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August 24 - Old & New Testament
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1 Chronicles 26,27
The Gatekeepers
1 The divisions of the gatekeepers:(a)
From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
2 Meshelemiah had sons:
Zechariah(b) 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,
Sakar the fourth,
Nethanel the fifth,
5 Ammiel the sixth,
Issachar the seventh
and Peullethai the eighth.
(For God had blessed Obed-Edom.(c))
6 Obed-Edom's son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders in their father's family because they were very capable men. 7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also able men. 8 All these were descendants of Obed-Edom; they and their sons and their relatives were capable men with the strength to do the work—descendants of Obed-Edom, 62 in all.
9 Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, who were able men—18 in all.
10 Hosah the Merarite had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him the first),(d) 11 Hilkiah the second, Tabaliah the third and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and relatives of Hosah were 13 in all.
12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their leaders, had duties for ministering(e) in the temple of the Lord , just as their relatives had. 13 Lots(f) were cast for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.
14 The lot for the East Gate(g) fell to Shelemiah.[a] Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah,(h) a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him. 15 The lot for the South Gate fell to Obed-Edom,(i) and the lot for the storehouse fell to his sons. 16 The lots for the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road fell to Shuppim and Hosah.
Guard was alongside of guard: 17 There were six Levites a day on the east, four a day on the north, four a day on the south and two at a time at the storehouse. 18 As for the court[b] to the west, there were four at the road and two at the court[c] itself.
19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.(j)
The Treasurers and Other Officials
20 Their fellow Levites(k) were[d] in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries for the dedicated things.(l)
21 The descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and who were heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite,(m) were Jehieli, 22 the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries(n) of the temple of the Lord .
23 From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites:(o)
24 Shubael,(p) a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the official in charge of the treasuries. 25 His relatives through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zikri his son and Shelomith(q) his son. 26 Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated(r) by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and by the other army commanders. 27 Some of the plunder taken in battle they dedicated for the repair of the temple of the Lord . 28 And everything dedicated by Samuel the seer(s) and by Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner and Joab son of Zeruiah, and all the other dedicated things were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.
29 From the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were assigned duties away from the temple, as officials and judges(t) over Israel.
30 From the Hebronites: Hashabiah(u) and his relatives—seventeen hundred able men—were responsible in Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the Lord and for the king's service. 31 As for the Hebronites,(v) Jeriah was their chief according to the genealogical records of their families. In the fortieth(w) year of David's reign a search was made in the records, and capable men among the Hebronites were found at Jazer in Gilead. 32 Jeriah had twenty-seven hundred relatives, who were able men and heads of families, and King David put them in charge of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.
Army Divisions
1 This is the list of the Israelites—heads of families, commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and their officers, who served the king in all that concerned the army divisions that were on duty month by month throughout the year. Each division consisted of 24,000 men.
2 In charge of the first division, for the first month, was Jashobeam(a) son of Zabdiel. There were 24,000 men in his division. 3 He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army officers for the first month.
4 In charge of the division for the second month was Dodai(b) the Ahohite; Mikloth was the leader of his division. There were 24,000 men in his division.
5 The third army commander, for the third month, was Benaiah(c) son of Jehoiada the priest. He was chief and there were 24,000 men in his division. 6 This was the Benaiah who was a mighty warrior among the Thirty and was over the Thirty. His son Ammizabad was in charge of his division.
7 The fourth, for the fourth month, was Asahel(d) the brother of Joab; his son Zebadiah was his successor. There were 24,000 men in his division.
8 The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth(e) the Izrahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
9 The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira(f) the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
10 The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez(g) the Pelonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
11 The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbekai(h) the Hushathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
12 The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer(i) the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
13 The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai(j) the Netophathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
14 The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah(k) the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
15 The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai(l) the Netophathite, from the family of Othniel.(m) There were 24,000 men in his division.
Leaders of the Tribes
16 The leaders of the tribes of Israel:
over the Reubenites: Eliezer son of Zikri;
over the Simeonites: Shephatiah son of Maakah;
17 over Levi: Hashabiah(n) son of Kemuel;
over Aaron: Zadok;(o)
18 over Judah: Elihu, a brother of David;
over Issachar: Omri son of Michael;
19 over Zebulun: Ishmaiah son of Obadiah;
over Naphtali: Jerimoth son of Azriel;
20 over the Ephraimites: Hoshea son of Azaziah;
over half the tribe of Manasseh: Joel son of Pedaiah;
21 over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead: Iddo son of Zechariah;
over Benjamin: Jaasiel son of Abner;
22 over Dan: Azarel son of Jeroham.
These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
23 David did not take the number of the men twenty years old or less,(p) because the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars(q) in the sky. 24 Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. God's wrath came on Israel on account of this numbering,(r) and the number was not entered in the book[a] of the annals of King David.
The King's Overseers
25 Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses.
Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the outlying districts, in the towns, the villages and the watchtowers.
26 Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land.
27 Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards.
Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine vats.
28 Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore-fig(s) trees in the western foothills.
Joash was in charge of the supplies of olive oil.
29 Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon.(t)
Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.
30 Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels.
Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.
31 Jaziz the Hagrite(u) was in charge of the flocks.
All these were the officials in charge of King David's property.
32 Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, a man of insight and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hakmoni took care of the king's sons.
33 Ahithophel(v) was the king's counselor.
Hushai(w) the Arkite was the king's confidant. 34 Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar.(x)
Joab(y) was the commander of the royal army.
1 Corinthians 15:1-28
Chapter 15
The Resurrection of Christ
1 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel(a) I preached to you,(b) which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved,(c) if you hold firmly(d) to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
3 For what I received(e) I passed on to you(f) as of first importance[a]: that Christ died for our sins(g) according to the Scriptures,(h) 4 that he was buried,(i) that he was raised(j) on the third day(k) according to the Scriptures,(l) 5 and that he appeared to Cephas,[b](m) and then to the Twelve.(n) 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.(o) 7 Then he appeared to James,(p) then to all the apostles,(q) 8 and last of all he appeared to me also,(r) as to one abnormally born.
9 For I am the least of the apostles(s) and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted(t) the church of God.(u) 10 But by the grace(v) of God I am what I am, and his grace to me(w) was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them(x)—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.(y) 11 Whether, then, it is I or they,(z) this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.
The Resurrection of the Dead
12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead,(aa) how can some of you say that there is no resurrection(ab) of the dead?(ac) 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised,(ad) our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15 More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead.(ae) But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.(af) 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep(ag) in Christ are lost. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.(ah)
20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead,(ai) the firstfruits(aj) of those who have fallen asleep.(ak) 21 For since death came through a man,(al) the resurrection of the dead(am) comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.(an) 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits;(ao) then, when he comes,(ap) those who belong to him.(aq) 24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom(ar) to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.(as) 25 For he must reign(at) until he has put all his enemies under his feet.(au) 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.(av) 27 For he "has put everything under his feet."[c](aw) Now when it says that "everything" has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ.(ax) 28 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him,(ay) so that God may be all in all.(az)
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