WEBVTT 00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.700 Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're 00:00:03.700 --> 00:00:05.700 taking this journey together to read the Bible 00:00:05.700 --> 00:00:08.099 in a year. Today we're going to jump a little 00:00:08.099 --> 00:00:10.880 to 1 Chronicles, to the last section of chapter 00:00:10.880 --> 00:00:14.779 9, verses 35 -44, where we hear about the genealogy 00:00:14.779 --> 00:00:17.179 of King Saul. And then we also read chapters 00:00:17.179 --> 00:00:20.019 10 and 11, where we hear about the death of King 00:00:20.019 --> 00:00:22.719 Saul, and the anointing of David as king over 00:00:22.719 --> 00:00:25.000 all Israel, as well as some of the most notable 00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:28.839 men in the New Kingdom. Chapter 9, verses 35 00:00:28.839 --> 00:00:33.479 -44. Jael, the father of Gibeon, whose wife's 00:00:33.479 --> 00:00:36.479 name was Maka, dwelt at Gibeon. His firstborn 00:00:36.479 --> 00:00:41.840 son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 00:00:41.960 --> 00:00:46.619 Gidor, Io, Zechariah, and Miklad. And Miklad 00:00:46.619 --> 00:00:49.619 begot Shemim. They also dwelt alongside their 00:00:49.619 --> 00:00:52.359 relatives in Jerusalem with their brethren. Ner 00:00:52.359 --> 00:00:55.600 begot Kish, Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, 00:00:56.020 --> 00:00:59.689 Malkishua, Abinadab, and Ishbaal. The son of 00:00:59.689 --> 00:01:02.649 Jonathan was Merib Baal, and Merib Baal begot 00:01:02.649 --> 00:01:05.969 Micah. The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, 00:01:06.150 --> 00:01:10.170 Tariah, and Ahaz. And Ahaz begot Jarah. Jarah 00:01:10.170 --> 00:01:13.890 begot Alamait, Azmavait, and Zimri. And Zimri 00:01:13.890 --> 00:01:17.670 begot Moza, Moza begot Binay, Rufaya his son, 00:01:17.950 --> 00:01:21.409 Ilyasa his son, and Ezel his son. And Ezel had 00:01:21.409 --> 00:01:25.530 six sons whose names were these, Azrikam, Bokeru, 00:01:25.629 --> 00:01:30.060 Ishmael, Shireya, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were 00:01:30.060 --> 00:01:33.739 the sons of Ezel. Chapter 10 Now the Philistines 00:01:33.739 --> 00:01:35.939 fought against Israel, and the men of Israel 00:01:35.939 --> 00:01:38.519 fled from before the Philistines and fell slain 00:01:38.519 --> 00:01:40.819 on Mount Gilboa. Then the Philistines followed 00:01:40.819 --> 00:01:43.540 hard after Saul and his sons, and the Philistines 00:01:43.540 --> 00:01:46.659 killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malkishua, Saul's 00:01:46.659 --> 00:01:49.280 sons. The battle became fierce against Saul. 00:01:49.519 --> 00:01:51.920 The archers hit him, and he was wounded by the 00:01:51.920 --> 00:01:54.340 archers. Then Saul said to his armor -bearer, 00:01:54.590 --> 00:01:56.730 Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, 00:01:56.810 --> 00:01:59.790 lest these uncircumcised men come and abuse me. 00:01:59.909 --> 00:02:02.189 But his armor -bearer would not, for he was greatly 00:02:02.189 --> 00:02:04.849 afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell 00:02:04.849 --> 00:02:07.189 on it. And when his armor -bearer saw that Saul 00:02:07.189 --> 00:02:09.710 was dead, he also fell on his sword and died. 00:02:09.930 --> 00:02:12.849 So Saul and his three sons died, and all his 00:02:12.849 --> 00:02:15.210 house died together. And when all the men of 00:02:15.210 --> 00:02:17.310 Israel, who were in the valley, saw that they 00:02:17.310 --> 00:02:19.830 had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, 00:02:19.990 --> 00:02:22.330 they forsook their cities and fled. Then the 00:02:22.330 --> 00:02:25.319 Philistines came and dwelt in them. So it happened 00:02:25.319 --> 00:02:27.460 the next day, when the Philistines came to strip 00:02:27.460 --> 00:02:29.599 the slain, that they found Saul and his sons 00:02:29.599 --> 00:02:31.960 fallen on Mount Gilboa. And they stripped him, 00:02:32.000 --> 00:02:34.400 and took his head and his armor, and sent word 00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:36.280 throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim 00:02:36.280 --> 00:02:39.219 the news in the temple of their idols and among 00:02:39.219 --> 00:02:41.699 the people. Then they put his armor in the temple 00:02:41.699 --> 00:02:44.060 of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple 