Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
11 I will remember the Lord’s works;
yes, I will remember your ancient wonders.(A)
12 I will reflect on all you have done
and meditate on your actions.(B)
13 God, your way is holy.
What god is great like God?(C)
14 You are the God who works wonders;
you revealed your strength among the peoples.(D)
15 With power you redeemed your people,
the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.(E)Selah
16 The water saw you, God.
The water saw you; it trembled.
Even the depths shook.(F)
17 The clouds poured down water.
The storm clouds thundered;
your arrows flashed back and forth.(G)
18 The sound of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
lightning lit up the world.(H)
The earth shook and quaked.(I)
19 Your way went through the sea
and your path through the vast water,
but your footprints were unseen.(J)
20 You led your people like a flock(K)
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.(L)
Ahab’s Death
29 Then(A) the king of Israel and Judah’s King Jehoshaphat went up to Ramoth-gilead.(B) 30 But the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise(C) myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal attire.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.(D)
31 Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders,(E) “Do not fight with anyone at all[a] except the king of Israel.”(F)
32 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they shouted, “He must be the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out. 33 When the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
34 But a man drew his bow(G) without taking special aim and struck the king of Israel through the joints of his armor. So he said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle,[b] for I am badly wounded!” (H) 35 The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. He died that evening,(I) and blood from his wound flowed into the bottom of the chariot. 36 Then the cry rang out in the army as the sun set, declaring:
Each man to his own city,
and each man to his own land!(J)
37 So the king died and was brought to Samaria. They buried the king in Samaria.(K) 38 Then someone washed the chariot at the pool of Samaria. The dogs licked up his blood, and the prostitutes bathed in it, according to the word of the Lord that he had spoken.(L)
39 The rest of the events of Ahab’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, including the ivory palace(M) he built, and all the cities he built, are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.(N) 40 Ahab rested with his ancestors,(O) and his son Ahaziah(P) became king in his place.
Israel’s King Ahaziah
51 Ahaziah(A) son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria(B) in the seventeenth year of Judah’s King Jehoshaphat,(C) and he reigned over Israel two years. 52 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.(D) He walked in the ways of his father,(E) in the ways of his mother,(F) and in the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.(G) 53 He served Baal and bowed in worship to him.(H) He angered the Lord God of Israel just as his father had done.(I)
5 Test(A) yourselves to see if you are in the faith. Examine yourselves. Or do you yourselves not recognize that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless you fail the test.[a] 6 And I hope you will recognize that we ourselves do not fail the test. 7 But we pray to God that you do nothing wrong—not that we may appear to pass the test, but that you may do what is right,(B) even though we may appear to fail. 8 For we can’t do anything against the truth,(C) but only for the truth. 9 We rejoice when we are weak and you are strong.(D) We also pray that you become fully mature.[b] 10 This is why I am writing these things while absent, so that when I am there I may not have to deal harshly with you, in keeping with the authority the Lord gave me for building up(E) and not for tearing down.(F)
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