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August 26 - Bible-in-a-Year
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1 Chronicles 25-26
Chapter 25
lass="passage-text">Chapter 26
The Levitical Gatekeepers
1 The following were the divisions of the gatekeepers:
From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
2 Meshelemiah had sons:
Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second,
Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth,
and Eliehoenai the seventh.
4 Obed-edom also had sons:
Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second,
Joah the third, Sachar the fourth,
Nethanel the fifth,
5 Ammiel the sixth,
Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth,
for God blessed him.
6 Also, to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their ancestral houses because they were strong, capable men.
7 Shemaiah's sons: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his brothers Elihu and Semachiah were also capable men.
8 All of these were among the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers; they were capable men with strength for the work—62 from Obed-edom.
9 Meshelemiah also had sons and brothers who were capable men—18.
10 Hosah,(a) from the Merarites, also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),
11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and brothers of Hosah were 13 in all.
12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, under their leading men, had duties for ministering in the Lord 's temple, just as their brothers did. 13 They cast lots for each gate according to their ancestral houses, young and old alike.(b)
14 The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah.[a] They also cast lots for his son Zechariah, an insightful counselor, and his lot came out for the north gate. 15 Obed-edom's was the south gate, and his sons' lot was for the storehouses; 16 it was the west gate and the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending highway for Shuppim and Hosah.
There were guards stationed at every watch. 17 There were six Levites each day[b] on the east, four each day on the north, four each day on the south, and two pair at the storehouses. 18 As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court. 19 Those were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the sons of the Korahites and Merarites.
The Levitical Treasurers and Other Officials
20 From the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of God's temple and the treasuries of what had been dedicated.(c) 21 From the sons of Ladan, who were the sons of the Gershonites through Ladan and were the heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli. 22 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the Lord 's temple.
23 From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: 24 Shebuel, a descendant of Moses' son Gershom, was the officer in charge of the treasuries. 25 His relative through Eliezer: his son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zichri, and his son Shelomith.[c] 26 This Shelomith[d] and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of what had been dedicated by King David,(d) by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders. 27 They dedicated part of the plunder from their battles for the repair of the Lord 's temple. 28 All that Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated, along with everything else that had been dedicated, were in the care of Shelomith[e] and his brothers.
29 From the Izrahites: Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties(e) as officers and judges(f) over Israel. 30 From the Hebronites: Hashabiah(g) and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had assigned duties in Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the Lord and for the service of the king. 31 From the Hebronites: Jerijah(h) was the head of the Hebronites, according to the genealogical records of his ancestors. A search was made in the fortieth year of David's reign and strong, capable men were found among them at Jazer(i) in Gilead. 32 There were among Jerijah's relatives, 2,700 capable men who were heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh as overseers in every matter relating to God and the king.(j)
Zechariah 11
Chapter 11
Israel's Shepherds: Good and Bad
1 Open your gates, Lebanon,
and fire will consume your cedars.(a)
2 Wail, cypress,(b) for the cedar has fallen;
the glorious trees are destroyed!
Wail, oaks of Bashan,(c)
for the stately forest has fallen!
3 Listen to the wail(d) of the shepherds,
for their glory is destroyed.
Listen to the roar of young lions,(e)
for the thickets of the Jordan(f) are[a] destroyed.
4 Yahweh my God says this: "Shepherd the flock intended for slaughter. 5 Those who buy them slaughter them but are not punished.(g) Those who sell them say: Praise the Lord because I have become rich! Even their own shepherds have no compassion for them. 6 Indeed, I will no longer have compassion on the inhabitants of the land"—this is the Lord 's declaration. "Instead, I will turn everyone over to his neighbor and his king. They will devastate the land, and I will not deliver it from them."(h)
7 So I shepherded the flock intended for slaughter, the afflicted of the flock.[b] I took two staffs, calling one Favor(i) and the other Union, and I shepherded the flock. 8 In one month I got rid of three shepherds. I became impatient with them, and they also detested me. 9 Then I said, "I will no longer shepherd you. Let what is dying die, and let what is going astray go astray; let the rest devour each other's flesh." 10 Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, annulling the covenant I had made with all the peoples. 11 It was annulled on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock[c] who were watching me knew that it was the word of the Lord . 12 Then I said to them, "If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them." So they weighed my wages, 30 pieces of silver.(j)
13 "Throw it to the potter,"[d] the Lord said to me—this magnificent price I was valued by them. So I took the 30 pieces of silver and threw it into the house of the Lord , to the potter.[e](k) 14 Then I cut in two my second staff, Union, annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
15 The Lord also said to me: "Take the equipment of a foolish shepherd. 16 I am about to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are going astray, and he will not seek the lost[f] or heal the broken. He will not sustain the healthy,[g] but he will devour the flesh of the fat sheep(l) and tear off their hooves.
17 Woe to the worthless shepherd
who deserts the flock!(m)
May a sword strike[h] his arm
and his right eye!
May his arm wither away
and his right eye go completely blind!"
John 6:60-71
Chapter 6
60 Therefore, when many of His disciples heard this, they said, "This teaching is hard! Who can accept[n] it?"
61 Jesus, knowing in Himself(bt) that His disciples were complaining about this, asked them, "Does this offend you? 62 Then what if you were to observe the Son of Man(bu) ascending(bv) to where He was before? 63 The Spirit(bw) is the One who gives life. The flesh doesn't help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. 64 But there are some among you who don't believe." (For Jesus knew from the beginning(bx) those who would not[o] believe and the one who would betray(by) Him.) 65 He said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to Me(bz) unless it is granted to him by the Father."
66 From that moment many of His disciples turned back and no longer accompanied Him. 67 Therefore Jesus said to the Twelve,(ca) "You don't want to go away too, do you?"
68 Simon Peter(cb) answered, "Lord, who will we go to? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We have come to believe and know that You are the Holy One of God!"[p](cc)
70 Jesus replied to them, "Didn't I choose you, the Twelve?(cd) Yet one of you is the Devil!" (ce) 71 He was referring to Judas,(cf) Simon Iscariot's son,[q][r] one of the Twelve, because he was going to betray(cg) Him.
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