Joshua 12

• 1. These are the kings east of the Jordan River who had been killed and whose land was taken. Their territory extended from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon and included all the land east of the Jordan Valley.
• 2. King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, was defeated. His kingdom included Aroer, on the edge of the Arnon Gorge, and extended from the middle of the Arnon Gorge to the Jabbok River, which serves as a boundary for the Ammonites. This territory included half of the present area of Gilead, which lies north of the Jabbok River.
• 3. Sihon also controlled the Jordan Valley as far north as the western shores of the Sea of Galilee and as far south as the Dead Sea, from Beth-jeshimoth to the slopes of Pisgah.
• 4. King Og of Bashan, the last of the Rephaites, lived at Ashtaroth and Edrei.
• 5. He ruled a territory stretching from Mount Hermon to Salecah in the north and to all of Bashan in the east, and westward to the boundaries of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah. His kingdom included the northern half of Gilead, the other portion of which was in the territory of King Sihon of Heshbon.
• 6. Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the Israelites had destroyed the people of King Sihon and King Og. And Moses gave their land to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
• 7. The following is a list of the kings Joshua and the Israelite armies defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which leads up to Seir. (Joshua allotted this land to the tribes of Israel as their inheritance,
• 8. including the hill country, the western foothills, the Jordan Valley, the mountain slopes, the Judean wilderness, and the Negev. The people who lived in this region were the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.) These are the kings Israel defeated:
• 9. The king of Jericho The king of Ai, near Bethel
• 10. The king of Jerusalem The king of Hebron
• 11. The king of Jarmuth The king of Lachish
• 12. The king of Eglon The king of Gezer
• 13. The king of Debir The king of Geder
• 14. The king of Hormah The king of Arad
• 15. The king of Libnah The king of Adullam
• 16. The king of Makkedah The king of Bethel
• 17. The king of Tappuah The king of Hepher
• 18. The king of Aphek The king of Lasharon
• 19. The king of Madon The king of Hazor
• 20. The king of Shimron-meron The king of Acshaph
• 21. The king of Taanach The king of Megiddo
• 22. The king of Kedesh The king of Jokneam in Carmel
• 23. The king of Dor in the city of Naphoth-dor The king of Goyim in Gilgal
• 24. The king of Tirzah. In all, thirty-one kings and their cities were destroyed.

Joshua 13

• 1. When Joshua was an old man, the LORD said to him, "You are growing old, and much land remains to be conquered.
• 2. The people still need to occupy the land of the Philistines and the Geshurites--
• 3. territory that belongs to the Canaanites. This land extends from the stream of Shihor, which is on the boundary of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron,
• 4. and includes the five Philistine cities of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. The land of the Avvites in the south also remains to be conquered. In the north, this area has not yet been conquered: all the land of the Canaanites, including Mearah (which belongs to the Sidonians), stretching northward to Aphek on the border of the Amorites;
• 5. the land of the Gebalites and all of the Lebanon mountain area to the east, from Baal-gad beneath Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath;
• 6. and all the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, including all the land of the Sidonians. "I will drive these people out of the land for the Israelites. So be sure to give this land to Israel as a special possession, just as I have commanded you.
• 7. Include all this territory as Israel's inheritance when you divide the land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh."
• 8. Half the tribe of Manasseh and the tribes of Reuben and Gad had already received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan, for Moses, the servant of the LORD, had previously assigned this land to them.
• 9. Their territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge (including the town in the middle of the gorge) to the plain beyond Medeba, as far as Dibon.
• 10. It also included all the towns of King Sihon of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, and extended as far as the borders of Ammon.
• 11. It included Gilead, the territory of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah, all of Mount Hermon, all of Bashan as far as Salecah,
• 12. and all the territory of King Og of Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei. King Og was the last of the Rephaites, for Moses had attacked them and driven them out.
• 13. But the Israelites failed to drive out the people of Geshur and Maacah, so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.
• 14. Moses did not assign any land to the tribe of Levi. Instead, as the LORD had promised them, their inheritance came from the offerings burned on the altar to the LORD, the God of Israel.
• 15. Moses had assigned the following area to the families of the tribe of Reuben.
• 16. Their territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge (including the town in the middle of the gorge) to the plain beyond Medeba.
• 17. It included Heshbon and the other towns on the plain--Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,
• 18. Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
• 19. Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill above the valley,
• 20. Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth.
• 21. The land of Reuben also included all the towns of the plain and the entire kingdom of Sihon. Sihon was the Amorite king who had reigned in Heshbon and was killed by Moses along with the chiefs of Midian--Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba--princes living in the region who were allied with Sihon.
• 22. The Israelites also killed Balaam the magician, the son of Beor.
• 23. The Jordan River marked the western boundary for the tribe of Reuben. The towns and villages in this area were given as an inheritance to the families of the tribe of Reuben.
• 24. Moses had assigned the following area to the families of the tribe of Gad.
• 25. Their territory included Jazer, all the towns of Gilead, and half of the land of Ammon, as far as the town of Aroer just west of Rabbah.
• 26. It extended from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to Lo-debar.
• 27. In the valley were Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon. The Jordan River was the western border, extending as far north as the Sea of Galilee.
• 28. The towns and villages in this area were given as an inheritance to the families of the tribe of Gad.
• 29. Moses had assigned the following area to the families of the half-tribe of Manasseh.
• 30. Their territory extended from Mahanaim, including all of Bashan, all the former kingdom of King Og, and the sixty towns of Jair in Bashan.
• 31. It also included half of Gilead and King Og's royal cities of Ashtaroth and Edrei. All this was given to the descendants of Makir, who was Manasseh's son.
• 32. These are the allotments Moses had made while he was on the plains of Moab, across the Jordan River, east of Jericho.
• 33. But Moses gave no land to the tribe of Levi, for the LORD, the God of Israel, had promised to be their inheritance.

