Bible in a Year.

On the 125th day, we celebrate the transfer of the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem in 2 Samuel 6 and God's promise to David of a lasting lineage in 2 Samuel 7. 1 Chronicles 9 presents genealogies that preserve the history of the people. Psalm 89 highlights God's faithfulness and His everlasting covenant, reminding us that His plans remain steadfast through the generations.

Chapter 6

1. And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

2. And David arose and went, with all the people that were with him of the men of Juda to fetch the ark of God, upon which the name of the Lord of hosts is invoked, who sitteth over it upon the cherubims.

3. And they laid the ark of God upon a new cart: and took it out of the house of Abinadab, who was in Gabaa: and Oza, and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.

4. And when they had taken it out of the house of Abinadab, who was in Gabaa, Ahio having care of the ark of God went before the ark.

5. But David and all Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of wood, on harps and lutes and timbrels and cornets and cymbals.

6. And when they came to the floor of Nachon, Oza put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it: because the oxen kicked and made it lean aside.

7. And the indignation of the Lord was enkindled against Oza, and he struck him for his rashness: and he died there before the ark of God.

8. And David was grieved because the Lord had struck Oza, and the name of that place was called: The striking of Oza, to this day.

9. And David was afraid of the Lord that day, saying: How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?

10. And he would not have the ark of the Lord brought in to himself into the city of David: but he caused it to be carried into the house of Obededom the Gethite.

11. And the ark of the Lord abode in the house of Obededom the Gethite three months: and the Lord blessed Obededom, and all his household.

12. And it was told king David, that the Lord had blessed Obededom, and all that he had, because of the ark of God. So David went, and brought away the ark of God out of the house of Obededom into the city of David with joy. And there were with David seven choirs, and calves for victims.

13. And when they that carried the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a ram:

14. And David danced with all his might before the Lord: and David was girded with a linen ephod.

15. And David and all the house of Israel brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord with joyful shouting, and with sound of trumpet.

16. And when the ark of the Lord was come into the city of David, Michol the daughter of Saul, looking out through a window, saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord: and she despised him in her heart.

17. And they brought the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle, which David had pitched for it: and David offered holocausts, and peace offerings before the Lord.

18. And when he had made an end of offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.

19. And he distributed to all the multitude of Israel both men and women, to every one, a cake of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and fine flour fried with oil: and all the people departed every one to his house.

20. And David returned to bless his own house: and Michol the daughter of Saul coming out to meet David, said: How glorious was the king of Israel to day, uncovering himself before the handmaids of his servants, and was naked, as if one of the buffoons should be naked.

21. And David said to Michol: Before the Lord, who chose me rather than thy father, and than all his house, and commanded me to be ruler over the people of the Lord in Israel,

22. I will both play and make myself meaner than I have done: and I will be little in my own eyes: and with the handmaid of whom thou speakest, I shall appear more glorious.

23. Therefore Michol the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.

Chapter 7

1. And it came to pass when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,

2. He said to Nathan the prophet: Dost thou see that I dwell in a house of cedar, and the ark of God is lodged within skins?

3. And Nathan said to the king: Go, do all that is in thy heart: because the Lord is with thee.

4. But it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:

5. Go, and say to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord: Shalt thou build me a house to dwell in?

6. Whereas I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt even to this day: but have walked in a tabernacle, and in a tent.

7. In all the places that I have gone through with all the children of Israel, did ever I speak a word to any one of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying: Why have you not built me a house of cedar?

8. And now thus shalt thou speak to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: a I took thee out of the pastures from following the sheep to be ruler over my people Israel:

9. And I have been with thee wheresoever thou hast walked, and have slain all thy enemies from before thy face: and I have made thee a great man, like unto the name of the great ones that are on the earth.

10. And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and I will plant them, and they shall dwell therein, and shall be disturbed no more: neither shall the children of iniquity afflict them any more as they did before,

11. From the day that I appointed judges over my people Israel: and I will give thee rest from all thy enemies. And the Lord foretelleth to thee, that the Lord will make thee a house.

12. And when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

13. He shall build a house to my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

14. I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and if he commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men.

15. But my mercy I will not take away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before my face.

16. And thy house shall be faithful, and thy kingdom for ever before thy face, and thy throne shall be firm for ever.

17. According to all these words and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.

18. And David went in, and sat before the Lord, and said: Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?

19. But yet this hath seemed little in thy sight, O Lord God, unless thou didst also speak of the house of thy servant for a long time to come: for this is the law of Adam, O Lord God.

20. And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord God:

21. For thy word's sake, and according to thy own heart thou hast done all these great things, so that thou wouldst make it known to thy servant.

