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April 14, 2025 New King James VersionDavid’s Census of Israel and Judah24 Again the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel, and He moved David against them to say, “Go, [a]number Israel and Judah.”2 So the king said to Joab the commander of the army who was with him, “Now go throughout all the

April 13, 2025 New King James VersionDavid’s Last Words23 Now these are the last words of David.Thus says David the son of Jesse;Thus says the man raised up on high,The anointed of the God of Jacob,And the sweet psalmist of Israel:2 “The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me,And His word was on my tongue.3

April 12, 2025 New King James VersionPraise for God’s Deliverance22 Then David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, on the day when the Lord had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. 2 And he said:“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and

April 11, 2025 New King James VersionDavid Avenges the Gibeonites21 Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David inquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, “It is because of Saul and his [a]bloodthirsty house, because he killed the Gibeonites.” 2 So the king called

April 10, 2025 New King James VersionThe Rebellion of Sheba20 And there happened to be there a [a]rebel, whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite. And he blew a trumpet, and said:“We have no share in David,Nor do we have inheritance in the son of Jesse;Every man to his tents, O Israel!”2

April 9, 2025 New King James VersionDavid Returns to Jerusalem19 And Joab was told, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.” 2 So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people. For the people heard it said that day, “The king is grieved for his son.” 3 And the

April 8, 2025 New King James VersionAbsalom’s Defeat and Death18 And David [a]numbered the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. 2 Then David sent out one third of the people under the hand of Joab, one third under the hand of Abishai the son of

April 7, 2025 New King James VersionThe Advice of Ahithophel and Hushai17 Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Now let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight. 2 I will come upon him while he is weary and weak, and make him [a]afraid. And all the people who are with

April 6, 2025 New King James VersionMephibosheth’s Servant16 When David was a little past the top of the mountain, there was Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth, who met him with a couple of saddled donkeys, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred summer fruits, and a skin

April 5, 2025 New King James VersionAbsalom’s Treason15 After this it happened that Absalom provided himself with chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2 Now Absalom would rise early and stand beside the way to the gate. So it was, whenever anyone who had a lawsuit[a] came to the king for