NEW TESTAMENT: Luke 19:28-48
OLD TESTAMENT: 1 Kings 1,2
NEW TESTAMENT
Luke 19:28-48
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The Triumphal Entry
28 And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.
29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
30 Saying, Go ye (you) into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt (young donkey) tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither (here).
31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye (you) loose him? thus shall ye (you) say unto him, Because the Lord hath (has) need of him.
32 And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.
33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye (you) the colt?
34 And they said, The Lord hath (has) need of him.
35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
37 And when he was come nigh (near), even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude (crowd) of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh (comes) in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude (crowd) said unto him, Master, rebuke thy (your) disciples.
40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
41 And when he was come near, he beheld (saw) the city (Jerusalem), and wept over it,
42 Saying, If thou hadst (you had) known, even thou (you), at least in this thy (your) day, the things which belong unto thy (your) peace! but now they are hid (hidden) from thine (your) eyes.
43 For the days shall come upon thee (you), that thine (your) enemies shall cast a trench about thee (you), and compass thee round (and surround you [with armies]), and keep thee (you) in on every side,
44 And shall lay thee (you) even with the ground, and thy (your) children within thee (you); and they shall not leave in thee (you) one stone upon another; because thou knewest not (you do not know) the time of thy (your) visitation.
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein (and began driving out those who were selling), and them that bought;
46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye (you) have made it a den of thieves.
47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him (were seeking him to put him to death),
48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
OLD TESTAMENT
1 Kings 1
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David in His Old Age
1 Now king David was old and stricken (advanced) in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat (but he could not get warm).
2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy (your) bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4 And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
Adonijah Claims the Throne
5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted (praised) himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou (Why have you) done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare (gave birth to) him after Absalom.
7 And he conferred (granted a title) with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
9 And Adonijah slew (killed) sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren (brothers) the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants:
10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee (you), give thee (you) counsel, that thou mayest (you may) save thine (your) own life, and the life of thy (your) son Solomon.
13 Go and get thee (you) in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou (Did you not), my lord, O king, swear unto thine (your) handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy (your) son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth (does) Adonijah reign?
14 Behold, while thou yet talkest (See, while you were talking) there with the king, I also will come in after thee (you), and confirm thy (your) words.
15 And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
16 And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto (paid respect to) the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou (What do you wish)?
17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest (you swore) by the Lord thy (your) God unto thine handmaid (your maidservant), saying, Assuredly (Surely, Certainly) Solomon thy (your) son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth (reigns); and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not (you do not know it):
19 And he hath slain (has killed) oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath (has) called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy (your) servant hath (has) he not called.
20 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee (you), that thou shouldest (you should) tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep (lies down [in death]) with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
22 And, lo (look), while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou (have you) said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain (has killed) oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath (has) called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold (see), they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
26 But me, even me thy (your) servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy (your) servant Solomon, hath (has) he not called.
27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed (you have not showed) it unto thy (your) servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
David Makes Solomon King
28 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.
29 And the king sware (swore), and said, As the Lord liveth (lives), that hath (has) redeemed my soul out of all distress,
30 Even as I sware unto thee (swear to you) by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy (your) son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
32 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine (my) own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:
34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye (you) with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
35 Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.
37 As the Lord hath (has) been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.
39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
40 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
41 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
42 And while he yet spake (While he was still speaking), behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man (for you are a courageous man), and bringest good tidings (and bring good news).
43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily (Truly) our lord king David hath (has) made Solomon king.
44 And the king hath (has) sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule:
45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence (there) rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye (you) have heard.
46 And also Solomon sitteth (sits) on the throne of the kingdom.
47 And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy (your) name, and make his throne greater than thy (your) throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
48 And also thus said the king, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which hath (has) given one to sit on my throne this day, mine (my) eyes even seeing it.
49 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth (fears) king Solomon: for, lo, he hath (has) caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me today that he will not slay (kill) his servant with the sword.