22. Therefore thou art magnified, O Lord God, because there is none like to thee, neither is there any God besides thee, in all the things that we have heard with our ears.

23. And what nation is there upon earth, as thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for them great and terrible things, upon the earth, before the face of thy people, whom thou redeemedst to thyself out of Egypt, from the nations and their gods.

24. For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be an everlasting people: and thou, O Lord God, art become their God.

25. And now, O Lord God, raise up for ever the word that thou hast spoken, concerning thy servant and concerning his house: and do as thou hast spoken,

26. That thy name may be magnified for ever, and it may be said: The Lord of hosts is God over Israel. And the house of thy servant David shall be established before the Lord.

27. Because thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant, saying: I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer to thee.

28. And now, O Lord God, thou art God, and thy words shall be true: for thou hast spoken to thy servant these good things.

29. And now begin, and bless the house of thy servant, that it may endure for ever before thee: because thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it, and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

1. And all Israel was numbered: and the sum of them was written in the book of the kings of Israel, and Juda: and they were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.

2. Now the first that dwelt in their possessions, and in their cities, were the Israelites, and the priests, and the Levites, and the Nathineans.

3. And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Juda, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and of Manasses.

4. Othei the son of Ammiud, the son of Amri, the son of Omrai, the son of Bonni, of the sons of Phares the son of Juda.

5. And of Siloni: Asaia the firstborn, and his sons.

6. And of the sons of Zara: Jehuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.

7. And of the sons of Benjamin: Sale the son of Mosollam, the son of Oduia, the son of Asana:

8. And Jobania the son of Jeroham: and Ela the son of Ozi, the son of Mochori: and Mosallam the son of Saphatias, the son of Rahuel, the son of Jebania:

9. And their brethren by their families, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these were heads of their families, by the houses of their fathers.

10. And of the priests: Jedaia, Joiarib, and Jachin:

11. And Azarias the son of Helcias, the son of Mosollam, the son of Sadoc, the son of Maraioth, the son of Achitob, high priest of the house of God.

12. And Adaias the son of Jeroham, the son of Phassur, the son of Melchias, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jezra, the son of Mosollam, the son of Mosollamith, the son of Emmer.

13. And their brethren heads in their families re thousand seven hundred and threescore, very strong and able men for the work of the ministry in the house of God.

14. And of the Levites: Semeia the son of Hassub the son of Ezricam, the son of Hasebia of the sons of Merari.

15. And Bacbacar the carpenter, and Galal, and Mathania the son of Micha, the son of Zechri the son of Asaph:

16. And Obdia the son of Semeia, the son of Galal, the son of Idithum: and Barachia the son of Asa, the son of Elcana, who dwelt in the suburbs of Netophati.

17. And the porters were Sellum, and Accub, and Telmon, and Ahiman: and their brother Sellum was the prince,

18. Until that time, in the king's gate eastward, the sons of Levi waited by their turns.

19. But Sellum the son of Core, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Core, with his brethren and his father's house, the Corites were over the works of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their families in turns were keepers of the entrance of the camp of the Lord.

20. And Phinees the son of Eleazar, was their prince before the Lord,

21. And Zacharias the son of Mosollamia, was porter of the gate of the tabernacle of the testimony:

22. All these that were chosen to be porters at the gates, were two hundred and twelve: and they mere registered in their proper towns: whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their trust.

23. As well them as their sons, to keep the gates of the house of the Lord, and the tabernacle by their turns.

24. In four quarters were the porters: that is to say, toward the east, and west, and north, and south.

25. And their brethren dwelt in villages, and came upon their sabbath days from time to time.

26. To these four Levites were committed the whole number of the porters, and they were over the chambers, and treasures, of the house of the Lord.

27. And they abode in their watches round about the temple of the Lord: that when it was time, they might open the gates in the morning.

28. And some of their stock had the charge of the vessels for the ministry: for the vessels were both brought in and carried out by number.

29. Some of them also had the instruments of the sanctuary committed unto them, and the charge of the fine flour, and wine, and oil, and frankincense, and spices.

30. And the sons of the priests made the ointments of the spices.

31. And Mathathias a Levite, the firstborn of Sellum the Corite, was overseer of such things as were fried in the fryingpan.

32. And some of the sons of Caath their brethren, were over the leaves of proposition, to prepare always new for every sabbath.

33. These are the chief of the singing men of the families of the Levites, who dwelt in the chambers, by the temple, that they might serve continually day and night in their ministry.

