1 Chronicles 26, 27, 2 peter 1, Micah 4, Luke 13

1 Chronicles 26, 27,

1 The divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
 
2 Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
 
3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth and Eliehoenai the seventh.
 
4 Obed-Edom also had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,
 
5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh and Peullethai the eighth. (For God had blessed Obed-Edom.)
 
6 His son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders in their father's family because they were very capable men.
 
7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also able men.
 
8 All these were descendants of Obed-Edom; they and their sons and their relatives were capable men with the strength to do the work-descendants of Obed-Edom, 62 in all.
 
9 Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, who were able men-18 in all.
 
10 Hosah the Merarite had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him the first),
 
11 Hilkiah the second, Tabaliah the third and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and relatives of Hosah were 13 in all.
 
12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the temple of the LORD, just as their relatives had.
 
13 Lots were cast for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.
 
14 The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him.
 
15 The lot for the South Gate fell to Obed-Edom, and the lot for the storehouse fell to his sons.
 
16 The lots for the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road fell to Shuppim and Hosah. Guard was alongside of guard:
 
17 There were six Levites a day on the east, four a day on the north, four a day on the south and two at a time at the storehouse.
 
18 As for the court to the west, there were four at the road and two at the court itself.
 
19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.
 
20 Their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries for the dedicated things.
 
21 The descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and who were heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli,
 
22 the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the temple of the LORD.
 
23 From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites:
 
24 Shubael, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.
 
25 His relatives through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zicri his son and Shelomith his son.
 
26 Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and by the other army commanders.
 
27 Some of the plunder taken in battle they dedicated for the repair of the temple of the LORD.
 
28 And everything dedicated by Samuel the seer and by Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner and Joab son of Zeruiah, and all the other dedicated things were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.
 
29 From the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were assigned duties away from the temple, as officials and judges over Israel.
 
30 From the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives-seventeen hundred able men-were responsible in Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the king's service.
 
31 As for the Hebronites, Jeriah was their chief according to the genealogical records of their families. In the fortieth year of David's reign a search was made in the records, and capable men among the Hebronites were found at Jazer in Gilead.
 
32 Jeriah had twenty-seven hundred relatives, who were able men and heads of families, and King David put them in charge of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.

1 This is the list of the Israelites-heads of families, commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and their officers, who served the king in all that concerned the army divisions that were on duty month by month throughout the year. Each division consisted of 24,000 men.
 
2 In charge of the first division, for the first month, was Jashobeam son of Zabdiel. There were 24,000 men in his division.
 
3 He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army officers for the first month.
 
4 In charge of the division for the second month was Dodai the Ahohite; Mikloth was the leader of his division. There were 24,000 men in his division.
 
5 The third army commander, for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was chief and there were 24,000 men in his division.
 
6 This was the Benaiah who was a mighty man among the Thirty and was over the Thirty. His son Ammizabad was in charge of his division.
 
7 The fourth, for the fourth month, was Asahel the brother of Joab; his son Zebadiah was his successor. There were 24,000 men in his division.
 
8 The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
 
9 The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
 
10 The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
 
11 The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
 
12 The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
 
13 The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
 
14 The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
 
15 The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, from the family of Othniel. There were 24,000 men in his division.
 
16 The officers over the tribes of Israel: over the Reubenites: Eliezer son of Zicri; over the Simeonites: Shephatiah son of Maacah;
 
17 over Levi: Hashabiah son of Kemuel; over Aaron: Zadok;
 
18 over Judah: Elihu, a brother of David; over Issachar: Omri son of Michael;
 
19 over Zebulun: Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; over Naphtali: Jerimoth son of Azriel;
 
20 over the Ephraimites: Hoshea son of Azaziah; over half the tribe of Manasseh: Joel son of Pedaiah;
 
21 over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead: Iddo son of Zechariah; over Benjamin: Jaasiel son of Abner;
 
22 over Dan: Azarel son of Jeroham. These were the officers over the tribes of Israel.
 
23 David did not take the number of the men twenty years old or less, because the LORD had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky.
 
24 Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. Wrath came on Israel on account of this numbering, and the number was not entered in the book of the annals of King David.
 
25 Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the outlying districts, in the towns, the villages and the watchtowers.
 
26 Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the field workers who farmed the land.
 
27 Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards. Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine vats.
 
28 Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore-fig trees in the western foothills. Joash was in charge of the supplies of olive oil.
 
29 Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon. Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.
 
30 Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.
 
31 Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks. All these were the officials in charge of King David's property.
 
32 Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, a man of insight and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hacmoni took care of the king's sons.
 
33 Ahithophel was the king's counselor. Hushai the Arkite was the king's friend.
 
34 Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the royal army.

2 peter 1,

1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
 
2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
 
3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
 
4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
 
5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;
 
6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
 
7 and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
 
8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
 
9 But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
 
10 Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall,
 
11 and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
 
12 So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.
 
13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body,
 
14 because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
 
15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.
 
16 We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
 
17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."
 
18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.
 
19 And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
 
20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation.
 
21 For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Micah 4,

1 In the last days the mountain of the LORD's temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and peoples will stream to it.
 
2 Many nations will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths." The law will go out from Zion, the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
 
3 He will judge between many peoples and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.
 
4 Every man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid, for the LORD Almighty has spoken.
 
5 All the nations may walk in the name of their gods; we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.
 
6 "In that day," declares the LORD, "I will gather the lame; I will assemble the exiles and those I have brought to grief.
 
7 I will make the lame a remnant, those driven away a strong nation. The LORD will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever.
 
8 As for you, O watchtower of the flock, O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion, the former dominion will be restored to you; kingship will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem."
 
9 Why do you now cry aloud-have you no king? Has your counselor perished, that pain seizes you like that of a woman in labor?
 
10 Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor, for now you must leave the city to camp in the open field. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued. There the LORD will redeem you out of the hand of your enemies.
 
11 But now many nations are gathered against you. They say, "Let her be defiled, let our eyes gloat over Zion!"
 
12 But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD; they do not understand his plan, he who gathers them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
 
13 "Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron; I will give you hoofs of bronze and you will break to pieces many nations." You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

Luke 13

1 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
 
2 Jesus answered, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?
 
3 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
 
4 Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them-do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?
 
5 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish."
 
6 Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any.
 
7 So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, 'For three years now I've been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?'
 
8 " 'Sir,' the man replied, 'leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig around it and fertilize it.
 
9 If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.' "
 
10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,
 
11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.
 
12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, "Woman, you are set free from your infirmity."
 
13 Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.
 
14 Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue ruler said to the people, "There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath."
 
15 The Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Doesn't each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water?
 
16 Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?"
 
17 When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.
 
18 Then Jesus asked, "What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?
 
19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air perched in its branches."
 
20 Again he asked, "What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?
 
21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough."
 
22 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem.
 
23 Someone asked him, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?" He said to them,
 
24 "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
 
25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Sir, open the door for us.' "But he will answer, 'I don't know you or where you come from.'
 
26 "Then you will say, 'We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.'
 
27 "But he will reply, 'I don't know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!'
 
28 "There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out.
 
29 People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.
 
30 Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last."
 
31 At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, "Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you."
 
32 He replied, "Go tell that fox, 'I will drive out demons and heal people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.'
 
33 In any case, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day-for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!
 
34 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
 
35 Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.' "