The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Monday July 6, 2020 (NIV)

1 Chronicles 2:18-4:4

18 (A)Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by his wife Azubah, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 When Azubah died, (B)Caleb married (C)Ephrath, who bore him (D)Hur. 20 Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered (E)Bezalel.

21 Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of (F)Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old, and she bore him Segub. 22 And Segub fathered Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. 23 (G)But Geshur and Aram took from them Havvoth-jair, Kenath, and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead. 24 After the death of Hezron, (H)Caleb went in to Ephrathah,[a] the wife of Hezron his father, and she bore him (I)Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.

25 The sons of (J)Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel also had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. 27 The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28 The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. 29 The name of Abishur's wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. 30 The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died childless. 31 The son[b] of Appaim: Ishi. (K)The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai. 32 The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless. 33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. 34 Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave whose name was Jarha. 35 So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Jarha his slave, and she bore him Attai. 36 Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered (L)Zabad. 37 (M)Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered (N)Obed. 38 Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah. 39 Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Eleasah. 40 Eleasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum. 41 Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered (O)Elishama.

42 The sons of (P)Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mareshah[c] his firstborn, who fathered Ziph. The son[d] of Mareshah: (Q)Hebron.[e] 43 The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. 44 Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai. 45 The son of Shammai: Maon; and Maon fathered Beth-zur. 46 Ephah also, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez. 47 The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. 48 Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea; and the (R)daughter of Caleb was Achsah. 50 These were the descendants of Caleb.

The sons[f] of Hur the firstborn of (S)Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, 51 (T)Salma, the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader. 52 Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had other sons: (U)Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. 53 And the clans of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from these came the (V)Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. 54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. 55 The clans also of the scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites and the Sucathites. These are the (W)Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of (X)the house of Rechab.

Descendants of David

(Y)These are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second, (Z)Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite, the third, Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah; six were born to him in Hebron, (AA)where he reigned for seven years and six months. (AB)And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem. (AC)These were born to him in Jerusalem: (AD)Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and (AE)Solomon, four by (AF)Bath-shua, the daughter of (AG)Ammiel; then Ibhar, (AH)Elishama, Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, (AI)Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. All these were David's sons, besides the sons of the concubines, (AJ)and Tamar was their sister.

10 The son of Solomon was (AK)Rehoboam, (AL)Abijah his son, (AM)Asa his son, (AN)Jehoshaphat his son, 11 (AO)Joram his son, (AP)Ahaziah his son, (AQ)Joash his son, 12 (AR)Amaziah his son, (AS)Azariah his son, (AT)Jotham his son, 13 (AU)Ahaz his son, (AV)Hezekiah his son, (AW)Manasseh his son, 14 (AX)Amon his son, (AY)Josiah his son. 15 The sons of Josiah: (AZ)Johanan the firstborn, the second (BA)Jehoiakim, the third (BB)Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. 16 The descendants of (BC)Jehoiakim: (BD)Jeconiah his son, (BE)Zedekiah his son; 17 and the sons of Jeconiah, the (BF)captive: (BG)Shealtiel his son, 18 Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah; 19 and the sons of Pedaiah: (BH)Zerubbabel and Shimei; and the sons of (BI)Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister; 20 and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed, five. 21 The sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, his son[g] Rephaiah, his son Arnan, his son Obadiah, his son Shecaniah. 22 The son[h] of Shecaniah: (BJ)Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: (BK)Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six. 23 The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three. 24 The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven.

Descendants of Judah

(BL)The sons of Judah: (BM)Perez, Hezron, (BN)Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. (BO)Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the (BP)Zorathites. These were the sons[i] of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi, and (BQ)Penuel fathered (BR)Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of (BS)Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

Footnotes:

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:24 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew in Caleb Ephrathah
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:31 Hebrew sons; three times in this verse
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:42 Septuagint; Hebrew Mesha
  4. 1 Chronicles 2:42 Hebrew sons
  5. 1 Chronicles 2:42 Hebrew the father of Hebron
  6. 1 Chronicles 2:50 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew son
  7. 1 Chronicles 3:21 Septuagint (compare Syriac, Vulgate); Hebrew sons of; four times in this verse
  8. 1 Chronicles 3:22 Hebrew sons
  9. 1 Chronicles 4:3 Septuagint (compare Vulgate); Hebrew father

Cross references:

