Monthly Archives: July 2017

Josiah Succeeds Amon in Judah 1 Josiahwaseight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 2 He did right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or to the left. 3 For in the […]

The Passover Observed Again 1 Then Josiah celebrated the Passover to the Lordin Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passoveranimalson the fourteenthdayof the first month. 2 He set the priests in their offices and encouraged them in the service of the house of the Lord. 3 He also said to the Levites who taught all Israelandwho […]

Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, then Jehoiachin Rule 1 Then the people of the land tookJoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in place of his father in Jerusalem. 2 Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 3 Then the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, […]

Genealogy from Adam 1 Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4 Noah, Shem, Ham and Japheth. 5 The sons of JaphethwereGomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras. 6 The sons of GomerwereAshkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah. 7 The sons of JavanwereElishah, Tarshish, Kittim and Rodanim. 8 The sons of HamwereCush, […]

Genealogy: Twelve Sons of Jacob (Israel) 1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher. 3 The sons of JudahwereEr, Onan and Shelah;thesethree were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, […]

Family of David 1 Now these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstbornwasAmnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the secondwasDaniel, by Abigail the Carmelitess; 2 the thirdwasAbsalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourthwasAdonijah the son of Haggith; 3 the fifthwasShephatiah, by Abital; […]

Line of Hur, Asher 1 The sons of JudahwerePerez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur and Shobal. 2 Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath, and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. Thesewerethe families of the Zorathites. 3 Thesewerethe sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash; and the name of their sisterwasHazzelelponi. 4 […]

Genealogy from Reuben 1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright. 2 Though Judah prevailed […]

Genealogy: The Priestly Line 1 The sons of LeviwereGershon, Kohath and Merari. 2 The sons of KohathwereAmram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. 3 The children of AmramwereAaron, Moses and Miriam. And the sons of AaronwereNadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 4 Eleazar became the father of Phinehas,andPhinehas became the father of Abishua, 5 and Abishua became the […]

Genealogy from Issachar 1 Now the sons of Issacharwerefour: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron. 2 The sons of TolawereUzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel, heads of their fathers’ households.The sonsof Tolaweremighty men of valor in their generations; their number in the days of David was 22,600. 3 The son of UzziwasIzrahiah. And the sons […]