The Daily Audio Bible
The Genealogy From Adam to Israel[a]
From Adam to Noah
1 Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4 Noah.
The sons of Noah were[b] Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
The Descendants of Japheth
5 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek, and Tiras.[c]
6 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath,[d] and Togarmah.
7 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim,[e] and the Rodanim.[f]
The Descendants of Ham
8 The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim,[g] Put, and Canaan.
9 The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Ra’ama,[h] and Sabteca.
The sons of Ra’ama were Sheba and Dedan.
10 Cush became the father of Nimrod. Nimrod was the first to be[i] a mighty warrior on the earth.
11 Mizraim became the father of the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim, 12 the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorim.
13 Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of Heth, 14 also of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 15 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.[j]
The Descendants of Shem
17 The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
The sons of Aram[k] were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshek.[l]
18 Arphaxad became the father of Shelah,[m] and Shelah became the father of Eber.
19 Two sons were born to Eber. The name of one was Peleg,[n] because in his days the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.
20 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Ebal,[o] Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
The Ancestry of Abraham
24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 Abram (also called Abraham).
The Families of Abraham
28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. 29 These are their genealogies:
The Descendants of Hagar
The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth. Then came Kedar, Adbe’el, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
The Descendants of Keturah
32 These are the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine.[p] She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
33 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida, and Elda’ah.
All these were the descendants of Keturah.
The Descendants of Sarah
34 Abraham became the father of Isaac.
The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.
The Descendants of Esau
35 The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
36 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek by Timna.[q]
37 The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
The People of Seir in Edom
38 The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.[r]
39 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
40 The sons of Shobal were Alian,[s] Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam.
The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah.
41 The son of Anah was Dishon.
The sons of Dishon were Hamran,[t] Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
42 The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Za’avan, and Ja’akan.[u]
The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
The Rulers of Edom
43 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the people of Israel:
Bela son of Beor. The name of his city was Dinhabah.
44 Bela died, and Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned as king in his place.
45 Jobab died, and Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned as king in his place.
46 Husham died, and Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the territory of Moab, reigned as king in his place. The name of his city was Avith.
47 Hadad died, and Samlah from Masrekah reigned as king in his place.
48 Samlah died, and Shaul from Rehoboth by the River[v] reigned as king in his place.
49 Shaul died, and Baal Hanan son of Akbor reigned as king in his place.
50 Baal Hanan died, and Hadad reigned as king in his place. The name of his city was Pai,[w] and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me Zahab. 51 Then Hadad died.
The chiefs of Edom were Chief Timna, Chief Aliah,[x] Chief Jetheth, 52 Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, 53 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar, 54 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.
The Descendants of Israel
2 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
The Descendants of Judah
3 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. Those three were born to him by Shua’s daughter,[y] a Canaanite woman. Er, who was Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, so he killed him. 4 Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, gave birth to Perez and Zerah for him. Judah had a total of five sons.
The Clans of Judah
5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
6 The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, and Dara,[z] five
of them in all.
7 The son of Carmi was Achar,[aa] the troubler of Israel, who was unfaithful when he stole things that had been devoted to destruction.
8 The son of Ethan was Azariah.
Clans Descended From Hezron, Son of Perez
The Clan of Ram, Ancestor of David
10 Ram[ad] became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, the tribal leader of the people of Judah. 11 Nahshon became the father of Salma,[ae] and Salma became the father of Boaz. 12 Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse.[af]
13 Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab his second, Shimea his third, 14 Nethanel his fourth, Raddai his fifth, 15 Ozem his sixth, and David his seventh. 16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. 17 Abigail gave birth to Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.[ag]
11 The following night the Lord stood next to Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have solemnly testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
The Plot to Kill Paul
12 When day came, the Jews[a] formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath, saying that they would not eat or drink until they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty who took part in this plot.
14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves under a solemn oath not to taste anything until we have killed Paul. 15 Now then, you and the Sanhedrin file charges with the commander so that he will bring him down to you[b] as if you were going to make a more thorough examination of his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets close to this place.”
16 But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, he went into the barracks and told Paul. 17 Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander, because he has something to report to him.”
18 So he brought him to the commander and said, “The prisoner Paul called for me and asked me to bring this young man to you, because he has something to tell you.”
19 The commander took him by the hand, led him aside, and asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
20 He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the Sanhedrin tomorrow, as if they want to gain more accurate information about him. 21 Don’t let them persuade you, because more than forty of their men are waiting in ambush for him. They have bound themselves under a solemn oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are ready right now, waiting for your consent.”
22 So the commander dismissed the young man with this order: “Don’t tell anyone that you have reported these things to me.”
23 Then he called two of the centurions and said, “Get two hundred soldiers ready, along with seventy cavalry and two hundred spearmen, to go as far as Caesarea at the third hour of the night.[c] 24 Also provide mounts so that they can put Paul on one and bring him safely to Felix the governor.” 25 He wrote a letter as follows:
26 Claudius Lysias,
To his Excellency, Governor Felix:
Greetings.
27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, because I learned that he is a Roman citizen. 28 Since I wanted to know the charge they were bringing against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin. 29 I found he was being accused concerning questions of their law, but there was no charge that deserved death or imprisonment. 30 When I was informed that there would be a plot against this man, I sent him to you at once. I also ordered his accusers to state what they have against him before you.
Farewell.[d]
31 So the soldiers, according to their orders, took Paul and brought him to Antipatris during the night. 32 The next day they let the cavalry go on with him, while they returned to the barracks. 33 When the cavalry came to Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor, and they handed Paul over to him.
34 After the governor had read the letter, he asked what province he was from. When he learned that he was from Cilicia, 35 he said, “I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul should be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.
Psalm 3
How Many Are My Foes, But You Are My Shield
Heading
A psalm by David. When he fled from Absalom,[a] his son.
Many Enemies
1 O Lord, how my foes are multiplying!
Many are rising up against me!
2 Many are saying about my life, Interlude[b]
“There is no salvation for him in God.”
One Protector
3 But you, O Lord, are a shield for me.
You are my glory and the one who lifts up my head.
4 With a loud voice I cry out to the Lord, Interlude
and he answers me from his holy mountain.
Peaceful Rest
5 I lie down, and I sleep.
I awake, because the Lord sustains me.
6 I will not be afraid of the thousands of people
who line up against me on all sides.
Certain Victory
7 Rise up, O Lord! Save me, my God!
Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw.
The teeth of the wicked you will break.
8 Salvation belongs to the Lord. Interlude
Your blessing rests on your people.
14 A man’s spirit can endure illness,
but who can bear a broken spirit?
15 A discerning heart acquires knowledge,
and the ears of the wise seek knowledge.
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