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First Reading: 1 Chronicles Chapter 1 and 2
1 Chronicles 1
1:1 The Family of Adam Seth to Abraham
(Gen 5; 10; 11:10-26; Luke 3:34-38)
Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2 Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
6 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah. 7 The sons of Javan
were Elishah, Tarshishah, Kittim, and Rodanim.
8 The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9 The sons of Cush were
Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabtecha. The sons of Raama were Sheba and
Dedan. 10 Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. 11 Mizraim
begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 12 Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came
the Philistines and the Caphtorim). 13 Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and
Heth; 14 the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite; 15 the Hivite, the Arkite,
and the Sinite; 16 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
17 The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether,
and Meshech. 18 Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber. 19 To Eber were
born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided;
and his brother's name was Joktan. 20 Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth,
Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah,
and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 and
Abram, who is Abraham. 28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.
29 The Family of Ishmael
(Gen 25:12-16)
These are their genealogies: The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebajoth; then Kedar,
Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, and
Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
32 The Family of Keturah
(Gen 25:1-4)
Now the sons born to Keturah, Abraham's concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan,
Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan. 33 The
sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were
the children of Keturah.
34 The Family of Isaac
(Gen 36:10-14)
And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel. 35 The sons
of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. 36 And the sons of Eliphaz
were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek. 37 The sons
of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38 The Family of Seir
(Gen 36:20-28)
The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
39 And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan's sister was Timna. 40 The
sons of Shobal were Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon
were Ajah and Anah. 41 The son of Anah was Dishon. The sons of Dishon were Hamran,
Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. 42 The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.
The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
43 The Kings of Edom
(Gen 36:31-43)
Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before a king reigned
over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city
was Dinhabah. 44 And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned
in his place. 45 When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned
in his place. 46 And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who attacked
Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was
Avith. 47 When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. 48 And when
Samlah died, Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place. 49 When Saul
died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. 50 And when Baal-Hanan
died, Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai. His wife's
name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 51 Hadad
died also. And the chiefs of Edom were Chief Timnah, Chief Aliah, Chief Jetheth,
52 Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, 53 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief
Mibzar, 54 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
1 Chronicles 2
2:1 The Family of Israel
(Gen 35:23-26; 46:8-25)
These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 From Judah to David
(Ruth 4:18-22; Matt 1:2-6; Like 3:31-33)
The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by
the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked
in the sight of the LORD; so He killed him. 4 And Tamar, his daughter-in-law,
bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 6 The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan,
Heman, Calcol, and Dara five of them in all.
7 The son of Carmi was Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the
accursed thing.
8 The son of Ethan was Azariah.
9 Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
10 Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, leader of the children
of Judah; 11 Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz; 12 Boaz begot Obed,
and Obed begot Jesse; 13 Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second,
Shimea the third, 14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15 Ozem the sixth,
and David the seventh.
16 Now their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah were
Abishai, Joab, and Asahel three. 17 Abigail bore Amasa; and the father
of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
18 The Family of Hezron
Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. Now
these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 When Azubah died, Caleb took
Ephrath as his wife, who bore him Hur. 20 And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel.
21 Now afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead,
whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub. 22 Segub
begot Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. 23(Geshur and
Syria took from them the towns of Jair, with Kenath and its towns sixty
towns.) All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. 24 After
Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron's wife Abijah bore him Ashhur the father
of Tekoa.
25 The Family of Jerahmeel
The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram, the firstborn, and
Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was
Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. 27 The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel,
were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons
of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and
Molid. 30 The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim; Seled died without children.
31 The son of Appaim was Ishi, the son of Ishi was Sheshan, and Sheshan's son
was Ahlai. 32 The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan;
Jether died without children. 33 The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza.
These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant
whose name was Jarha. 35 Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife,
and she bore him Attai. 36 Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad; 37 Zabad
begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed; 38 Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah;
39 Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah; 40 Eleasah begot Sismai, and
Sismai begot Shallum; 41 Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama.
42 The Family of Caleb
The descendants of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha, his firstborn,
who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. 43
The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44 Shema begot Raham
the father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot Shammai. 45 And the son of Shammai was
Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46 Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez.
47 And the sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Maachah, 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 daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
50 These were the descendants of Caleb: The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah,
were Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim, 51 Salma the father of Bethlehem,
and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim had descendants: Haroeh, and half
of the families of Manuhoth. 53 The families of Kirjath Jearim were the Ithrites,
the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these came the Zorathites
and the Eshtaolites.
54 The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half
of the Manahethites, and the Zorites.
55 And the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez were the Tirathites, the
Shimeathites, and the Suchathites. These were the Kenites who came from Hammath,
the father of the house of Rechab.
Second Reading: 2 Thessalonians Chapter 3
2 Thessalonians 3
3:1 Pray for Us
Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and
be glorified, just as it is with you, 2 and that we may be delivered from unreasonable
and wicked men; for not all have faith.
3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil
one. 4 And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, both that you do and
will do the things we command you.
5 Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience
of Christ.
6 Warning Against Idleness
But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you
withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition
which he received from us. 7 For you yourselves know how you ought to follow
us, for we were not disorderly among you; 8 nor did we eat anyone's bread free
of charge, but worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be
a burden to any of you, 9 not because we do not have authority, but to make
ourselves an example of how you should follow us.
10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not
work, neither shall he eat. 11 For we hear that there are some who walk among
you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies. 12 Now those
who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work
in quietness and eat their own bread.
13 But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good. 14 And if anyone
does not obey our word in this epistle, note that person and do not keep company
with him, that he may be ashamed. 15 Yet do not count him as an enemy, but admonish
him as a brother.
16 Benediction
Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord
be with you all.
17 The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is a sign in every epistle;
so I write.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
I CHRONICLES
Part 1 of 2
The author of the two books of the Chronicles is not named. Some scholars believe that Ezra, who was a scribe, was the author. The two books cover a period of time from around 1050 to 536 B.C. Like the Book of Kings, I & II Chronicles were originally one book according to Jewish tradition. However, the Chronicles are not simply a repeat of the history already recorded in the books of Samuel and Kings. The Book of Chronicles was written to remind the nation of their entire history, and of their position among other nations, emphasizing the history of priestly worship from the death of Saul to the Babylonian captivity. The Chronicles contain more detail on the organization of public worship, of religious ceremonies, of Levites and singers, and of the relationship of Kings to the worship of God, than does the Book of Kings. The history of the Northern Kingdom is omitted from the Chronicles because the Northern Kingdom had no bearing on the development of true worship of God in Jerusalem.
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