Friday, 17 May

1.   Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2.   Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3.   Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4.   Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 5.   The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 6.   The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah. 7.   The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshishah, Kittim, and Rodanim. 8.   The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9.   The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabtecha. The sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan. 10.   Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. 11.   Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 12.   Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and the Caphtorim). 13.   Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth; 14.   the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite; 15.   the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite; 16.   the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. 17.   The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. 18.   Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber. 19.   To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. 20.   Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21.   Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22.   Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, 23.   Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. 24.   Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 25.   Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26.   Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27.   and Abram, who is Abraham. 28.   The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. 29.   These are their genealogies: The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30.   Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31.   Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael. 32.   Now the sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan. 33.   The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 34.   And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel. 35.   The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. 36.   And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek. 37.   The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 38.   The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. 39.   And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan’s sister was Timna. 40.   The sons of Shobal were Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon were Ajah and Anah. 41.   The son of Anah was Dishon. The sons of Dishon were Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. 42.   The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran. 43.   Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before a king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 44.   And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. 45.   When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. 46.   And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith. 47.   When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. 48.   And when Samlah died, Saul of Rehoboth–by–the–River reigned in his place. 49.   When Saul died, Baal–Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. 50.   And when Baal–Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai. His wife’s name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 51.   Hadad died also. And the chiefs of Edom were Chief Timnah, Chief Aliah, Chief Jetheth, 52.   Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, 53.   Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar, 54.   Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.

1.   These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2.   Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3.   The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so He killed him. 4.   And Tamar, his daughter–in–law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. 5.   The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 6.   The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara––five of them in all. 7.   The son of Carmi was Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the accursed thing. 8.   The son of Ethan was Azariah. 9.   Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. 10.   Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, leader of the children of Judah; 11.   Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz; 12.   Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; 13.   Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, 14.   Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15.   Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh. 16.   Now their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel––three. 17.   Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. 18.   Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19.   When Azubah died, Caleb took Ephrath as his wife, who bore him Hur. 20.   And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel. 21.   Now afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub. 22.   Segub begot Jair, who had twenty–three cities in the land of Gilead. 23.   (Geshur and Syria took from them the towns of Jair, with Kenath and its towns––sixty towns.) All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. 24.   After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron’s wife Abijah bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. 25.   The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram, the firstborn, and Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26.   Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. 27.   The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28.   The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. 29.   And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. 30.   The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim; Seled died without children. 31.   The son of Appaim was Ishi, the son of Ishi was Sheshan, and Sheshan’s child was Ahlai. 32.   The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan; Jether died without children. 33.   The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. 34.   Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. 35.   Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai. 36.   Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad; 37.   Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed; 38.   Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah; 39.   Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah; 40.   Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum; 41.   Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama. 42.   The descendants of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha, his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. 43.   The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44.   Shema begot Raham the father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot Shammai. 45.   And the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur. 46.   Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez. 47.   And the sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. 48.   Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. 49.   She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. 50.   These were the descendants of Caleb: The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim, 51.   Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader. 52.   And Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim had descendants: Haroeh, and half of the families of Manuhoth. 53.   The families of Kirjath Jearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. 54.   The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half of the Manahethites, and the Zorites. 55.   And the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Suchathites. These were the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

1.   Now these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelitess; 2.   the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; 3.   the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah. 4.   These six were born to him in Hebron. There he reigned seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty–three years. 5.   And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon––four by Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel. 6.   Also there were Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, 7.   Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8.   Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet––nine in all . 9.   These were all the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister. 10.   Solomon’s son was Rehoboam; Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, 11.   Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, 12.   Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, 13.   Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, 14.   Amon his son, and Josiah his son. 15.   The sons of Josiah were Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum. 16.   The sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah his son and Zedekiah his son. 17.   And the sons of Jeconiah were Assir, Shealtiel his son, 18.   and Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. 19.   The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam, Hananiah, Shelomith their sister, 20.   and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab–Hesed––five in all . 21.   The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, and the sons of Shechaniah. 22.   The son of Shechaniah was Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat––six in all . 23.   The sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hezekiah, and Azrikam––three in all . 24.   The sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani––seven in all .

1.   Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. 2.   But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. 3.   But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4.   whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. 5.   For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. 6.   For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7.   But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. 8.   We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9.   persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed–– 10.   always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. 11.   For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12.   So then death is working in us, but life in you. 13.   And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, "I believed and therefore I spoke," we also believe and therefore speak, 14.   knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you. 15.   For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. 16.   Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. 17.   For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, 18.   while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.