Fr. Mike highlights the importance of David's reaction to the death of Ish-bosheth, Saul's son. Today we read 2 Samuel 4, 1 Chronicles 5-6, and Psalm 26. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.
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Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture. The Bible in a Year podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
Using the Great Adventure Bible Timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. It is day 123. It is day 1, 2, 3. We are reading from 2 Samuel chapter 4. We're also reading two chapters out of 1 Chronicles. chapters five and six. We're also praying Psalm 26.
As always, I am reading from the Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition, and I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. If you want to download your own Bible in a Year reading plan, you can visit ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a Year. You can also subscribe to this podcast by clicking on subscribe, then you would be subscribed.
And when everyone does that, I will no longer say that when you get this thing at the beginning of every single day, but 123 days, my goodness, you guys, I'm so proud of you. Keep going. Also, chapter 4 is relatively short in 2 Samuel. And there are some names. Not as many names as in chapters 5 and 6 of 1 Chronicles. But the name is Ish-bosheth, right? Or Ish-bosheth.
I've kind of fully committed to Ish-bosheth. And so, I apologize if you're annoyed and you're reading your Bible and you say, it says Ish-bosheth. And I would say, you're probably right, but I'm committed to Ish-bosheth. And so it's also fun to say, just try it. Try it at home. Try it in your car as you're driving. It is a gift to be able to be here.
Again, 2 Samuel chapter 4, 1 Chronicles chapter 5 and 6 and Psalm 26. 2 Samuel chapter 4. Ish-bosheth is assassinated. When Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his courage failed, and all Israel was dismayed. Now Saul's son had two men who were captains of raiding bands.
The name of the one was Baana, and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Ramon, a man of Benjamin from Be'eroth, for Be'eroth also is reckoned to Benjamin. The Beirothites fled to Getaim and have been sojourners there to this day. Jonathan, the son of Saul, had a son who was crippled in his feet.
He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and his nurse took him up and fled. And as she fled in her haste, he fell and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
now the sons of ramon the beirothite rechab and baana set out and about the heat of the day they came to the house of eshibosheth as he was taking his noonday rest and behold the doorkeeper of the house had been cleaning wheat but she grew drowsy and slept so rechab and baana his brothers slipped in
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