Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast, where we

encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture. The Bible in a year podcast is brought to

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Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. It is day 141, and we're reading today from 2nd Samuel, Chapter 23, from First Chronicles chapter 28, and we are praying Psalm 42. As you know, the Bible translation that I'm reading from is the revised standard version, the second Catholic edition, and 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. If you have not yet subscribed to this podcast, you can do that. I got that in under one minute. So hit that a fast forward button twice. And here we are. Beginning of the Bible, reading the Bible. It's going to be great. As I said, it is day 141.

We're reading 2nd Samuel chapter 23, 1st Chronicles chapter 28, and Psalm 42.

The second book of Samuel, chapter 23, the last words of David. Now, these are the last words of

David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of David, the son of Jesse,

the oracle of the man who is raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet

psalmist of Israel.

The spirit of the Lord speaks by me.

His word is upon my tongue.

The God of Israel has spoken, the rock of Israel has said to me, when one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God,

he dawns on them like the morning light, like the light shining forth upon a cloudless morning,

like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth. Yes, does not my house stand so with God,

for he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and secure,

for will he not cause to prosper all my help and my desire? But godless men are all like thorns that are

thrown away, for they cannot be taken with the hand. But the man who touches them, arms himself with iron

and the shaft of a spear, and they are utterly consumed with fire.

David's mighty men.

These are the names of the mighty men whom David had, Josheb Bas Shibeth, the Takamanite.

He was the chief of the three.

He wielded his spear against 800 whom he slew at one time. And next to him, among the three mighty men was Elie Azar, the son of Dodo, son of Ahoy. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew. He rose and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary and his hand clung to the sword.

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