October 2: 1 Kings 4–5; Ephesians 2; Psalm 85; Ezekiel 35
With family: 1 Kings 4–5; Ephesians 2 1 Kings 4–5 (Listen)Solomon’s Officials4 King Solomon was king over all Israel, 2 and these were his high officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; 3...
View ArticleOctober 3: 1 Kings 6; Ephesians 3; Psalm 86; Ezekiel 36
With family: 1 Kings 6; Ephesians 3 1 Kings 6 (Listen)Solomon Builds the Temple6 In the four hundred and eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of...
View ArticleOctober 4: 1 Kings 7; Ephesians 4; Psalms 87–88; Ezekiel 37
With family: 1 Kings 7; Ephesians 4 1 Kings 7 (Listen)Solomon Builds His Palace7 Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house.2 He built the House of the Forest...
View ArticleOctober 5: 1 Kings 8; Ephesians 5; Psalm 89; Ezekiel 38
With family: 1 Kings 8; Ephesians 5 1 Kings 8 (Listen)The Ark Brought into the Temple8 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers’ houses...
View ArticleOctober 6: 1 Kings 9; Ephesians 6; Psalm 90; Ezekiel 39
With family: 1 Kings 9; Ephesians 6 1 Kings 9 (Listen)The Lord Appears to Solomon9 As soon as Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the king’s house and all that Solomon desired to...
View ArticleOctober 7: 1 Kings 10; Philippians 1; Psalm 91; Ezekiel 40
With family: 1 Kings 10; Philippians 1 1 Kings 10 (Listen)The Queen of Sheba10 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard...
View ArticleOctober 8: 1 Kings 11; Philippians 2; Psalms 92–93; Ezekiel 41
With family: 1 Kings 11; Philippians 2 1 Kings 11 (Listen)Solomon Turns from the Lord11 Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite,...
View ArticleOctober 9: 1 Kings 12; Philippians 3; Psalm 94; Ezekiel 42
With family: 1 Kings 12; Philippians 3 1 Kings 12 (Listen)Rehoboam’s Folly12 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2 And as soon as Jeroboam the son of Nebat...
View ArticleOctober 10: 1 Kings 13; Philippians 4; Psalms 95–96; Ezekiel 43
With family: 1 Kings 13; Philippians 4 1 Kings 13 (Listen)A Man of God Confronts Jeroboam13 And behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the...
View ArticleOctober 11: 1 Kings 14; Colossians 1; Psalms 97–98; Ezekiel 44
With family: 1 Kings 14; Colossians 1 1 Kings 14 (Listen)Prophecy Against Jeroboam14 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, “Arise, and disguise yourself,...
View ArticleOctober 12: 1 Kings 15; Colossians 2; Psalms 99–101; Ezekiel 45
With family: 1 Kings 15; Colossians 2 1 Kings 15 (Listen)Abijam Reigns in Judah15 Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah. 2 He reigned for three...
View ArticleOctober 13: 1 Kings 16; Colossians 3; Psalm 102; Ezekiel 46
With family: 1 Kings 16; Colossians 3 1 Kings 16 (Listen)16 And the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, 2 “Since I exalted you out of the dust and made you leader...
View ArticleOctober 14: 1 Kings 17; Colossians 4; Psalm 103; Ezekiel 47
With family: 1 Kings 17; Colossians 4 1 Kings 17 (Listen)Elijah Predicts a Drought17 Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe1 in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I...
View ArticleOctober 15: 1 Kings 18; 1 Thessalonians 1; Psalm 104; Ezekiel 48
With family: 1 Kings 18; 1 Thessalonians 1 1 Kings 18 (Listen)Elijah Confronts Ahab18 After many days the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I...
View ArticleOctober 16: 1 Kings 19; 1 Thessalonians 2; Psalm 105; Daniel 1
With family: 1 Kings 19; 1 Thessalonians 2 1 Kings 19 (Listen)Elijah Flees Jezebel19 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel...
View ArticleOctober 17: 1 Kings 20; 1 Thessalonians 3; Psalm 106; Daniel 2
With family: 1 Kings 20; 1 Thessalonians 3 1 Kings 20 (Listen)Ahab’s Wars with Syria20 Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together. Thirty-two kings were with him, and horses and...
View ArticleOctober 18: 1 Kings 21; 1 Thessalonians 4; Psalm 107; Daniel 3
With family: 1 Kings 21; 1 Thessalonians 4 1 Kings 21 (Listen)Naboth’s Vineyard21 Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 And after this Ahab...
View ArticleOctober 19: 1 Kings 22; 1 Thessalonians 5; Psalms 108–109; Daniel 4
With family: 1 Kings 22; 1 Thessalonians 5 1 Kings 22 (Listen)Ahab and the False Prophets22 For three years Syria and Israel continued without war. 2 But in the third year Jehoshaphat the king of...
View ArticleOctober 20: 2 Kings 1; 2 Thessalonians 1; Psalms 110–111; Daniel 5
With family: 2 Kings 1; 2 Thessalonians 1 2 Kings 1 (Listen)Elijah Denounces Ahaziah1 After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.2 Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber...
View ArticleOctober 21: 2 Kings 2; 2 Thessalonians 2; Psalms 112–113; Daniel 6
With family: 2 Kings 2; 2 Thessalonians 2 2 Kings 2 (Listen)Elijah Taken to Heaven2 Now when the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from...
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