Shirley Hilburn
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Shirley Hilburn
bookmarked Ezra 1 NLT
In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, the LORD fulfilled the prophecy he had given through Jeremiah. He stirred the heart of Cyrus to put this proclamation in writing and to send it throughout his kingdom:
May 31
Shirley Hilburn
bookmarked 2 Chronicles 21 NLT
When Jehoshaphat died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Jehoram became the next king.
May 26
Shirley Hilburn
bookmarked 2 Chronicles 18 NLT
Jehoshaphat enjoyed great riches and high esteem, and he made an alliance with Ahab of Israel by having his son marry Ahab’s daughter.
May 25
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bookmarked 2 Chronicles 4 NLT
Solomon also made a bronze altar 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 15 feet high.
May 20
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bookmarked 1 Chronicles 14 NLT
Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber, and stonemasons and carpenters to build him a palace.
May 15
Shirley Hilburn
bookmarked 1 Chronicles 11 NLT
Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood.
May 14
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bookmarked 1 Chronicles 6 NLT
The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
May 12
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bookmarked 1 Chronicles 3 NLT
These are the sons of David who were born in Hebron: The oldest was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel. The second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel.
May 11
Shirley Hilburn
bookmarked 1 Kings 18 NLT
Later on, in the third year of the drought, the LORD said to Elijah, “Go and present yourself to King Ahab. Tell him that I will soon send rain!”
May 6
Shirley Hilburn
bookmarked 1 Kings 11 NLT
Now King Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides Pharaoh’s daughter, he married women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and from among the Hittites.
Apr 26
Shirley Hilburn
bookmarked 2 Kings 1 NLT
After King Ahab’s death, the land of Moab rebelled against Israel.
Apr 24
Shirley Hilburn
bookmarked 1 Kings 19 NLT
When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel everything Elijah had done, including the way he had killed all the prophets of Baal.
Apr 23
Shirley Hilburn
bookmarked 1 Kings 9 NLT
So Solomon finished building the Temple of the LORD, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do.
Apr 21
Shirley Hilburn
bookmarked 1 Kings 5 NLT
King Hiram of Tyre had always been a loyal friend of David. When Hiram learned that David’s son Solomon was the new king of Israel, he sent ambassadors to congratulate him.
Apr 20
Shirley Hilburn
bookmarked 1 Kings 1 NLT
King David was now very old, and no matter how many blankets covered him, he could not keep warm.
Apr 19
Shirley Hilburn
bookmarked 2 Samuel 21 NLT
There was a famine during David’s reign that lasted for three years, so David asked the LORD about it. And the LORD said, “The famine has come because Saul and his family are guilty of murdering the Gibeonites.”
Apr 18
Shirley Hilburn
bookmarked 2 Samuel 20 NLT
There happened to be a troublemaker there named Sheba son of Bicri, a man from the tribe of Benjamin. Sheba blew a ram’s horn and began to chant: “Down with the dynasty of David! We have no interest in the son of Jesse. Come on, you men of Israel, back to your homes!”
Apr 18
Shirley Hilburn
bookmarked 2 Samuel 14 NLT
Joab realized how much the king longed to see Absalom.
Apr 14
Shirley Hilburn
bookmarked 1 Samuel 28 NLT
About that time the Philistines mustered their armies for another war with Israel. King Achish told David, “You and your men will be expected to join me in battle.”
Apr 8
Shirley Hilburn
bookmarked 1 Samuel 19 NLT
Saul now urged his servants and his son Jonathan to assassinate David. But Jonathan, because of his strong affection for David,
Apr 7