Today's Readings and Stuff -- Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Well, we're well and truly into the week.  Wife was next door "watching" the 1-year-old.    Mom was off at work, Dad was off getting physical and drug test for the job he appears to be getting.  He's been officially unemployed for about six weeks now, so that would be A Good Thing.  He came home from it, the Little Guy was  asleep, and Dad decided that Wife could come back home, he and he Little Guy will have some dad & son time.
So Wife is back  home.

Her Disability check hit the bank this morning, so I was sent off to pick up a couple prescriptions over Across The Line into "Pennsyltucky".  Before then, I stopped down into the town nearest us (on this side of The Line, avoiding the 2nd-highest gasoline tax in the country) and finally got some gas in the car.

Then off to the Pharmacy and Big Box Store.  To discover that the one med whose complete filling was messaged to her last night, wasn't.  They don't have ANY, and it will be tomorrow at least before they have some.  So much for expertise.
So I picked up a couple needed things, grumbled about some others that we need but the shelves were empty (more expertise, no doubt).  Came home.  Did some chores around here, more to do.
Grumbled throughout the whole thing about the utter incompetence of the louts of PENNDOT and the local town who've utterly botched traffic flow all around.  (I could say more, and originally did, but it would accomplish little).

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1st Chronicles 11

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

2  And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.in time…: Heb. both yesterday and the third dayfeed: or, rule

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

4  And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

5  And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.

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

7  And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.it: that is, Zion

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

9  So David waxed greater and greater: for the Lord of hosts was with him.waxed…: Heb. went in going and increasing

10  These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.strengthened…: or, held strongly with him

11  And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.an Hachmonite: or, son of Hachmoni

12  And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.

13  He was with David at Pas–dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.Pas–dammim: also called, Ephes–dammim

14  And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great deliverance.set…: or, stooddeliverance: or, salvation

15  Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.three…: or, three captains over the thirty

16  And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Beth–lehem.

17  And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth–lehem, that is at the gate!

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 of it, but poured it out to the Lord,

19  And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: 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 these three mightiest.that have…: Heb. with their lives?

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

21  Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.

22  Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.who had…: Heb. great of deeds

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.great…: Heb. measure

24  These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.

25  Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

26  Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth–lehem,

27  Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,Shammoth: or, ShammahHarorite: or, HaroditePelonite: or, Paltite

28  Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi–ezer the Anathothite,

29  Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,Sibbecai: or, MebunnaiIlai: or, Zalmon

30  Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,Heled: or, Heleb

31  Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

32  Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,Hurai: or, HiddaiAbiel: or, Abi–albon

33  Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

34  The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,Hashem: or, Jashen

35  Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,Sacar: or, ShararEliphal: or, ElipheletUr: or, Ahasbai

36  Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

37  Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,Hezro: or, HezraiNaarai: or, Paarai the Arbite

38  Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,the son…: or, the Haggerite

39  Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

40  Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

41  Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

42  Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,

43  Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

44  Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite,

45  Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,son…: or, Shimrite

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

47  Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.

1st Chronicles 12

1  Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.while…: Heb. being yet shut up

2  They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.

3  The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite,Shemaah: or, Hasmaah

4  And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,

5  Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

6  Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,

7  And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

8  And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;of war: Heb. of the hostas swift…: Heb. as the roes upon the mountains to make haste

9  Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

10  Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

11  Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

12  Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

13  Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.

14  These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.one…: or, one that was least could resist an hundred, and the greatest a thousand

15  These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.overflown: Heb. filled over

16  And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

17  And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.to meet…: Heb. before them be knit: Heb. be onewrong: or, violence

18  Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.came…: Heb. clothed

19  And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.to the…: Heb. on our heads

20  As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.

21  And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.against…: or, with a band

22  For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.

23  And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord.bands: or, captains, or, men: Heb. heads

24  The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.armed: or, prepared

25  Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.

26  Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

27  And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;

28  And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.

29  And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.kindred: Heb. brethrenthe greatest…: Heb. a multitude of them

30  And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.famous: Heb. men of names

31  And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.

32  And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

33  Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.expert…: or, rangers of battle, or, ranged in battlekeep…: or, set the battle in arraynot…: Heb. without a heart and a heart

34  And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.

35  And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.

36  And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.expert: or, keeping their rank

37  And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.

38  All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

39  And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.

40  Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.meat…: or, victual of meal

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Psalm 119, Verses 65-72

TETH.

65  Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord, according unto thy word.

66  Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

67  Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.

68  Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

69  The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.

70  Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.

71  It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

72  The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

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Romans 10

1  Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

2  For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

3  For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

4  For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

5  For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

6  But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)

7  Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)

8  But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

9  That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

10  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

11  For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

12  For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

13  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

14  How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

15  And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

16  But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

17  So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

18  But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

19  But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

20  But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

21  But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.