Psalms 145

• 1. I will praise you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.
• 2. I will bless you every day, and I will praise you forever.
• 3. Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise! His greatness is beyond discovery!
• 4. Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts.
• 5. I will meditate on your majestic, glorious splendor and your wonderful miracles.
• 6. Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; I will proclaim your greatness.
• 7. Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness; they will sing with joy of your righteousness.
• 8. The LORD is kind and merciful, slow to get angry, full of unfailing love.
• 9. The LORD is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation.
• 10. All of your works will thank you, LORD, and your faithful followers will bless you.
• 11. They will talk together about the glory of your kingdom; they will celebrate examples of your power.
• 12. They will tell about your mighty deeds and about the majesty and glory of your reign.
• 13. For your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. You rule generation after generation. The LORD is faithful in all he says; he is gracious in all he does.
• 14. The LORD helps the fallen and lifts up those bent beneath their loads.
• 15. All eyes look to you for help; you give them their food as they need it.
• 16. When you open your hand, you satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing.
• 17. The LORD is righteous in everything he does; he is filled with kindness.
• 18. The LORD is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him sincerely.
• 19. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them.
• 20. The LORD protects all those who love him, but he destroys the wicked.
• 21. I will praise the LORD, and everyone on earth will bless his holy name forever and forever.

Jeremiah 6

• 1. "Run for your lives, you people of Benjamin! Flee from Jerusalem! Sound the alarm in Tekoa! Send up a signal at Beth-hakkerem! Warn everyone that a powerful army is coming from the north to destroy this nation.
• 2. O Jerusalem, you are my beautiful and delicate daughter--but I will destroy you!
• 3. Enemy shepherds will surround you. They will set up camp around the city and divide your pastures for their flocks.
• 4. They shout, `Prepare for battle and attack at noon! But now the day is fading, and the evening shadows are falling.
• 5. So let us attack by night and destroy her palaces!'"
• 6. This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Cut down the trees for battering rams. Build ramps against the walls of Jerusalem. This is the city to be punished, for she is wicked through and through.
• 7. She spouts evil like a fountain! Her streets echo with the sounds of violence and destruction. Her sickness and sores are ever before me.
• 8. This is your last warning, Jerusalem! If you do not listen, I will empty the land."
• 9. This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Disaster will fall upon you. Even the few who remain in Israel will be gleaned again, as when a harvester checks each vine a second time to pick the grapes that were missed."
• 10. To whom can I give warning? Who will listen when I speak? Their ears are closed, and they cannot hear. They scorn the word of the LORD. They don't want to listen at all.
• 11. So now I am filled with the LORD's fury. Yes, I am weary of holding it in! "I will pour out my fury over Jerusalem, even on children playing in the streets, on gatherings of young men, and on husbands and wives and grandparents.
• 12. Their homes will be turned over to their enemies, and so will their fields and their wives. For I will punish the people of this land," says the LORD.
• 13. "From the least to the greatest, they trick others to get what does not belong to them. Yes, even my prophets and priests are like that!
• 14. They offer superficial treatments for my people's mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when all is war.
• 15. Are they ashamed when they do these disgusting things? No, not at all--they don't even blush! Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered. They will be humbled beneath my punishing anger," says the LORD.
• 16. So now the LORD says, "Stop right where you are! Look for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls. But you reply, `No, that's not the road we want!'
• 17. I set watchmen over you who said, `Listen for the sound of the trumpet!' But you replied, `No! We won't pay attention!'
• 18. "Therefore, listen to this, all you nations. Take note of my people's condition.
• 19. Listen, all the earth! I will bring disaster upon my people. It is the fruit of their own sin because they refuse to listen to me. They have rejected all my instructions.
• 20. There is no use now in offering me sweet incense from Sheba. Keep your expensive perfumes! I cannot accept your burnt offerings. Your sacrifices have no sweet fragrance for me."
• 21. Therefore, this is what the LORD says: "I will put obstacles in my people's path. Fathers and sons will both fall over them. Neighbors and friends will collapse together."
• 22. This is what the LORD says: "See a great army marching from the north! A great nation is rising against you from far-off lands.
• 23. They are fully armed for slaughter. They are cruel and show no mercy. As they ride forward, the noise of their army is like a roaring sea. They are marching in battle formation to destroy you, Jerusalem. "
• 24. We have heard reports about the enemy, and we are weak with fright. Fear and pain have gripped us, like that of a woman about to give birth.
• 25. Don't go out to the fields! Don't travel the roads! The enemy is everywhere, and they are ready to kill. We are terrorized at every turn!
• 26. Now my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth, and sit among the ashes. Mourn and weep bitterly, as for the loss of an only son. For suddenly, the destroying armies will be upon you!
• 27. "Jeremiah, I have made you a tester of metals, that you may determine the quality of my people.
• 28. Are they not the worst of rebels, full of slander? They are as insolent as bronze, as hard and cruel as iron. All of them lead others into corruption.
• 29. The bellows blow fiercely. The refining fire grows hotter. But it will never purify and cleanse them because there is no purity in them to refine.
• 30. I will label them `Rejected Silver' because I, the LORD, am discarding them."

New Living Translation: 191 of 365 days.