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:18 : [ver. 9]
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:19 : [See ver. 18 above]; [ver. 9]
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:19 : [ver. 50]
  4. 1 Chronicles 2:19 : Ex. 17:10, 12; 24:14
  5. 1 Chronicles 2:20 : Ex. 31:2
  6. 1 Chronicles 2:21 : Num. 27:1
  7. 1 Chronicles 2:23 : [Num. 32:41, 42; Deut. 3:14; Josh. 13:30]
  8. 1 Chronicles 2:24 : ver. 19, 50
  9. 1 Chronicles 2:24 : ch. 4:5
  10. 1 Chronicles 2:25 : ver. 9
  11. 1 Chronicles 2:31 : [ver. 34, 35]
  12. 1 Chronicles 2:36 : ch. 11:41
  13. 1 Chronicles 2:37 : [See ver. 36 above]; ch. 11:41
  14. 1 Chronicles 2:37 : [2 Chr. 23:1]
  15. 1 Chronicles 2:41 : 2 Kgs. 25:25
  16. 1 Chronicles 2:42 : ver. 9
  17. 1 Chronicles 2:42 : See Josh. 14:13
  18. 1 Chronicles 2:49 : [Josh. 15:17; Judg. 1:13]
  19. 1 Chronicles 2:50 : ch. 4:4; [ver. 19]
  20. 1 Chronicles 2:51 : [ch. 4:4]
  21. 1 Chronicles 2:52 : [ch. 4:2]
  22. 1 Chronicles 2:53 : ch. 4:2
  23. 1 Chronicles 2:55 : Judg. 1:16
  24. 1 Chronicles 2:55 : 2 Kgs. 10:15; Jer. 35:2
  25. 1 Chronicles 3:1 : For ver. 1-4, see 2 Sam. 3:2-5
  26. 1 Chronicles 3:1 : [2 Sam. 3:3]
  27. 1 Chronicles 3:4 : 2 Sam. 2:11
  28. 1 Chronicles 3:4 : 2 Sam. 5:5
  29. 1 Chronicles 3:5 : For ver. 5-8, see ch. 14:4-7; 2 Sam. 5:14-16
  30. 1 Chronicles 3:5 : [ch. 14:4; 2 Sam. 5:14]
  31. 1 Chronicles 3:5 : 2 Sam. 12:24
  32. 1 Chronicles 3:5 : [2 Sam. 11:3]
  33. 1 Chronicles 3:5 : [2 Sam. 11:3]
  34. 1 Chronicles 3:6 : [ch. 14:5; 2 Sam. 5:15]
  35. 1 Chronicles 3:8 : [ch. 14:7]
  36. 1 Chronicles 3:9 : 2 Sam. 13:1
  37. 1 Chronicles 3:10 : 1 Kgs. 11:43
  38. 1 Chronicles 3:10 : [1 Kgs. 14:31; 15:1]
  39. 1 Chronicles 3:10 : 1 Kgs. 15:8
  40. 1 Chronicles 3:10 : 1 Kgs. 15:24
  41. 1 Chronicles 3:11 : 2 Kgs. 8:16
  42. 1 Chronicles 3:11 : 2 Kgs. 8:24; [2 Chr. 21:17; 22:6]
  43. 1 Chronicles 3:11 : 2 Kgs. 11:2
  44. 1 Chronicles 3:12 : 2 Kgs. 12:21
  45. 1 Chronicles 3:12 : [2 Kgs. 15:30]
  46. 1 Chronicles 3:12 : 2 Kgs. 15:7
  47. 1 Chronicles 3:13 : 2 Kgs. 15:38
  48. 1 Chronicles 3:13 : 2 Kgs. 16:20
  49. 1 Chronicles 3:13 : 2 Kgs. 20:21
  50. 1 Chronicles 3:14 : 2 Kgs. 21:18
  51. 1 Chronicles 3:14 : 2 Kgs. 21:26
  52. 1 Chronicles 3:15 : [2 Kgs. 23:30]
  53. 1 Chronicles 3:15 : [2 Kgs. 23:34]
  54. 1 Chronicles 3:15 : [2 Kgs. 24:17]
  55. 1 Chronicles 3:16 : [Matt. 1:11]
  56. 1 Chronicles 3:16 : [2 Kgs. 24:6; Jer. 22:24]
  57. 1 Chronicles 3:16 : [2 Kgs. 24:17]
  58. 1 Chronicles 3:17 : 2 Kgs. 24:15
  59. 1 Chronicles 3:17 : Ezra 3:2; 5:2; Hag. 1:1, 12, 14; 2:2, 23; Matt. 1:12; Luke 3:27
  60. 1 Chronicles 3:19 : Ezra 2:2; Hag. 1:1, 12, 14; Zech. 4:6
  61. 1 Chronicles 3:19 : Ezra 2:2; Hag. 1:1, 12, 14; Zech. 4:6
  62. 1 Chronicles 3:22 : Neh. 3:29
  63. 1 Chronicles 3:22 : Ezra 8:2
  64. 1 Chronicles 4:1 : [Gen. 46:12]
  65. 1 Chronicles 4:1 : Gen. 38:29
  66. 1 Chronicles 4:1 : ch. 2:7
  67. 1 Chronicles 4:2 : [ch. 2:52]
  68. 1 Chronicles 4:2 : ch. 2:53
  69. 1 Chronicles 4:4 : [ver. 18]
  70. 1 Chronicles 4:4 : ver. 18, 39
  71. 1 Chronicles 4:4 : [Gen. 35:19; ch. 2:50, 51]
English Standard Version (ESV)

