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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today's reading is from 1 Chronicles

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chapters 3 and 4. Chapter 3 Now these were the

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sons of David who were born to him in Hebron.

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The firstborn was Amon by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess.

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The second, Daniel by Abigail the Carmelitess.

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The third, Absalom the son of Macca, the daughter

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of Tomei, king of Geshur. These six were born

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to him in Hebron. There he reigned seven years

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and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty

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-three years. And these were born to him in Jerusalem,

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Shimei, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. Four by

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Bethshua, the daughter of Amiel. Noga, Nefeg,

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Jafia, Eli Shama, Eliada, and Elifelet, nine

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in all. These were all the sons of David, besides

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the sons of the concubines and Tamar, their sister.

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Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abijah was his son,

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Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, Joram his son,

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Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, Amaziah his son,

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Hazariah his son, Jotam his son. Ahaz his son,

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Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, Ammon his

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son, and Josiah his son. The sons of Josiah were

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Joanan the firstborn, the second was Jehoiakim,

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the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shalom. The

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sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah his son, and

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Zedekiah his son. And the sons of Jeconiah were

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Asir, Shealtiel his son, and Malkiram. The sons

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of Pediah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons

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of Zerubbabel were Meshulam, Hananiah, Shalomit,

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their sister, and Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah,

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and Jushab, Hesed, five in all. The sons of Hananiah

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were Pelatiah and Jeshiah. The sons of Rephiah

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the sons of Arnon, the sons of Obadiah, and the

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sons of Shekaniah. The son of Shekaniah was Shemaiah.

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The sons of Shemaiah were Hatush, Egal, Baraiah,

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Neariah, and Shaphat, six in all. The sons of

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Neriah were Elionai, Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three

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in all. The sons of Elionai were Hudaviah, Eliashib,

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Pelaiah, Akub, Joanan, Deliah, and Anani, seven

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in all. Chapter 4 The sons of Judah were Perez,

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Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobel. And Reniah the

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son of Shobel begot Jahat, and Jahat begot Ahumai

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and Lahad. These were the families of the Zoratites.

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These were the sons of the father of Etham, Jezreel,

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Ishma, and Idbash. And the name of their sister

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These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of

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Ifratah, the father of Bethlehem. And Ashur,

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the father of Tikwa, had two wives, Hela and

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Nara. Nara bore him Ahuzam, Hefer, Temani, and

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Hahashtari. These were the sons of Nara. The

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sons of Hela were Zerit, Zohar, and Itnan. Zubaybah

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and the families of Aharel, the son of Harum.

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Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers,

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and his mother called his name Jabez, saying,

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Because I bore him in pain. And Jabez called

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on the God of Israel, saying, O that you would

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bless me indeed and enlarge my territory, that

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your hand would be with me, and that you would

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keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain.

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So God granted him what he requested. Gilub,

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the brother of Shua, begot Mehir, who was the

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father of Eshton. And Eshton begot Bet -Rapha,

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Paseah, and Tehina, the father of Er -Nahash.

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These were the men of Rekha. The sons of Kenaz

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were Utniel and Saraiah. The sons of Utniel were

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Hatad and Meonotai, who begot Uphra. Saraiah

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begot Joab, the father of Ge -Harashim, for they

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were craftsmen. The sons of Caleb, the son of

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Jephunneh, were Eru, Ela, and Naam. The son of

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Elah was Kenaz. The sons of Jehalel were Ziph,

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Zepha, Tyria, and Aseril. The sons of Ezra were

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Jezer, Mered, Efer, and Jalon. And Mered's wife

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bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishba, the father of

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Ishtemoa. His wife, Jehudija, bore Jared, the

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father of Gidor. Heber, the father of Soko, and

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Jekutiel, the father of Zenoa. And these were

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the sons of Bithya, the daughter of Pharaoh,

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whom Merod took. The sons of Hodiah's wife, the

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sister of Naham, were the fathers of Kelah the

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Garmite, and of Ishtimoah the Makathite. And

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the sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rina, Ben -Hanan,

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and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Juhait and

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Ben -Juhait. The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah,

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Now the records are ancient. These were the potters

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and those who dwell at Netaim and Gedera. There

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they dwelt with the king for his work. the sons

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of simeon were nimuel jamin jerib zerah and shol

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shalom his son mibsam his son and mishmah his

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son and the sons of mishmah were hamuel his son

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zakur his son and shimei his son she may had

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sixteen sons and six daughters but his brothers

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did not have any children nor did any of their

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families multiply as much as the children of

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judah they dwelt at beersheba molada Hazar -Shual,

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Bila, Ezim, Tulad, Bethuel, Horma, Ziklag, Beit

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-Markabot, Hazar -Susim, Beit -Biri, and At -Sharim.

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These were their cities until the reign of David,

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and their villages were Etam, Ein, Ramon, Tocan,

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and Ashan, five cities, and all the villages

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that were around these cities as far as Baal.

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These were their dwelling places and they maintained

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their genealogy. the son of Shemri, the son of

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Shemaiah. These mentioned by name were leaders

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in their families, and their father's house increased

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greatly. So they went to the entrance of Gedor,

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as far as the east side of the valley, to seek

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pasture for their flocks. And they found rich,

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good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet,

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and peaceful. For some Hamites formerly lived

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there. These recorded by name came in the days

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of Hezekiah, king of Judah. and they attacked

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their tents and the Maonites who were found there,

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and utterly destroyed them, as it is to this

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day. So they dwelt in their place, because there

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was pasture for their flocks there. Now some

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of them, five hundred men of the sons of Simeon,

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went to Mount Seir, having as their captains

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Pelatia, Neriah, Rephiah, and Uziel, the sons

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of Ishi. And they defeated the rest of the Amalekites

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who had escaped. They have dwelt there to this

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day. I hope you enjoyed today's reading as much

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as I did and I look forward to seeing you again

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tomorrow to continue on our journey. God bless

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you and have a great day.