1 Chronicles 18

• 1. In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.
• 2. David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to him and brought tribute.
• 3. Moreover, David fought Hadadezer king of Zobah, as far as Hamath, when he went to establish his control along the Euphrates River.
• 4. David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
• 5. When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.
• 6. He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought tribute. The LORD gave David victory everywhere he went.
• 7. David took the gold shields carried by the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
• 8. From Tebah and Cun, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, David took a great quantity of bronze, which Solomon used to make the bronze Sea, the pillars and various bronze articles.
• 9. When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
• 10. he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze.
• 11. King David dedicated these articles to the LORD, as he had done with the silver and gold he had taken from all these nations: Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek.
• 12. Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
• 13. He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The LORD gave David victory everywhere he went.
• 14. David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.
• 15. Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;
• 16. Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was secretary;
• 17. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were chief officials at the king's side.

James 5

• 1. Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you.
• 2. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.
• 3. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.
• 4. Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.
• 5. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.
• 6. You have condemned and murdered innocent men, who were not opposing you.
• 7. Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains.
• 8. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near.
• 9. Don't grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!
• 10. Brothers, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
• 11. As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
• 12. Above all, my brothers, do not swear--not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your "Yes" be yes, and your "No," no, or you will be condemned.
• 13. Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.
• 14. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
• 15. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
• 16. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
• 17. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
• 18. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.
• 19. My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
• 20. remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins.

Jonah 2

• 1. From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God.
• 2. He said: "In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry.
• 3. You hurled me into the deep, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.
• 4. I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.'
• 5. The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.
• 6. To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you brought my life up from the pit, O LORD my God.
• 7. "When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, LORD, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.
• 8. "Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.
• 9. But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the LORD."
• 10. And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

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