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1 And it happened that there was, in that place, a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a man of Benjamin. And he sounded the trumpet, and he said: “There is no portion for us in David, nor any inheritance in the son of Jesse. Return to your own tents, […]

1 And a famine occurred, during the days of David, for three years continuously. And David consulted the oracle of the Lord. And the Lord said: “This is because of Saul, and his house of bloodshed. For he killed the Gibeonites.” 2 Therefore, the king, calling for the Gibeonites, spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites […]

1 And David spoke to the Lord the words of this verse, in the day that the Lord freed him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 2 And he said: “The Lord is my rock, and my strength, and my Savior. 3 I will hope in him. God […]

1 These are the last words of David. Now David, the son of Jesse, the man to whom it was appointed concerning the Christ of the God of Jacob, the preeminent psalmist of Israel said: 2 “The Spirit of the Lord has spoken through me, and his word was spoken through my tongue. 3 The […]

1 And the fury of the Lord was again kindled against Israel, and he stirred up David among them, saying: “Go, number Israel and Judah.” 2 And the king said to Joab, the leader of his army, “Travel through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and number the people, so that I […]

1 There was a certain man from Ramah of Zophim, on Mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2 And he had two wives: the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the second was […]

1 “My heart exults in the Lord, and my horn is exalted in my God. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies. For I have rejoiced in your salvation. 2 Nothing is holy as the Lord is holy. For there is no other beside you. And nothing is strong as our God is strong. 3 […]

1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no manifest vision. 2 Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see. […]

1 And it happened that, in those days, the Philistines assembled to fight. And Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle, and he made camp beside the Stone of Assistance. But the Philistines went to Aphek, 2 and they positioned their troops against Israel. Then, when the conflict began, Israel turned his back […]

1 Then the Philistines took the ark of God, and they transported it from the Stone of Assistance into Ashdod. 2 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and carried it into the temple of Dagon. And they stationed it beside Dagon. 3 And when the Ashdodites had risen up at first light on […]