34. The heads of the Levites, princes in their families, abode in Jerusalem.

35. And in Gabaon dwelt Jehiel the father of Gabaon, and the name of hill wife was Maacha:

36. His firstborn son Abdon, and Sur, and Cis, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

37. Gedor also, and Ahio, and Zacharias, and Macelloth.

38. And Macelloth beget Samaan: these dwelt over against their brethren in Jerusalem, with their brethren.

39. Now Ner beget Cia: and Cis begot Saul: and Saul beget Jonathan and Melchisua, and Abinadab, and Esbaal.

40. And the son of Jonathan, was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal beget Micha.

41. And the sons of Micha, were Phithon, and Melech, and Tharaa, and Ahaz.

42. And Ahaz beget Jara, and Jara beget Alamath, and Azmoth, and Zamri. And Zamri beget Mesa.

43. And Mesa beget Banaa: whose son Raphaia beget Elasa: of whom was born Asel.

44. And heel had six sons whose names are, Ezricam, Bochru, Ismahel, Saria, Obdia, Hanan: these are the sons of Asel.

1. Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite.

2. The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation.

3. For thou hast said: Mercy shall be built up for ever in the heavens: thy truth shall be prepared in them.

4. I have made a covenant with my elect: I have sworn to David my servant:

5. Thy seed will I settle for ever. And I will build up thy throne unto generation and generation.

6. The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord: and thy truth in the church of the saints.

7. For who in the clouds can be compared to the Lord: or who among the sons of God shall be like to God?

8. God, who is glorified in the assembly of the saints: great and terrible above all them that are about him.

9. O Lord God of hosts, who is like to thee? thou art mighty, O Lord, and thy truth is round about thee.

10. Thou rulest the power of the sea: and appeasest the motion of the waves thereof.

11. Thou hast humbled the proud one, as one that is slain: with the arm of thy strength thou hast scattered thy enemies.

12. Thine are the heavens, and thine is the earth: the world and the fulness thereof thou hast founded:

13. the north and the sea thou hast created. Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name:

14. thy arm is with might. Let thy hand be strengthened, and thy right hand exalted:

15. justice and judgment are the preparation of thy throne. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face:

16. blessed is the people that knoweth jubilation. They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance:

17. and in thy name they shall rejoice all the day, and in thy justice they shall be exalted.

18. For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted.

19. For our protection is of the Lord, and of our king the holy one of Israel.

20. Then thou spokest in a vision to thy saints, and saidst: I have laid help upon one that is mighty, and have exalted one chosen out of my people.

21. I have found David my servant: with my holy oil I have anointed him.

22. For my hand shall help him: and my arm shall strengthen him.

23. The enemy shall have no advantage over him: nor the son of iniquity have power to hurt him.

24. And I will cut down his enemies before his face; and them that hate him I will put to flight.

25. And my truth and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

26. And I will set his hand in the sea; and his right hand in the rivers.

27. He shall cry out to me: Thou art my father: my God, and the support of my salvation.

28. And I will make him my firstborn, high above the kings of the earth.

29. I will keep my mercy for him for ever: and my covenant faithful to him.

30. And I will make his seed to endure for evermore: and his throne as the days of heaven.

31. And if his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments:

32. If they profane my justices: and keep not my commandments:

33. I will visit their iniquities with a rod: and their sins with stripes.

34. But my mercy I will not take away from him: nor will I suffer my truth to fail.

35. Neither will I profane my covenant: and the words that proceed from my mouth I will not make void.

36. Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:

37. his seed shall endure for ever.

38. And his throne as the sun before me: and as the moon perfect for ever, and a faithful witness in heaven.

39. But thou hast rejected and despised: thou hast been angry with thy anointed.

40. Thou hast overthrown the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his sanctuary on the earth.

41. Thou hast broken down all his hedges: thou hast made his strength fear.

42. All that pass by the way have robbed him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.

43. Thou hast set up the right hand of them that oppress him: thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

44. Thou hast turned away the help of his sword; and hast not assisted him in battle.

45. Thou hast made his purification to cease: and thou hast cast his throne down to the ground.

46. Thou hast shortened the days of his time: thou hast covered him with confusion.

47. How long, O Lord, turnest thou away unto the end? shall thy anger burn like fire?

48. Remember what my substance is for hast thou made all the children of men in vain?

49. Who is the man that shall live, and not see death: that shall deliver his soul from the hand of hell?

50. Lord, where are thy ancient mercies, according to what thou didst swear to David in thy truth?

51. Be mindful, O Lord, of the reproach of thy servants (which I have held in my bosom) of many nations:

52. Wherewith thy enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the change of thy anointed.

53. Blessed be the Lord for evermore. So be it. So be it.