weak. I would strike him with terror, and then all the people with him will flee. I would strike down only the king 3 [...]

October 26, 2008

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

2 Samuel 16:1-23  When David had gone a short distance beyond the summit, there was Ziba, the steward of Mephibosheth, waiting to meet him. He had a string of donkeys saddled and loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred cakes of figs and a skin of wine. 2 [...]

October 25, 2008

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

2 Samuel 15:1-37  In the course of time, Absalom provided himself with a chariot and horses and with fifty men to run ahead of him. 2 He would get up early and stand by the side of the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone came with a complaint to be placed before the [...]

October 24, 2008

Friday, October 24th, 2008

2 Samuel 14:1-33  Joab son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart longed for Absalom. 2 So Joab sent someone to Tekoa and had a wise woman brought from there. He said to her, “Pretend you are in mourning. Dress in mourning clothes, and don’t use any cosmetic lotions. Act like a woman who has [...]

October 23, 2008

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

2 Samuel 13:1-39  In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David. 2 Amnon became frustrated to the point of illness on account of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to [...]

October 22, 2008

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

2 Samuel 12:1-31  The LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, 3 but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb [...]

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