Day 128: Mighty Men of Valor (2026)
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What is the Bible in a Year podcast and which readings are today’s focus?
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 128. We're reading from 2 Samuel chapter 10 and 1 Chronicles chapter 13. We're also praying Psalm 31, as always. The Bible translation that I'm reading from is 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.
And if you have not yet subscribed to this podcast, just let this be my invitation to you to subscribe to this podcast by clicking subscribe, and then it's done. As I said, it is day 128. I'm reading only three chapters today, 2 Samuel chapter 10, 1 Chronicles chapter 13, and Psalm 31. The second book of Samuel, chapter 10. The Ammonites and Syrians are defeated. After this, the king of the Ammonites died and Hanun, his son, reigned in his stead. And David said, I will deal loyally with Hanun, the son of Nahash, as his father dealt loyally with me. So David sent by his servants to console him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the Ammonites. But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, their lord, do you think because David has sent comforters to you that he is honoring your father?
Has not David sent his servants to you to search the city and to spy it out and to overthrow it? So Hanun took David's servants and shaved off half the beard of each and cut off their garments in the middle at the hips and sent them away. When it was told David, he sent to meet them for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, remain at Jericho until your beards have grown and then return.
Which chapters from 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles are introduced and why do they matter?
When the Ammonites saw that they had become odious to David, the Ammonites sent and hired the Syrians at Beth Rehob and the Syrians of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers and the king of Ma'aka with a thousand men and the men of Tob, 12,000 men. And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men. And the Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the gate. And the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and Maaka were by themselves in the open country. When Joab saw that the battle was set against him both in front and in the rear, he chose some of the picked men of Israel and arrayed them against the Syrians. The rest of his men, he put in the charge of Abishai, his brother, and he arrayed them against the Ammonites.
And he said, if the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me. But if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come and help you. Be of good courage and let us play the man for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the Lord do what seems good to him. So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him. And when the Ammonites saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai and entered the city. Then Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem. But when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together. And Hadadezer sent and brought out the Assyrians who were beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Halam with Shobak, the commander of the army of Hadadezer, at their head.
And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan and came to Halam. And the Assyrians arrayed themselves against David and fought with him. And the Assyrians fled before Israel. And David slew of the Assyrians the men of seven hundred chariots and forty thousand horsemen and wounded Shobak, the commander of their army, so that he died there.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the Bible in a Year podcast and which readings are today’s focus?
0:04–1:53
2
Which chapters from 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles are introduced and why do they matter?
1:53–6:06
3
What happens when David’s envoys are humiliated by Hanun and how does David respond?
6:06–10:37
4
How do Joab and the mighty men organize the battle against the Ammonites and Syrians?
10:37–15:13
5
What is the outcome when David confronts the Assyrians and how does it affect regional politics?
15:13–15:47