Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Yahweh Is Gracious and Compassionate
Aleph
Beth
In the (B)council of the upright and in the congregation.
Gimel
2 (C)Great are the works of Yahweh;
Daleth
They are (D)sought by all who delight in them.
He
Vav
And (F)His righteousness stands forever.
Zayin
4 He has made His wondrous deeds [c]to be remembered;
Heth
Yahweh is (G)gracious and compassionate.
Teth
Yodh
He will (I)remember His covenant forever.
Kaph
6 He has declared to His people the power of His works,
Lamedh
In giving them an inheritance of the nations.
Mem
Nun
All His precepts (K)are faithful.
Samekh
8 They are (L)upheld forever and ever;
Ayin
Pe
9 He has sent (N)redemption to His people;
Tsadhe
He has commanded His covenant forever;
Qoph
Resh
28 Then King David answered and said, “Call Bathsheba to me.” And she came into the king’s presence and stood before the king. 29 And the king swore and said, “(A)As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress, 30 surely as (B)I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Surely your son Solomon shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place’; I will surely do so this day.” 31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her [a]face to the ground, and prostrated herself [b]before the king and said, “(C)May my lord King David live forever.”
32 Then King David said, “Call to me (D)Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” And they came into the king’s presence. 33 And the king said to them, “Take with you (E)the servants of your lord, and have my son Solomon ride on my own mule, and bring him down to (F)Gihon. 34 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet shall (G)anoint him there as king over Israel and (H)blow the trumpet and say, ‘(I)Long live King Solomon!’ 35 Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne. And he shall be king in my place; for I have commanded him to be ruler over Israel and Judah.” 36 Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! Thus may Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, say. 37 (J)As Yahweh has been with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon, and (K)make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David!”
Solomon Anointed King
38 So (L)Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, (M)the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and brought him to (N)Gihon. 39 Zadok the priest then (O)took the horn of oil from the tent and (P)anointed Solomon. Then they (Q)blew the trumpet, and all the people said, “(R)Long live King Solomon!” 40 And all the people went up after him, and the people [c]were playing on flutes and were glad with great gladness, so that the earth [d]shook at their sound.
41 And Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they finished eating. Then Joab heard the sound of the trumpet and said, “Why is the sound of the city such an uproar?” 42 While he was still speaking, behold, (S)Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. Then Adonijah said, “Come in, for (T)you are a valiant man and bring good news.” 43 But Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, “No! Our lord King David has made Solomon king. 44 The king has also sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; and they have made him ride on the king’s mule. 45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon, and they have come up from there with gladness, (U)so that the city is in an uproar. This is the sound which you have heard. 46 And also, (V)Solomon has even taken his seat on the throne of the kingdom. 47 And also, the king’s servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May (W)your God make the name of Solomon better than your name and his throne greater than your throne!’ And (X)the king bowed himself on the bed. 48 And also, the king said thus, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who (Y)has granted one to sit on my throne today while my own eyes see it.’”
17 Now I urge you, brothers, to keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and stumblings (A)contrary to the teaching which you learned, and (B)turn away from them. 18 For such men are (C)slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of (D)their own [a]stomach, and by their (E)smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. 19 For the report of your obedience (F)has reached to all. Therefore I am rejoicing over you, but (G)I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil. 20 (H)And the God of peace will soon crush (I)Satan under your feet.
(J)The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
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