Day 122: Abner Is Killed (2026)

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🗓️ 2 May 2026

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Summary

In today's readings, we hear about the death of Abner, and Fr. Mike points out how David publicly mourns Abner, and instructs his people to do the same. The readings are 2 Samuel 3, 1 Chronicles 3-4, and Psalm 25.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast, where we
0:08.0	encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture. The Bible in a year podcast is brought to you
0:12.8	by Ascension. Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation,
0:17.7	discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today.
0:21.5	It is day 122. Gosh, well done. You guys, so good. We're reading from Second Samuel chapter 3,
0:28.6	First Chronicles chapter 3 and 4, two chapters of names. It's going to be great. You're going to love it,
0:34.3	I tell you. And we're also going to be praying Psalm 25. As always, the Bible translation that I'm reading from is the revised standard version, second Catholic edition. I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. If you want to download your own Bible in a year reading plan, you can visit ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a year. You can also subscribe to this podcast in your podcast app by clicking subscribe, and that would
0:55.0	make you subscribed.
0:56.2	It'll be great.
0:57.4	As I said, today is 100 and day 122, and we are reading today from 2 Samuel chapter 3,
1:03.4	1st Chronicles, chapter 3 and 4 and praying Psalm 25.
1:09.0	Second Book of Samuel chapter 3.
1:11.4	Abner defects to David.
1:13.7	There was a long war between the House of Saul and the House of David, and David grew
1:18.1	stronger and stronger, while the House of Saul became weaker and weaker.
1:22.4	And sons were born to David at Hebron.
1:25.0	His first born was Amnon of Ahinawam of Jesreal, and his second Chiliab of Abigail,
1:31.1	the widow of Nibal of Carmel, and the third, Absalom, the son of Maaka, the daughter of Talmi,
1:36.8	king of Gesher, and the fourth Adonijah, the son of Haggith, and the fifth, Shevatiah,
1:42.7	the son of Abital, and the sixth, Ethriam of Eglah, David's wife.
1:48.7	These were born to David in Hebron. While there was a war between the House of Saul and the House of David,
1:54.6	Abner was making himself strong in the House of Saul. Now, Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah,
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