00:02:44.060 --> 00:02:47.139 of Dagon. And when all Jabesh Gilead heard all 00:02:47.139 --> 00:03:03.060 that the Philistines had done to Saul, Chapter 00:03:03.060 --> 00:03:18.659 11 Then all Israel came together to David at 00:03:18.659 --> 00:03:21.139 Hebron, saying, Indeed, we are your bone and 00:03:21.139 --> 00:03:23.819 your flesh. Also in time past, even when Saul 00:03:23.819 --> 00:03:26.199 was king, you were the one who led Israel out 00:03:26.199 --> 00:03:28.560 and brought them in. And the Lord your God said 00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:31.139 to you, You shall shepherd my people Israel and 00:03:31.139 --> 00:03:33.879 be ruler over my people Israel. Therefore all 00:03:33.879 --> 00:03:36.139 the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, 00:03:36.139 --> 00:03:38.520 and David made a covenant with them at Hebron 00:03:38.520 --> 00:03:40.979 before the Lord. And they anointed king David 00:03:40.979 --> 00:03:43.219 over Israel according to the word of the Lord 00:03:43.219 --> 00:03:46.340 by Samuel. And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, 00:03:46.580 --> 00:03:49.219 which is Jebus, where the Jebusites were the 00:03:49.219 --> 00:03:51.180 inhabitants of the land. But the inhabitants 00:03:51.180 --> 00:03:53.500 of Jebus said to David, You shall not come in 00:03:53.500 --> 00:03:55.979 here. Nevertheless, David took the stronghold 00:03:55.979 --> 00:03:58.840 of Zion, that is, the city of David. Now David 00:03:58.840 --> 00:04:01.639 said, Whoever attacks the Jebusites first shall 00:04:01.639 --> 00:04:04.639 be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah 00:04:04.639 --> 00:04:07.199 went up first and became chief. Then David dwelt 00:04:07.199 --> 00:04:09.500 in the stronghold, therefore they called it the 00:04:09.500 --> 00:04:11.979 city of David. And he built the city around it. 00:04:12.300 --> 00:04:15.180 from the Milo to the surrounding area. Joab repaired 00:04:15.180 --> 00:04:17.759 the rest of the city. So David went on and became 00:04:17.759 --> 00:04:20.160 great, and the Lord of hosts was with him. Now 00:04:20.160 --> 00:04:22.339 these were the heads of the mighty men whom David 00:04:22.339 --> 00:04:24.660 had, who strengthened themselves with him in 00:04:24.660 --> 00:04:27.040 his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king 00:04:27.040 --> 00:04:29.019 according to the word of the Lord concerning 00:04:29.019 --> 00:04:31.180 Israel. And this is the number of the mighty 00:04:31.180 --> 00:04:34.819 men whom David had. Jashubim, the son of Ahakmonite, 00:04:35.000 --> 00:04:37.600 chief of the captains. He had lifted up his spear 00:04:37.600 --> 00:04:40.339 against three hundred, killed by him at one time. 00:04:40.730 --> 00:04:44.170 After him was Eliezer the son of Dodo, the Ahuhite, 00:04:44.329 --> 00:04:47.050 who was one of the three mighty men. He was with 00:04:47.050 --> 00:04:50.009 David at Pasdamim. Now there the Philistines 00:04:50.009 --> 00:04:52.189 were gathered for battle, and there was a piece 00:04:52.189 --> 00:04:54.490 of ground full of barley, so the people fled 00:04:54.490 --> 00:04:56.970 from the Philistines. But they stationed themselves 00:04:56.970 --> 00:04:59.509 in the middle of that field, defended it, and 00:04:59.509 --> 00:05:01.589 killed the Philistines. So the Lord brought about 00:05:01.589 --> 00:05:04.339 a great victory. Now three of the thirty chief 00:05:04.339 --> 00:05:07.100 men went down to the rock to David into the cave 00:05:07.100 --> 00:05:10.060 of Adulam, and the army of the Philistines encamped 00:05:10.060 --> 00:05:13.220 in the valley of Rephaim. David was then in the 00:05:13.220 --> 00:05:15.240 stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines 00:05:15.240 --> 00:05:17.860 was then in Bethlehem. And David said with longing, 00:05:18.120 --> 00:05:20.560 O that someone would give me a drink of water 00:05:20.560 --> 00:05:23.120 from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate. 00:05:23.300 --> 00:05:25.639 So the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, 00:05:25.759 --> 00:05:28.180 drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was 00:05:28.180 --> 00:05:30.259 by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. 