Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're
taking this journey together to read the Bible
in a year. Today's reading is from 1 Chronicles
27 -29. Chapter 27 And the children of Israel,
according to their number, the heads of fathers'
houses, the captains of thousands and hundreds,
and their officers, served the king in every
matter of the military divisions. These divisions
came in and went out month by month throughout
all the month of the year. each division having
twenty -four thousand. Over the first division
for the first month was Jashubim the son of Zabdiel,
and in his division were twenty -four thousand.
He was of the children of Perez and the chief
of all the captains of the army for the first
month. Over the division of the second month
was Dodai and Ahohite, and of his division Miklot
also was the leader. In his division were twenty
-four thousand. The third captain of the army
for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada
the priest who was chief. In his division were
24 ,000. This was the Benaiah who was mighty
among the 30 and was over the 30. In his division
was Amizabad his son. The fourth captain for
the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab
and Zebediah his son after him. In his division
were 24 ,000. The fifth captain for the fifth
month was Shamhut the Israelite. In his division
were 24 ,000. The sixth captain for the sixth
month was Ira the son of Ekesh the Techoite.
In his division were 24 ,000. The seventh captain
for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite
of the children of Ephraim. In his division were
24 ,000. The eighth captain for the eighth month
was Sibichai the Hushetite of the Zerites. In
his division were 24 ,000. The ninth captain
for the ninth month was Abiezar the Anatotite
of the Benjamites. In his division were 24 ,000.
The 10th captain for the 10th month was Maharai,
the Netufatite of the Zarites. In his division
were 24 ,000. The 11th captain for the 11th month
was Benaiah, the Piratonite of the children of
Ephraim. In his division were 24 ,000. The 12th
captain for the 12th month was Hildai, the Netufatite
of Otnia. In his division were 24 ,000. Furthermore,
over the tribes of Israel, the officer over the
Reubenites was Eliezer, the son of Zichri. Over
the Simeonites, Shephatia the son of Maka. Over
the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kimuel. Over
the Aaronites, Zadok. Over Judah, Elihu, one
of David's brothers. Over Issachar, Omri the
son of Mikael. Over Zebulun, Ishmaia the son
of Obadiah. Over Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of
Azrael. Over the children of Ephraim, Hoshea
the son of Azaziah. Over the half -tribe of Manasseh,
Joel the son of Pediah. Over the half -tribe
of Manasseh in Gilead, Edo, the son of Zechariah.
Over Benjamin, Jaziel, the son of Abner. Over
Dan, Azarel, the son of Jeroham. These were the
leaders of the tribes of Israel. But David did
not take the number of those twenty years old
and under, because the Lord had said he would
multiply Israel like the stars of the heavens.
Joab, the son of Zeruiah, began a census but
he did not finish for wrath came upon israel
because of this census nor was the number recorded
in the account of the chronicles of king david
and azmavid the son of adiel was over the king's
treasuries and jehu nathan the son of uziah was
over the storehouses in the field in the cities
in the villages and in the fortresses ezri the
son of kelub was over those who did the work
of the field for tilling the ground And Shimea
the Ramatite was over the vineyards. And Zabdi
the Shifmite was over the produce of the vineyards
for the supply of wine. Baal Hanan the Gedarite
was over the olive trees and the sycamore trees
that were in the lowlands. And Joash was over
the store of oil. And Chitrai the Sharonite was
over the herds that fed in Sharon. And Shafat
the son of Adlai was over the herds that were
in the valleys. Obel the Ishmaelite was over
the camels. Jedaiah the Meronotite was over the
donkeys, and Jaziz the Hagrite was over the flocks.
All these were the officials over King David's
property. And Jehonathan, David's uncle, was
a counselor, a wise man, and a scribe. And Jehiel
the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons.
Ahitophel was the king's counselor, and Hushai
the archite was the king's companion. After Ahitophel
was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, then Abiathar.
And the general of the king's army was Joab.
Chapter 28 Now David assembled at Jerusalem all
the leaders of Israel, the officers of the tribes
and the captains of the divisions who served
the king, the captains over thousands and captains
over hundreds, and the stewards over all the
substance and possessions of the king and of
his sons, with the officials, the valiant men,
and all the mighty men of valor. Then King David
rose to his feet and said, Hear me, my brethren
and my people. I had it in my heart to build
a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of
the Lord and for the footstool of our God, and
had made preparations to build it. But God said
to me, You shall not build a house for my name,
because you have been a man of war and have shed
blood. However, the Lord God of Israel chose
me above all the house of my father to be king
over Israel forever, for he has chosen Judah
to be the ruler, and of the house of Judah the
house of my father, and among the sons of my
father. He was pleased with me to make me king
over all Israel, and of all my sons, for the
Lord has given me many sons. He has chosen my
son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom
of the Lord over Israel. Now he said to me, It
is your son Solomon who shall build my house
and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my
son, and I will be his father. Moreover, I will
establish his kingdom forever, if he is steadfast
to observe my commandments and my judgments as
it is this day. Now therefore, in the sight of
all Israel, the assembly of the lord and in the
hearing of our god be careful to seek out all
the commandments of the lord your god that you
may possess this good land and leave it as an
inheritance for your children after you forever
as for you my son solomon know the god of your
father and serve him with a loyal heart and with
a willing mind for the lord searches all hearts
and understands all the intent of the thoughts
if you seek him he will be found by you but if
you forsake him he will cast you off forever
Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to
build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and
do it. Then David gave his son Solomon the plans
for the vestibule, its houses, its treasuries,
its upper chambers, its inner chambers, and the
place of the mercy seat, and the plans for all
that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the
house of the Lord, of all the chambers all around,
of the treasuries of the house of God, and for
the treasuries for the dedicated things. Also
for the division of the priests and the Levites,
for all the work of the service of the house
of the Lord, and for all the articles of service
in the house of the Lord. He gave gold by weight
for things of gold, for all articles used in
every kind of service. Also silver for all articles
of silver by weight, for all articles used in
every kind of service. The weight for the lampstands
of gold. and their lamps of gold, by weight,
for each lampstand and its lamps, for the lampstands
of silver, by weight, for the lampstand and its
lamps, according to the use of each lampstand.