52 And Solomon said, If he will shew (show) himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine (your) house.
1 Kings 2
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David’s Final Instructions to Solomon
2 Now the days of David drew nigh (near) that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore (Be strong therefore), and shew thyself a man (and prove yourself a man);
3 And keep the charge of the Lord thy (your) God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest (you may) prosper in all that thou doest (you do), and whithersoever thou turnest thyself (wherever you go to yourself):
4 That the Lord may continue his word which he spake (spoke) concerning me, saying, If thy (your) children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (you) (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
5 Moreover thou knowest (you knew) also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew (killed), and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
7 But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy (your) table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy (your) brother.
8 And, behold, thou hast (you have) with thee (you) Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware (swore) to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee (you) to death with the sword.
9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest (know) what thou oughtest (you ought) to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou (you) down to the grave with blood.
10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
David Establishes His Rule
13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably (Do you come in peace)? And he said, Peaceably.
14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee (you). And she said, Say on.
15 And he said, Thou knowest (You know) that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit (however) the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the Lord.
16 And now I ask one petition of thee (I am making one request of you), deny me not (do not refuse me). And she said unto him, Say on.
17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee (you), unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay [for he will not refuse you],) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
18 And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee (you) unto the king.
19 Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.
20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee (you); I pray thee (you), say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay (for I will not refuse you).
21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy (your) brother to wife.
22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine (my) elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
23 Then king Solomon sware (swore) by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
24 Now therefore, as the Lord liveth (lives), which hath (has) established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath (has) made me an (a) house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.
26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee (you) to Anathoth, unto thine (your) own fields; for thou art (you are) worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee (you) to death, because thou barest (you carried) the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted (and you suffered everything that my father endured).
27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the Lord; that he might fulfil the word of the Lord, which he spake (spoke) concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him, Thus saith (says) the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay (No); but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.
31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath (has) said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest (you may) take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
32 And the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew (killed) them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the Lord.
34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew (killed) him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee (you) an (a) house in Jerusalem, and dwell (live) there, and go not forth thence any whither (and do not go from there to any other place).
37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest (you go) out, and passest (pass) over the brook Kidron, thou shalt (you shall) know for certain that thou shalt (you shall) surely die: thy (your) blood shall be upon thine (your) own head.
38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath (has) said, so will thy (your) servant do. And Shimei dwelt (lived) in Jerusalem many days.
39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy (your) servants be in Gath.
40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee (you) to swear by the Lord, and protested unto thee (you), saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest (you go) out, and walkest abroad any whither (travel to anywhere), that thou shalt (you shall) surely die? and thou saidst unto (and you said to) me, The word that I have heard is good.
43 Why then hast thou not (Why then have you not) kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged thee (you) with?
44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest (You know) all the wickedness which thine (your) heart is privy to (aware of), that thou didst (what you did) to David my father: therefore the Lord shall return thy (your) wickedness upon thine (your) own head;
45 And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.
46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
– End of daily reading for Apr 27 – Day 118
VIDEO
VIDEO #1: Jesus Entering Jerusalem on a Donkey (1 min 53 secs) – by Bosco Tung
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DIAGRAM
> COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW BOOK: 1 Kings
> NEW BOOK OVERVIEW: Timeline: Between 560 and 540 B.C. The purpose of the First and Second Kings was to describe the history of the two kingdoms, Israel and Judah. In First Kings, David declares Solomon to be King. Following forty years of rule, King David passed away.
> TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS OVERVIEW:-
NEW TESTAMENT:-
1) The Triumphal Entry
2) Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
3) Jesus Cleanses the Temple
OLD TESTAMENT:-
1) David in His Old Age
2) Adonijah Claims the Throne
3) David Makes Solomon King
4) David’s Final Instructions to Solomon
5) David Establishes His Rule
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (New Testament): Luke 19:28-48: 1) The Triumphal Entry 2) Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem 3) Jesus Cleanses the Temple
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (Old Testament): 1 Kings 1,2: 1) David in His Old Age 2) Adonijah Claims the Throne 3) David Makes Solomon King 4) David’s Final Instructions to Solomon 5) David Establishes His Rule
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