00:05:31.069 --> 00:05:33.529 Nevertheless, David would not drink it, but poured 00:05:33.529 --> 00:05:36.509 it out to the Lord. And he said, Far be it from 00:05:36.509 --> 00:05:39.110 me, O my God, that I should do this. Shall I 00:05:39.110 --> 00:05:41.089 drink the blood of these men who have put their 00:05:41.089 --> 00:05:43.850 lives in jeopardy? For at the risk of their lives 00:05:43.850 --> 00:05:45.970 they brought it. Therefore he would not drink 00:05:45.970 --> 00:05:48.269 it. These things were done by the three mighty 00:05:48.269 --> 00:05:51.529 men. Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of 00:05:51.529 --> 00:05:53.980 another three. He had lifted up his spear against 00:05:53.980 --> 00:05:56.779 300 men, killed them, and won a name among these 00:05:56.779 --> 00:05:59.360 three. Of the three, he was more honored than 00:05:59.360 --> 00:06:01.360 the other two. Therefore, he became their captain. 00:06:01.519 --> 00:06:03.860 However, he did not attain to the first three. 00:06:04.519 --> 00:06:07.100 Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a 00:06:07.100 --> 00:06:09.939 valiant man from Kabzil, who had done many deeds. 00:06:10.160 --> 00:06:13.000 He had killed two lion -like heroes of Moab. 00:06:13.120 --> 00:06:15.620 He also had gone down and killed a lion in the 00:06:15.620 --> 00:06:18.180 midst of a pit on a snowy day. and he killed 00:06:18.180 --> 00:06:20.899 an Egyptian, a man of great height, five cubits 00:06:20.899 --> 00:06:23.379 tall. In the Egyptian's hand there was a spear 00:06:23.379 --> 00:06:26.019 like a weaver's beam, and he went down to him 00:06:26.019 --> 00:06:28.779 with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian's 00:06:28.779 --> 00:06:31.160 hand, and killed him with his own spear. These 00:06:31.160 --> 00:06:33.759 things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and won 00:06:33.759 --> 00:06:36.420 a name among three mighty men. Indeed he was 00:06:36.420 --> 00:06:38.379 more honored than the thirty, but he did not 00:06:38.379 --> 00:06:40.620 attain to the first three, and David appointed 00:06:40.620 --> 00:06:43.459 him over his guard. Also the mighty warriors 00:06:43.459 --> 00:06:46.300 were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the 00:06:46.300 --> 00:06:49.139 son of Dodo of Bethlehem, Shammut the Herorite, 00:06:49.300 --> 00:06:52.959 Heliz the Pelonite, Era the son of Ekesh the 00:06:52.959 --> 00:06:57.040 Tychoite, Abiezer the Anatotite, Sibichai the 00:06:57.040 --> 00:07:00.939 Hushatite, Elei the Ahuhite, Mahare the Netophatite, 00:07:01.420 --> 00:07:04.920 Helid the son of Bana the Netophatite, Itai the 00:07:04.920 --> 00:07:07.300 son of Rebe of Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin, 00:07:07.660 --> 00:07:10.939 Benai the Piratonite, Hurai of the brooks of 00:07:10.939 --> 00:07:14.870 Gash. Abiel the Arbutite, Asmovit the Baharomite, 00:07:15.050 --> 00:07:18.490 Iliaba the Shalbonite, the sons of Hashem the 00:07:18.490 --> 00:07:21.389 Gizunite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite, 00:07:21.449 --> 00:07:24.889 Ayem the son of Sakar the Hararite, Elifel the 00:07:24.889 --> 00:07:28.790 son of Ur, Hefer the Mekaratite, Ahijah the Pelonite, 00:07:28.930 --> 00:07:33.370 Hezru the Carmelite, Nare the son of Izbe, Joel 00:07:33.370 --> 00:07:36.290 the brother of Nathan, Mibar the son of Hagri, 00:07:36.529 --> 00:07:39.860 Zelek the Ammonite, Nahare the Perotite, the 00:07:39.860 --> 00:07:42.699 armor -bearer of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, Ira 00:07:42.699 --> 00:07:45.939 the Ithrite, Gerib the Ithrite, Uriah the Hittite, 00:07:46.259 --> 00:07:49.120 Zabad the son of Alai, Adina the son of Shiza 00:07:49.120 --> 00:07:51.319 the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and 00:07:51.319 --> 00:07:54.639 thirty with him, Hanan the son of Maka, Joshaphat 00:07:54.639 --> 00:07:58.139 the Midnite, Uzziah the Ashterite, Shammah and 00:07:58.139 --> 00:08:01.319 Jael the sons of Hotham the Arorite, Jadiel the 00:08:01.319 --> 00:08:04.060 son of Shemri, and Joah his brother the Tizite, 00:08:04.300 --> 00:08:07.779 Eliel the Mavite, Jeribi and Joshavia the sons 00:08:07.779 --> 00:08:11.779 of Elnam, Ithma the Moabite, Eliel Obed, and 00:08:11.779 --> 00:08:19.740 Jasiel the Mizobite. I hope you enjoyed today's 00:08:19.740 --> 00:08:21.920 reading as much as I did, and I look forward 00:08:21.920 --> 00:08:23.959 to seeing you again tomorrow to continue on our 00:08:23.959 --> 00:08:26.060 journey. God bless you and have a great day.