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Pages you visit will appear hereA retelling of Israel's history focused on hope and restoration
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Genealogies from Adam through the patriarchs, tracing humanity’s beginnings and Israel’s ancestry.
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Genealogies of Judah’s descendants, including Hezron’s line leading to David.
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David’s descendants are listed, including Solomon and the kings of Judah down to the exile.
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Genealogies of Judah’s and Simeon’s descendants, including Jabez’s prayer to God for blessing.
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Genealogies of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh, noting their wars and exile for unfaithfulness.
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Genealogies of Levi’s descendants, including priests, musicians, and Levitical towns.
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Genealogies of Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Asher.
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Genealogies of Benjamin’s descendants, highlighting Saul’s family.
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Genealogies of returned exiles and Levitical gatekeepers. Saul’s genealogy repeated.
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The death of Saul and his sons at Mount Gilboa; Saul’s unfaithfulness causes his downfall.
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David is anointed king. He captures Jerusalem, makes it his capital, and honors his mighty men.
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Warriors from many tribes join David, strengthening his kingdom.
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David attempts to bring the ark to Jerusalem; Uzzah dies for touching it irreverently.
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David defeats the Philistines with God’s help, affirming God’s presence with him.
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David organizes the Levites and brings the ark to Jerusalem with rejoicing.
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David places the ark in a tent, appoints Levites for worship, and offers a psalm of thanks.
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God promises David an eternal dynasty through the prophet Nathan. David responds with humility.
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David defeats surrounding nations, establishing dominion and dedicating treasures to God.
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David defeats the Ammonites and Arameans after their insult to his messengers.
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David’s army defeats the Ammonites and Philistine giants. Rabbah is captured.
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David’s census brings God’s wrath. A plague is stopped when David builds an altar on Araunah’s threshing floor.
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David prepares materials and workers for the temple, instructing Solomon to build it.
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David organizes the Levites by divisions for temple service.
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David organizes the priests into 24 divisions for orderly temple worship.
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David organizes musicians under Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun for temple worship.
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David organizes gatekeepers, treasurers, and other temple officials.
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David organizes Israel’s military, tribal leaders, officials, and royal administrators.
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David publicly charges Solomon to build the temple, giving him plans and encouraging him to trust God.
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David leads Israel in generous offerings for the temple. He prays a prayer of praise. Solomon is made king, and David dies after a long reign.
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