Formation Journal Reading Plan

11:1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

11:2 In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and Jehovah thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel.

11:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Jehovah by Samuel.

11:4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.

11:5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

11:6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.

11:7 And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

11:8 And he built the city round about, from Millo even round about; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

11:9 And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah of hosts was with him.

11:10 Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Jehovah concerning Israel.

11:11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them at one time.

11:12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

11:13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

11:14 And they stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah saved them by a great victory.

11:15 And three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

11:16 And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

11:17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!

11:18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah,

11:19 and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

11:20 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

11:21 Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.

11:22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

11:23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.

11:24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

11:25 Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

11:26 Also the mighty men of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

11:27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

11:28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

11:29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

11:30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

11:31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

11:32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

11:33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

11:34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,

11:35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

11:36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

11:37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

11:38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,

11:39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

11:40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

11:41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

11:42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,

11:43 Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

11:44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

11:45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

11:46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

11:47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

30:17 The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.

30:18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not:

30:19 The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock; The way of a ship in the midst of the sea; And the way of a man with a maiden.

30:20 So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.

30:21 For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, which it cannot bear:

30:22 For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;

30:23 For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

30:24 There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:

30:25 The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;

30:26 The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;

30:27 The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;

30:28 The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings’ palaces.

30:29 There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going:

30:30 The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;

30:31 The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.

30:32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.

30:33 For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

10:1 Now there was a certain man in Cæsarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

10:2 a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.

10:3 He saw in a vision openly, as it were about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

10:4 And he, fastening his eyes upon him, and being affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are gone up for a memorial before God.

10:5 And now send men to Joppa, and fetch one Simon, who is surnamed Peter:

10:6 he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side.

10:7 And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

10:8 and having rehearsed all things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

10:9 Now on the morrow, as they were on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour:

10:10 and he became hungry, and desired to eat: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance;

10:11 and he beholdeth the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth:

10:12 wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth and birds of the heaven.

10:13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.

10:14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common and unclean.

10:15 And a voice came unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.

10:16 And this was done thrice: and straightway the vessel was received up into heaven.

10:17 Now while Peter was much perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men that were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon’s house, stood before the gate,

10:18 and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, were lodging there.

10:19 And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

10:20 But arise, and get thee down, and go with them, nothing doubting: for I have sent them.

10:21 And Peter went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

10:22 And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man and one that feareth God, and well reported of by all the nation of the Jews, was warned of God by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words from thee.

10:23 So he called them in and lodged them.And on the morrow he arose and went forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him.