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Acts 24

Paul Before Felix at Caesarea

24 And (A)after five days the high priest (B)Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus. They laid before (C)the governor their case against Paul. And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying:

“Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight, (D)most excellent Felix, reforms are being made for this nation, in every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude. But, to detain[a] you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly. For we have found this man a plague, (E)one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of (F)the sect of the Nazarenes. (G)He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him.[b] By examining him yourself you will be able to find out from him about everything of which we accuse him.”

The Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that all these things were so.

10 And when the governor had nodded to him to speak, Paul replied:

“Knowing that for many years you have been a judge over this nation, I cheerfully make my defense. 11 You can verify that (H)it is not more than twelve days since I (I)went up (J)to worship in Jerusalem, 12 and (K)they did not find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the temple or in the synagogues or in the city. 13 (L)Neither can they prove to you what they now bring up against me. 14 But this I confess to you, that according to (M)the Way, which they call (N)a sect, (O)I worship (P)the God of our fathers, believing everything (Q)laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets, 15 (R)having (S)a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be (T)a resurrection (U)of both the just and the unjust. 16 So I always (V)take pains to have a (W)clear conscience toward both God and man. 17 Now (X)after several years (Y)I came to bring alms to (Z)my nation and to present (AA)offerings. 18 While I was doing this, they found me (AB)purified in the temple, without any crowd or tumult. But (AC)some Jews from Asia— 19 (AD)they ought to be here before you and to make an accusation, should they have anything against me. 20 Or else let these men themselves say what wrongdoing they found when I stood before the council, 21 other than this one thing (AE)that I cried out while standing among them: ‘It is with respect to the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you this day.’”

Paul Kept in Custody

22 But Felix, having a rather accurate knowledge of (AF)the Way, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will decide your case.” 23 Then he gave orders to the centurion that he (AG)should be kept in custody but have some liberty, and that (AH)none of his friends should be prevented from attending to his needs.

24 After some days Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and he sent for Paul and heard him speak about (AI)faith (AJ)in Christ Jesus. 25 And as he reasoned (AK)about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, “Go away for the present. (AL)When I get an opportunity I will summon you.” 26 At the same time he hoped (AM)that money would be given him by Paul. So he sent for him often and conversed with him. 27 When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius (AN)Festus. And (AO)desiring to do the Jews a favor, (AP)Felix left Paul in prison.

Footnotes:

  1. Acts 24:4 Or weary
  2. Acts 24:6 Some manuscripts add and we would have judged him according to our law. 7But the chief captain Lysias came and with great violence took him out of our hands, 8commanding his accusers to come before you.
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Psalm 4

Answer Me When I Call

To the (A)choirmaster: with (B)stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

Answer me when I call, O God of my (C)righteousness!
You have (D)given me relief when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

O men,[a] how long shall my honor be turned into shame?
How long will you love vain words and seek after (E)lies? Selah
But know that the Lord has (F)set apart (G)the godly for himself;
the Lord hears when I call to him.

(H)Be angry,[b] and do not sin;
(I)ponder in your own hearts (J)on your beds, and be silent. Selah
Offer (K)right sacrifices,
and put your (L)trust in the Lord.

There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?
(M)Lift up (N)the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”
You have put (O)more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and wine abound.

In peace I will both (P)lie down and sleep;
for you alone, O Lord, make me (Q)dwell in safety.

Footnotes:

  1. Psalm 4:2 Or O men of rank
  2. Psalm 4:4 Or Be agitated
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Proverbs 18:16-18

16 A man's (A)gift makes room for him
and brings him before the great.
17 The one who states his case first seems right,
until the other comes and examines him.
18 (B)The lot puts an end to quarrels
and decides between powerful contenders.

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