1 Chronicles 26

• 1. These are the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites, there was Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the family of Asaph.
• 2. The sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah (the oldest), Jediael (the second), Zebadiah (the third), Jathniel (the fourth),
• 3. Elam (the fifth), Jehohanan (the sixth), and Eliehoenai (the seventh).
• 4. The sons of Obed-edom, also gatekeepers, were Shemaiah (the oldest), Jehozabad (the second), Joah (the third), Sacar (the fourth), Nethanel (the fifth),
• 5. Ammiel (the sixth), Issachar (the seventh), and Peullethai (the eighth). God had richly blessed Obed-edom.
• 6. Obed-edom's son Shemaiah had sons with great ability who earned positions of great authority in the clan.
• 7. Their names were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. Their relatives, Elihu and Semakiah, were also very capable men.
• 8. All of these descendants of Obed-edom, including their sons and grandsons--sixty-two of them in all--were very capable men, well qualified for their work.
• 9. Meshelemiah's eighteen sons and relatives were also very capable men.
• 10. Hosah, of the Merari clan, appointed Shimri as the leader among his sons, though he was not the oldest.
• 11. His other sons included Hilkiah (the second), Tebaliah (the third), and Zechariah (the fourth). Hosah's sons and relatives, who served as gatekeepers, numbered thirteen in all.
• 12. These divisions of the gatekeepers were named for their family leaders, and like the other Levites, they served at the house of the LORD.
• 13. They were assigned by families for guard duty at the various gates, without regard to age or training, for it was all decided by means of sacred lots.
• 14. The responsibility for the east gate went to Meshelemiah and his group. The north gate was assigned to his son Zechariah, a man of unusual wisdom.
• 15. The south gate went to Obed-edom, and his sons were put in charge of the storehouses.
• 16. Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate and the gateway leading up to the Temple. Guard duties were divided evenly.
• 17. Six Levites were assigned each day to the east gate, four to the north gate, four to the south gate, and two to each of the storehouses.
• 18. Six were assigned each day to the west gate, four to the gateway leading up to the Temple, and two to the courtyard.
• 19. These were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the clans of Korah and Merari.
• 20. Other Levites, led by Ahijah, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the storerooms.
• 21. From the family of Libni in the clan of Gershon, Jehiel was the leader.
• 22. The sons of Jehiel, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
• 23. These are the leaders that descended from Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel:
• 24. From the clan of Amram, Shebuel was a descendant of Gershom son of Moses. He was the chief officer of the treasuries.
• 25. His relatives through Eliezer were Rehabiah, Jeshaiah, Joram, Zicri, and Shelomoth.
• 26. Shelomoth and his relatives were in charge of the treasuries that held all the things dedicated to the LORD by King David, the family leaders, and the generals and captains and other officers of the army.
• 27. These men had dedicated some of the plunder they had gained in battle to maintain the house of the LORD.
• 28. Shelomoth and his relatives also cared for the items dedicated to the LORD by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah. All the other dedicated items were in their care, too.
• 29. From the clan of Izhar came Kenaniah. He and his sons were appointed to serve as public administrators and judges throughout Israel.
• 30. From the clan of Hebron came Hashabiah. He and his relatives--seventeen hundred capable men--were put in charge of the Israelite lands west of the Jordan River. They were responsible for all matters related to the things of the LORD and the service of the king in that area.
• 31. Also from the clan of Hebron came Jeriah, who was the leader of the Hebronites according to the genealogical records. (In the fortieth year of David's reign, a search was made in the records, and capable men from the clan of Hebron were found at Jazer in the land of Gilead.)
• 32. There were twenty-seven hundred capable men among the relatives of Jeriah. King David sent them to the east side of the Jordan River and put them in charge of the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were responsible for all matters related to the things of God and the service of the king.

