Day 132: David and Absalom (2026)
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Ascension
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🗓️ 12 May 2026
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Fr. Mike reflects on the story of David and Absalom, and points out the lack of forgiveness and repentance on both men's part. God forgives us no matter what, but without us mirroring that forgiveness, rebellion can easily rise up. Today's readings are 2 Samuel 14, 1 Chronicles 18, and Psalm 14.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, my name's Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast, where we |
| 0:07.8 | encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture. The Bible in a year podcast is brought to you by |
| 0:12.7 | Ascension. Using the great adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, |
| 0:17.8 | discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. |
| 0:21.3 | It is day 132. |
| 0:23.2 | We're reading from 2 Samuel, Chapter 14, First Chronicles, Chapter 18, and we are praying today, Psalm 14. |
| 0:28.9 | If you are interested in the Bible translation that I'm reading, it is the revised standard version, second Catholic edition. |
| 0:35.1 | I'm reading from the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. |
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| 0:37.6 | download your own bible in a year reading plan you can visit ascensionpress.com slash bible in a year |
| 0:42.0 | and if you have not yet subscribed to this podcast you can click on subscribe and you would be |
| 0:45.6 | subscribed as i said it's day 132 we're reading from second samuel 14 first chronicles 18 |
| 0:51.8 | and praying Psalm 14. |
| 0:57.8 | 2nd Book of Samuel, chapter 14. |
| 1:00.5 | David is persuaded to bring Absalom back. |
| 1:05.5 | Now, Joab, the son of Zeruaya, perceived that the king's heart went out to Absalom, |
| 1:10.1 | and Joab sent to Toccoa and fetched from there a wise woman and said to her, |
| 1:12.7 | pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments, do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many |
| 1:17.7 | days for the dead, and go to the king and speak thus to him. So Joab put the words into her mouth. |
| 1:24.5 | When the woman of Toccoa came to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance and said, help, O king. And the king said to her mouth. When the woman of Toccoa came to the king, she fell on her face to the ground |
| 1:27.8 | and did obeisance and said, help, O king. And the king said to her, what is your trouble? |
| 1:33.5 | She answered, Alas, I am a widow. My husband is dead. And your handmaid had two sons, |
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