Formation Journal Reading Plan

24:1 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.

24:2 And Jehovah sent against him bands of the Chaldeans, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by his servants the prophets.

24:3 Surely at the commandment of Jehovah came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did,

24:4 and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood: and Jehovah would not pardon.

24:5 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

24:6 So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

24:7 And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land; for the king of Babylon had taken, from the brook of Egypt unto the river Euphrates, all that pertained to the king of Egypt.

24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned in Jerusalem three months: and his mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

24:9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father had done.

24:10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

24:11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came unto the city, while his servants were besieging it;

24:12 and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.

24:13 And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold, which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of Jehovah, as Jehovah had said.

24:14 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths; none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

24:15 And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon; and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the chief men of the land, carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

24:16 And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths a thousand, all of them strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.

24:17 And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s father’s brother, king is his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

24:18 Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

24:19 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

24:20 For through the anger of Jehovah did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence.And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

26:15 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

26:16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

26:17 He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

26:18 As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,

26:19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

26:20 For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

26:21 As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

26:22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

26:23 Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.

26:24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:

26:25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not; For there are seven abominations in his heart:

26:26 Though his hatred cover itself with guile, His wickedness shall be openly showed before the assembly.

26:27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

26:28 A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

6:1 Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

6:2 And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not fit that we should forsake the word of God, and serve tables.

6:3 Look ye out therefore, brethren, from among you seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

6:4 But we will continue stedfastly in prayer, and in the ministry of the word.

6:5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch;

6:6 whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.

6:7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.