1 Chronicles 27

• 1. This is the list of Israelite generals and captains, and their officers, who served the king by supervising the army divisions that were on duty each month of the year. Each division served for one month and had twenty-four thousand troops.
• 2. Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was commander of the first division, which was on duty during the first month. There were twenty-four thousand troops in his division.
• 3. He was a descendant of Perez and was in charge of all the army officers for the first month.
• 4. Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah, was commander of the second division, which was on duty during the second month. There were twenty-four thousand troops in his division, and Mikloth was his chief officer.
• 5. Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest was commander of the third division, which was on duty during the third month. There were twenty-four thousand troops in his division.
• 6. This was the Benaiah who commanded David's elite military group known as the Thirty. His son Ammizabad was his chief officer.
• 7. Asahel, the brother of Joab, was commander of the fourth division, which was on duty during the fourth month. There were twenty-four thousand troops in his division. Asahel was succeeded by his son Zebadiah.
• 8. Shammah the Izrahite was commander of the fifth division, which was on duty during the fifth month. There were twenty-four thousand troops in his division.
• 9. Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa was commander of the sixth division, which was on duty during the sixth month. There were twenty-four thousand troops in his division.
• 10. Helez, a descendant of Ephraim from Pelon, was commander of the seventh division, which was on duty during the seventh month. There were twenty-four thousand troops in his division.
• 11. Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah, was commander of the eighth division, which was on duty during the eighth month. There were twenty-four thousand troops in his division.
• 12. Abiezer from Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin was commander of the ninth division, which was on duty during the ninth month. There were twenty-four thousand troops in his division.
• 13. Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophah, was commander of the tenth division, which was on duty during the tenth month. There were twenty-four thousand troops in his division.
• 14. Benaiah from Pirathon in Ephraim was commander of the eleventh division, which was on duty during the eleventh month. There were twenty-four thousand troops in his division.
• 15. Heled, a descendant of Othniel from Netophah, was commander of the twelfth division, which was on duty during the twelfth month. There were twenty-four thousand troops in his division.
• 16. The following were the tribes of Israel and their leaders: Reuben...............Eliezer son of Zicri Simeon......... Shephatiah son of Maacah
• 17. Levi............ Hashabiah son of Kemuel Aaron (the priests)................ Zadok
• 18. Judah........... Elihu (a brother of David) Issachar............. Omri son of Michael
• 19. Zebulun.......... Ishmaiah son of Obadiah Naphtali........... Jeremoth son of Azriel
• 20. Ephraim........... Hoshea son of Azaziah Manasseh (west)....... Joel son of Pedaiah
• 21. Manasseh (east ).... Iddo son of Zechariah Benjamin............ Jaasiel son of Abner
• 22. Dan............... Azarel son of Jeroham These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
• 23. When David took his census, he did not count those who were younger than twenty years of age, because the LORD had promised to make the Israelites as numerous as the stars in heaven.
• 24. Joab began the census but never finished it because the anger of God broke out against Israel. The final total was never recorded in King David's official records.
• 25. Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the palace treasuries. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the regional treasuries throughout the towns, villages, and fortresses of Israel.
• 26. Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the field workers who farmed the king's lands.
• 27. Shimei from Ramah was in charge of the king's vineyards. Zabdi from Shepham was responsible for the grapes and the supplies of wine.
• 28. Baal-hanan from Geder was in charge of the king's olive groves and sycamore-fig trees in the foothills of Judah. Joash was responsible for the supplies of olive oil.
• 29. Shitrai from Sharon was in charge of the cattle on the Sharon Plain. Shaphat son of Adlai was responsible for the cattle in the valleys.
• 30. Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah from Meronoth was in charge of the donkeys.
• 31. Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the king's sheep. All these officials were overseers of King David's property.
• 32. Jonathan, David's uncle, was a wise counselor to the king, a man of great insight, and a scribe. Jehiel the Hacmonite was responsible to teach the king's sons.
• 33. Ahithophel was the royal adviser. Hushai the Arkite was the king's friend.
• 34. Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar. Joab was commander of the Israelite army.

