KJV Reading for 4 July 2024
1 Chronicles 25-26, Psalm 62, Hebrews 2
1 Chronicles 25-26, Psalm 62, Hebrews 2
To my friends in the US, Happy 4th of July. I hope you and your family get the change to celebrate this independence of our nation safely today!
Today’s reading is out of 1 Chronicle’s 25-26, Psalm 62, and Hebrews 2.
When you do these KJV Bible readings, are you paying attention to the message of God and what Christ did for us?
“But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.” —Hebrews 2:9
Hebrews 2 addresses this topic. The beginning of the book discusses why we need to pay attention to Christ. Since He made the sacrifice of coming to earth and tasting death for our sins.
And Paul stresses the importance of this, Christ deity, and how we must believe and be within God’s word - studying it, so that we can grow closer to God and not drift away.
And that is my goal with the Daily KJV Bible. I want people to have the opportunity to study the Bible, even on busy days by having daily readings sent to their phone.
Right now, we are only doing daily reading - but we will branch out with devotionals and other areas, God willing, in the future.
So my prayer today is that you understand Christ’s sacrifice, you understand Christ is God, and you dive into God’s word - and you focus on growing as a. Christian, and not drifting away into the ways of the world.
1 Chronicles 25
Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.
Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.
Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
all these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
the third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
1 Chronicles 26
Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
Moreover the sons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,
Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.
Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
All these of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed-edom.
And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.
To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.
Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.
At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.
And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.
The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD.
Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
and Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.
And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.
Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.
And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.
Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.
Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.
And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.
Psalm 62
To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: From him cometh my salvation.
He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? Ye shall be slain all of you: As a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: They delight in lies: They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
My soul, wait thou only upon God; For my expectation is from him.
He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my defence; I shall not be moved.
In God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Trust in him at all times; ye people, Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: To be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
God hath spoken once; Twice have I heard this; That power belongeth unto God.
Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: For thou renderest to every man according to his work.
Hebrews 2
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.
But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; Thou crownedst him with glory and honour, And didst set him over the works of thy hands:
Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, In the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.