And by weight he gave gold for the tables of
the showbread, for each table, and silver for
the tables of silver, also pure gold for the
forks, the basins, the pitchers of pure gold,
and the golden bowls. He gave gold by weight
for every bowl, and for the silver bowls, silver
by weight for every bowl. and refined gold by
weight for the altar of incense, and for the
construction of the chariot, that is, the gold
cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed
the ark of the covenant of the Lord. All this,
said David, the Lord made me understand in writing,
by his hand upon me, all the works of these plans.
And David said to his son Solomon, Be strong
and of good courage, and do it. Do not fear nor
be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, will be
with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you
until you have finished all the work for the
service of the house of the Lord. Here are the
divisions of the priests and the Levites for
all the service of the house of God. And every
willing craftsman will be with you for all manner
of workmanship, for every kind of service. Also
the leaders and all the people will be completely
at your command. Chapter 29 Furthermore, King
David said to all the assembly, My son Solomon,
whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced,
and the work is great, because the temple is
not for man but for the Lord God. Now for the
house of my God I have prepared with all my might
gold for things to be made of gold, silver for
things of silver, bronze for things of bronze,
iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood,
onyx stones, stones to be set, glistening stones
of various colors, all kinds of precious stones,
and marble slabs in abundance. Moreover, because
I have set my affection on the house of my God,
I have given to the house of my God over and
above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
my own special treasure of gold and silver, three
thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir,
and seven thousand talents of refined silver,
to overlay the walls of the houses. the gold
for things of gold, and the silver for things
of silver, and for all kinds of work to be done
by the hands of craftsmen. Who then is willing
to consecrate himself this day to the Lord? Then
the leaders of the fathers' houses, leaders of
the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands
and of hundreds, with the officers over the king's
work, offered willingly. They gave for the work
of the house of God five thousand talents and
ten thousand derricks of gold, ten thousand talents
of silver, 18 ,000 talents of bronze and 100
,000 talents of iron. And whoever had precious
stones gave them to the treasury of the house
of the Lord, into the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered
willingly, because with a loyal heart they had
offered willingly to the Lord. And King David
also rejoiced greatly. Therefore David blessed
the Lord before all the assembly, and David said,
Blessed are you, Lord God of Israel, our Father,
forever and ever. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,
the power and the glory, the victory and the
majesty, for all that is in heaven and in earth
is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you
are exalted as head over all. Both riches and
honor come from you, and you reign over all.
In your hand is power and might. In your hand
it is to make great and to give strength to all.
Now therefore, our God, we thank you and praise
your glorious name. But who am I and who are
my people? that we should be able to offer so
willingly as this. For all things come from you,
and of your own we have given you. For we are
aliens and pilgrims before you, as were all our
fathers. Our days on earth are as a shadow and
without hope. O Lord our God, all this abundance
that we have prepared to build you a house for
your holy name is from your hand and is all your
own. I know also, my God, that you test the heart
and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me,
in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly
offered all these things, and now with joy I
have seen your people, who are present here to
offer willingly to you. O Lord God of Abraham,
Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever
in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of
your people, and fix their heart toward you.
and gave my son Solomon a loyal heart to keep
your commandments and your testimonies and your
statutes, to do all these things, and to build
the temple for which I have made provision. Then
David said to all the assembly, Now bless the
Lord your God. So all the assembly blessed the
Lord God of their fathers, and bowed their heads
and prostrated themselves before the Lord and
the king. And they made sacrifices to the Lord
and offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the
next day, a thousand bulls, a thousand rams,
a thousand lambs with their drink offerings and
sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. So they
ate and drank before the Lord with great gladness
on that day. And they made Solomon the son of
David king the second time and anointed him before
the Lord to be the leader and Zadok to be priest.
Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as
king instead of David his father and prospered.
And all Israel obeyed him. All the leaders and
the mighty men and also all the sons of King
David submitted themselves to King Solomon. So
the Lord exalted Solomon exceedingly in the sight
of all Israel and bestowed on him such royal
majesty as had not been on any king before him
in Israel. Thus David, the son of Jesse, reigned
over all Israel. And the period that he reigned
over Israel was 40 years. Seven years he reigned
in Hebron and 33 years he reigned in Jerusalem.
So he died in a good old age. full of days and
riches and honor, and Solomon his son reigned
in his place. Now the acts of King David, first
and last, indeed they are written in the book
of Samuel the seer, in the book of Nathan the
prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, with
all his reign and his might, and the events that
happened to him, to Israel and to all the kingdoms
of the lands. I hope you enjoyed today's reading
as much as I did. And I look forward to seeing
you again tomorrow to continue on our journey.
God bless you and have a great day.