2Sa 5:2 Previously, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and in. And the Lord said to you, 'You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be a ruler over Israel.'"

2Sa 5:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them before the Lord at Hebron; then they anointed David king over Israel.

2Sa 5:4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.

2Sa 5:5 At Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

2Sa 5:6 Now the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, and they said to David, "You shall not come in here, but the blind and lame will turn you away"; thinking, "David cannot enter here."

2Sa 5:7 Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, that is the city of David.

2Sa 5:8 David said on that day, "Whoever would strike the Jebusites, let him reach the lame and the blind, who are hated by David's soul, through the water tunnel." Therefore they say, "The blind or the lame shall not come into the house."

2Sa 5:9 So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.

2Sa 5:10 David became greater and greater, for the Lord God of hosts was with him.

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1Ch 11:1 Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

1Ch 11:2 In times past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel; and the Lord your God said to you, 'You shall shepherd My people Israel, and you shall be prince over My people Israel.'"

1Ch 11:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord through Samuel.

1Ch 11:4 Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.

1Ch 11:5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You shall not enter here." Nevertheless David captured the stronghold of Zion (that is, the city of David).

1Ch 11:6 Now David had said, "Whoever strikes down a Jebusite first shall be chief and commander." Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief.

1Ch 11:7 Then David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David.

1Ch 11:8 He built the city all around, from the Millo even to the surrounding area; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

1Ch 11:9 David became greater and greater, for the Lord of hosts was with him.

1Ch 11:10 Now these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

1Ch 11:11 These constitute the list of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he killed at one time.

1Ch 11:12 After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

1Ch 11:13 He was with David at Pasdammim when the Philistines were gathered together there to battle, and there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled before the Philistines.

1Ch 11:14 They took their stand in the midst of the plot and defended it, and struck down the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great victory.

1Ch 11:15 Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam, while the army of the Philistines was camping in the valley of Rephaim.

1Ch 11:16 David was then in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

1Ch 11:17 David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"

1Ch 11:18 So the three broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David; nevertheless David would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord;

1Ch 11:19 and he said, "Be it far from me before my God that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives? For at the risk of their lives they brought it." Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

1Ch 11:20 As for Abshai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the thirty, and he swung his spear against three hundred and killed them; and he had a name as well as the thirty.

1Ch 11:21 Of the three in the second rank he was the most honored and became their commander; however, he did not attain to the first three.

1Ch 11:22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, mighty in deeds, struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day.

1Ch 11:23 He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature five cubits tall. Now in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.

1Ch 11:24 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men.

1Ch 11:25 Behold, he was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three; and David appointed him over his guard.

1Ch 11:26 Now the mighty men of the armies were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

1Ch 11:27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

1Ch 11:28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

1Ch 11:29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

1Ch 11:30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

1Ch 11:31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

1Ch 11:32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

1Ch 11:33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

1Ch 11:34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,

1Ch 11:35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

1Ch 11:36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

1Ch 11:37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

1Ch 11:38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,

1Ch 11:39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

1Ch 11:40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

1Ch 11:41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

1Ch 11:42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,

1Ch 11:43 Hanan the son of Maacah and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

1Ch 11:44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

1Ch 11:45 Jediael the son of Shimri and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

1Ch 11:46 Eliel the Mahavite and Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

1Ch 11:47 Eliel and Obed and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

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1Ch 12:1 Now these are the ones who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still restricted because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in war.

1Ch 12:2 They were equipped with bows, using both the right hand and the left to sling stones and to shoot arrows from the bow; they were Saul's kinsmen from Benjamin.

1Ch 12:3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah and Jehu the Anathothite,

1Ch 12:4 and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty. Then Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,

1Ch 12:5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite,

1Ch 12:6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, Jashobeam, the Korahites,

1Ch 12:7 and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

1Ch 12:8 From the Gadites there came over to David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear, and whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains.

1Ch 12:9 Ezer was the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

1Ch 12:10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

1Ch 12:11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

1Ch 12:12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

1Ch 12:13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

1Ch 12:14 These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army; he who was least was equal to a hundred and the greatest to a thousand.

1Ch 12:15 These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.

1Ch 12:16 Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.

1Ch 12:17 David went out to meet them, and said to them, "If you come peacefully to me to help me, my heart shall be united with you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look on it and decide."

1Ch 12:18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was the chief of the thirty, and he said, "We are yours, O David, And with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, And peace to him who helps you; Indeed, your God helps you!" Then David received them and made them captains of the band.

1Ch 12:19 From Manasseh also some defected to David when he was about to go to battle with the Philistines against Saul. But they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines after consultation sent him away, saying, "At the cost of our heads he may defect to his master Saul."

1Ch 12:20 As he went to Ziklag there defected to him from Manasseh: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu and Zillethai, captains of thousands who belonged to Manasseh.

1Ch 12:21 They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army.

1Ch 12:22 For day by day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army like the army of God.

1Ch 12:23 Now these are the numbers of the divisions equipped for war, who came to David at Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord.

1Ch 12:24 The sons of Judah who bore shield and spear were 6,800, equipped for war.

1Ch 12:25 Of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor for war, 7,100.

1Ch 12:26 Of the sons of Levi 4,600.

1Ch 12:27 Now Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron, and with him were 3,700,

1Ch 12:28 also Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty-two captains.

1Ch 12:29 Of the sons of Benjamin, Saul's kinsmen, 3,000; for until now the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

1Ch 12:30 Of the sons of Ephraim 20,800, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' households.

1Ch 12:31 Of the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000, who were designated by name to come and make David king.

1Ch 12:32 Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command.

1Ch 12:33 Of Zebulun, there were 50,000 who went out in the army, who could draw up in battle formation with all kinds of weapons of war and helped David with an undivided heart.

1Ch 12:34 Of Naphtali there were 1,000 captains, and with them 37,000 with shield and spear.

1Ch 12:35 Of the Danites who could draw up in battle formation, there were 28,600.

1Ch 12:36 Of Asher there were 40,000 who went out in the army to draw up in battle formation.

1Ch 12:37 From the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites and the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons of war for the battle.

1Ch 12:38 All these, being men of war who could draw up in battle formation, came to Hebron with a perfect heart to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one mind to make David king.

1Ch 12:39 They were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their kinsmen had prepared for them.

1Ch 12:40 Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, camels, mules and on oxen, great quantities of flour cakes, fig cakes and bunches of raisins, wine, oil, oxen and sheep. There was joy indeed in Israel.

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Day 121 -- 1 May:   2 Samuel 5:1-10;

Day 119 -- 29 April:   1 Chronicles 7-10

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Day 123 -- 3 May:   Psalm 106-107

Day 124 -- 4 May:   2 Samuel 5:11-6:23; 1 Chronicles 13-16
Day 125 -- 5 May:   Psalm 1-2; Psalm 15;Psalm 22-24; Psalm 47; Psalm 68
Day 126 -- 6 May:   Psalm 89; Psalm 96;Psalm 100; Psalm 101; Psalm 105; Psalm 132