September 7: 2 Samuel 1; 1 Corinthians 12; Psalm 49; Ezekiel 10
With family: 2 Samuel 1; 1 Corinthians 12 2 Samuel 1 (Listen)David Hears of Saul’s Death1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from striking down the Amalekites, David remained two days in...
View ArticleSeptember 8: 2 Samuel 2; 1 Corinthians 13; Psalm 50; Ezekiel 11
With family: 2 Samuel 2; 1 Corinthians 13 2 Samuel 2 (Listen)David Anointed King of Judah2 After this David inquired of the LORD, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” And the LORD said to...
View ArticleSeptember 9: 2 Samuel 3; 1 Corinthians 14; Psalm 51; Ezekiel 12
With family: 2 Samuel 3; 1 Corinthians 14 2 Samuel 3 (Listen)Abner Joins David3 There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the...
View ArticleSeptember 10: 2 Samuel 4–5; 1 Corinthians 15; Psalms 52–54; Ezekiel 13
With family: 2 Samuel 4–5; 1 Corinthians 15 2 Samuel 4–5 (Listen)Ish-bosheth Murdered4 When Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, heard that Abner had died at Hebron, his courage failed, and all Israel was...
View ArticleSeptember 11: 2 Samuel 6; 1 Corinthians 16; Psalm 55; Ezekiel 14
With family: 2 Samuel 6; 1 Corinthians 16 2 Samuel 6 (Listen)The Ark Brought to Jerusalem6 David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2 And David arose and went with all the...
View ArticleSeptember 12: 2 Samuel 7; 2 Corinthians 1; Psalms 56–57; Ezekiel 15
With family: 2 Samuel 7; 2 Corinthians 1 2 Samuel 7 (Listen)The Lord’s Covenant with David7 Now when the king lived in his house and the LORD had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2 the...
View ArticleSeptember 13: 2 Samuel 8–9; 2 Corinthians 2; Psalms 58–59; Ezekiel 16
With family: 2 Samuel 8–9; 2 Corinthians 2 2 Samuel 8–9 (Listen)David’s Victories8 After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the...
View ArticleSeptember 14: 2 Samuel 10; 2 Corinthians 3; Psalms 60–61; Ezekiel 17
With family: 2 Samuel 10; 2 Corinthians 3 2 Samuel 10 (Listen)David Defeats Ammon and Syria10 After this the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. 2 And David said, “I...
View ArticleSeptember 15: 2 Samuel 11; 2 Corinthians 4; Psalms 62–63; Ezekiel 18
With family: 2 Samuel 11; 2 Corinthians 4 2 Samuel 11 (Listen)David and Bathsheba11 In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all...
View ArticleSeptember 16: 2 Samuel 12; 2 Corinthians 5; Psalms 64–65; Ezekiel 19
With family: 2 Samuel 12; 2 Corinthians 5 2 Samuel 12 (Listen)Nathan Rebukes David12 And the LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said to him, “There were two men in a certain city, the one...
View ArticleSeptember 17: 2 Samuel 13; 2 Corinthians 6; Psalms 66–67; Ezekiel 20
With family: 2 Samuel 13; 2 Corinthians 6 2 Samuel 13 (Listen)Amnon and Tamar13 Now Absalom, David’s son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David’s son, loved her....
View ArticleSeptember 18: 2 Samuel 14; 2 Corinthians 7; Psalm 68; Ezekiel 21
With family: 2 Samuel 14; 2 Corinthians 7 2 Samuel 14 (Listen)Absalom Returns to Jerusalem14 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart went out to Absalom. 2 And Joab sent to Tekoa and...
View ArticleSeptember 19: 2 Samuel 15; 2 Corinthians 8; Psalm 69; Ezekiel 22
With family: 2 Samuel 15; 2 Corinthians 8 2 Samuel 15 (Listen)Absalom’s Conspiracy15 After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2 And Absalom used to rise...
View ArticleSeptember 20: 2 Samuel 16; 2 Corinthians 9; Psalms 70–71; Ezekiel 23
With family: 2 Samuel 16; 2 Corinthians 9 2 Samuel 16 (Listen)David and Ziba16 When David had passed a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys...
View ArticleSeptember 21: 2 Samuel 17; 2 Corinthians 10; Psalm 72; Ezekiel 24
With family: 2 Samuel 17; 2 Corinthians 10 2 Samuel 17 (Listen)Hushai Saves David17 Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight....
View ArticleSeptember 22: 2 Samuel 18; 2 Corinthians 11; Psalm 73; Ezekiel 25
With family: 2 Samuel 18; 2 Corinthians 11 2 Samuel 18 (Listen)Absalom Killed18 Then David mustered the men who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2...
View ArticleSeptember 23: 2 Samuel 19; 2 Corinthians 12; Psalm 74; Ezekiel 26
With family: 2 Samuel 19; 2 Corinthians 12 2 Samuel 19 (Listen)Joab Rebukes David19 It was told Joab, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.” 2 So the victory that day was turned into...
View ArticleSeptember 24: 2 Samuel 20; 2 Corinthians 13; Psalms 75–76; Ezekiel 27
With family: 2 Samuel 20; 2 Corinthians 13 2 Samuel 20 (Listen)The Rebellion of Sheba20 Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he...
View ArticleSeptember 25: 2 Samuel 21; Galatians 1; Psalm 77; Ezekiel 28
With family: 2 Samuel 21; Galatians 1 2 Samuel 21 (Listen)David Avenges the Gibeonites21 Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David sought the face of the...
View ArticleSeptember 26: 2 Samuel 22; Galatians 2; Psalm 78:1–37; Ezekiel 29
With family: 2 Samuel 22; Galatians 2 2 Samuel 22 (Listen)David’s Song of Deliverance22 And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all...
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