OT Marathon June 17 Tue

1 Kings 8:1-53 The Ark Brought to the Temple 8 Then King Solomon summoned into his presence at Jerusalem the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the chiefs of the Israelite families, to bring up the ark of the Lord’s covenant from Zion, the City of David. 2 All the Israelites came together to King Solomon at […]

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OT Marathon June 16 Monday

1 Kings 7 Solomon Builds His Palace Chapter 7  It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace. 2 He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty wide and thirty high,[a] with four rows of cedar columns supporting trimmed cedar beams. 3 It was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested […]

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OT Marathon June 14 Saturday

1 Kings 3:16-28 A Wise Ruling 16 Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. 17 One of them said, “Pardon me, my lord. This woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was there with me. 18 The third day after my child was born, this woman also had […]

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OT Marathon June 13

Psalm 83  A song. A psalm of Asaph. 1 O God, do not remain silent;     do not turn a deaf ear,     do not stand aloof, O God. 2 See how your enemies growl,     how your foes rear their heads. 3 With cunning they conspire against your people;     they plot against those you cherish. 4 “Come,” they say, “let us destroy them […]

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OT Marathon June 12 Thursday

Psalm 79-82 Psalm 79 A psalm of Asaph. 1 O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance;     they have defiled your holy temple,     they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble. 2 They have left the dead bodies of your servants     as food for the birds of the sky,     the flesh of your own people for the animals of the […]

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