2 Peter 1

• 1. This letter is from Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to all of you who share the same precious faith we have, faith given to us by Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, who makes us right with God.
• 2. May God bless you with his special favor and wonderful peace as you come to know Jesus, our God and Lord, better and better.
• 3. As we know Jesus better, his divine power gives us everything we need for living a godly life. He has called us to receive his own glory and goodness!
• 4. And by that same mighty power, he has given us all of his rich and wonderful promises. He has promised that you will escape the decadence all around you caused by evil desires and that you will share in his divine nature.
• 5. So make every effort to apply the benefits of these promises to your life. Then your faith will produce a life of moral excellence. A life of moral excellence leads to knowing God better.
• 6. Knowing God leads to self-control. Self-control leads to patient endurance, and patient endurance leads to godliness.
• 7. Godliness leads to love for other Christians, and finally you will grow to have genuine love for everyone.
• 8. The more you grow like this, the more you will become productive and useful in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 9. But those who fail to develop these virtues are blind or, at least, very shortsighted. They have already forgotten that God has cleansed them from their old life of sin.
• 10. So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Doing this, you will never stumble or fall away.
• 11. And God will open wide the gates of heaven for you to enter into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
• 12. I plan to keep on reminding you of these things--even though you already know them and are standing firm in the truth.
• 13. Yes, I believe I should keep on reminding you of these things as long as I live.
• 14. But the Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that my days here on earth are numbered and I am soon to die.
• 15. So I will work hard to make these things clear to you. I want you to remember them long after I am gone.
• 16. For we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the power of our Lord Jesus Christ and his coming again. We have seen his majestic splendor with our own eyes.
• 17. And he received honor and glory from God the Father when God's glorious, majestic voice called down from heaven, "This is my beloved Son; I am fully pleased with him."
• 18. We ourselves heard the voice when we were there with him on the holy mountain.
• 19. Because of that, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. Pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a light shining in a dark place--until the day Christ appears and his brilliant light shines in your hearts.
• 20. Above all, you must understand that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophets themselves
• 21. or because they wanted to prophesy. It was the Holy Spirit who moved the prophets to speak from God.

Micah 4

• 1. In the last days, the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem will become the most important place on earth. People from all over the world will go there to worship.
• 2. Many nations will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Temple of the God of Israel. There he will teach us his ways, so that we may obey him." For in those days the LORD's teaching and his word will go out from Jerusalem.
• 3. The LORD will settle international disputes. All the nations will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. All wars will stop, and military training will come to an end.
• 4. Everyone will live quietly in their own homes in peace and prosperity, for there will be nothing to fear. The LORD Almighty has promised this!
• 5. Even though the nations around us worship idols, we will follow the LORD our God forever and ever.
• 6. "In that coming day," says the LORD, "I will gather together my people who are lame, who have been exiles, filled with grief.
• 7. They are weak and far from home, but I will make them strong again, a mighty nation. Then I, the LORD, will rule from Jerusalem as their king forever."
• 8. As for you, O Jerusalem, the citadel of God's people, your royal might and power will come back to you again. The kingship will be restored to my precious Jerusalem.
• 9. But why are you now screaming in terror? Have you no king to lead you? He is dead! Have you no wise people to counsel you? All are gone! Pain has gripped you like it does a woman in labor.
• 10. Writhe and groan in terrible pain, you people of Jerusalem, for you must leave this city to live in the open fields. You will soon be sent into exile in distant Babylon. But the LORD will rescue you there; he will redeem you from the grip of your enemies.
• 11. True, many nations have gathered together against you, calling for your blood, eager to gloat over your destruction.
• 12. But they do not know the LORD's thoughts or understand his plan. These nations don't know that he is gathering them together to be beaten and trampled like bundles of grain on a threshing floor.
• 13. "Rise up and destroy the nations, O Jerusalem!" says the LORD. "For I will give you iron horns and bronze hooves, so you can trample many nations to pieces. Then you will give all the wealth they acquired as offerings to me, the Lord of all the earth."

New Living Translation: 333 of 365 days.