Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

6 And David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

² And David arose and went with all the people that were with him from Baale-Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God which is called by the name, the name of Jehovah of hosts who sitteth between the cherubim.

³ And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was upon the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.

⁴ And they brought it with the ark of God out of the house of Abinadab which was upon the hill; and Ahio went before the ark.

⁵ And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah on all manner of [instruments made of] cypress wood, with harps, and with lutes, and with tambours, and with sistra, and with cymbals.

¹² And it was told king David, saying, Jehovah has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that is his, because of the ark of God. And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom into the city of David with joy.

¹³ And it was so, that when they that bore the ark of Jehovah had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatted beast.

¹⁴ And David danced before Jehovah with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

¹⁵ And David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Jehovah with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

¹⁶ And as the ark of Jehovah came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah; and she despised him in her heart.

¹⁷ And they brought in the ark of Jehovah, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had spread for it. And David offered up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.

¹⁸ And when David had ended offering up the burnt-offerings and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah of hosts.

¹⁹ And he dealt to all the people, to the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, to every one a cake of bread, and a measure [of wine], and a raisin-cake. And all the people departed every one to his house.

Of David. A Psalm.

24 The earth is Jehovah's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

² For it was he that founded it upon seas, and established it upon floods.

³ Who shall ascend into the mount of Jehovah? and who shall stand in his holy place?

⁴ He that hath blameless hands and a pure heart; who lifteth not up his soul unto vanity, nor sweareth deceitfully:

⁵ He shall receive blessing from Jehovah, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

⁶ This is the generation of them that seek unto him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

⁷ Lift up your heads, ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.

⁸ Who is this King of glory? Jehovah strong and mighty, Jehovah mighty in battle.

⁹ Lift up your heads, ye gates; yea, lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.

¹⁰ Who is he, this King of glory? Jehovah of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

³ Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ;

⁴ according as he has chosen us in him before [the] world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love;

⁵ having marked us out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

⁶ to [the] praise of [the] glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us into favour in the Beloved:

⁷ in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace;

⁸ which he has caused to abound towards us in all wisdom and intelligence,

⁹ having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself

¹⁰ for [the] administration of the fulness of times; to head up all things in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth; in him,

¹¹ in whom we have also obtained an inheritance, being marked out beforehand according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his own will,

¹² that we should be to [the] praise of his glory who have pre-trusted in the Christ:

¹³ in whom *ye* also [have trusted], having heard the word of the truth, the glad tidings of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ye have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

¹⁴ who is [the] earnest of our inheritance to the redemption of the acquired possession to [the] praise of his glory.

¹⁴ And Herod the king heard [of him] (for his name had become public), and said, John the baptist is risen from among [the] dead, and on this account works of power are wrought by him.

¹⁵ And others said, It is Elias; and others said, It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.

¹⁶ But Herod when he heard [it] said, John whom *I* beheaded, he it is; *he* is risen [from among the dead].

¹⁷ For the same Herod had sent and seized John, and had bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

¹⁸ For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.

¹⁹ But Herodias kept it [in her mind] against him, and wished to kill him, and could not:

²⁰ for Herod feared John knowing that he was a just and holy man, and kept him safe; and having heard him, did many things, and heard him gladly.

²¹ And a holiday being come, when Herod, on his birthday, made a supper to his grandees, and to the chiliarchs, and the chief [men] of Galilee;

²² and the daughter of the same Herodias having come in, and danced, pleased Herod and those that were with [him] at table; and the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt and I will give it thee.

²³ And he swore to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me I will give thee, to half of my kingdom.

²⁴ And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the baptist.

²⁵ And immediately going in with haste to the king, she asked saying, I desire that thou give me directly upon a dish the head of John the baptist.

²⁶ And the king, [while] made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with [him] would not break his word with her.

²⁷ And immediately the king, having sent one of the guard, ordered his head to be brought. And he went out and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head upon a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.

²⁹ And his disciples having heard [it], came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb.