Formation Journal Reading Plan

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

11:2 In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. Yahweh your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall 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 Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Yahweh by Samuel.

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

11:5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You shall not come in here.” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is the city of David.

11:6 David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.

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

11:8 He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

11:9 David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh of Armies 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 Yahweh concerning Israel.

11:11 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 killed them at one time.

11:12 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 there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

11:14 They stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh saved them by a great victory.

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

11:16 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

11:17 David longed, and said, “Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”

11:18 The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh,

11:19 and said, “My God forbid it me, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?” For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

11:20 Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed 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: however he didn’t attain to the three.

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

11:23 He killed 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 killed him with his own spear.

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

11:25 Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the 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 Bethlehem,

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 armor bearer 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 mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother: the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.

30:18 “There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I don’t understand:

30:19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent on 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 eats and wipes her mouth, and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

30:21 “For three things the earth tremble, and under four, it can’t bear up:

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

30:23 for an unloved woman when she is married; and a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.

30:24 “There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:

30:25 the ants are not a strong people, 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 they advance in ranks.

30:28 You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.

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

30:30 The lion, which is mightiest among animals, and doesn’t turn away for any;

30:31 the greyhound, the male goat also; and the king against whom there is no rising up.

30:32 “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.

30:33 For as the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood; so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.”

10:1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

10:2 a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.

10:3 At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, “Cornelius!”

10:4 He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, “What is it, Lord?” He said to him, “Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.

10:5 Now send men to Joppa, and get Simon, who is surnamed Peter.

10:6 He lodges with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside.”

10:7 When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.

10:8 Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

10:9 Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

10:10 He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

10:11 He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

10:12 in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.

10:13 A voice came to him, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat!”

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

10:15 A voice came to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean.”

10:16 This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was received up into heaven.

10:17 Now while Peter was very perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who 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, was lodging there.

10:19 While Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men seek you.

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

10:21 Peter went down to the men, and said, “Behold, I am he whom you seek. Why have you come?”

10:22 They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say.”

10:23 So he called them in and lodged them. On the next day Peter arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.