Simon reads the Bible

1 Kings 8 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 8 Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes—the leaders of the ancestral families of the Israelites. They were to bring the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant to the Temple from its location in the City of David, also known as Zion. 2 So all the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon at the annual Festival of...

1 Kings 7 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years to complete the construction. 2 One of Solomon’s buildings was called the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. There were four rows of cedar pillars, and great cedar beams rested on the pillars. 3 The hall had a cedar roof. Above...

1 Kings 6 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 6 It was in midspring, in the month of Ziv, during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, that he began to construct the Temple of the Lord. This was 480 years after the people of Israel were rescued from their slavery in the land of Egypt. 2 The Temple that King Solomon built for the Lord was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high. 3 The entry room...

1 Kings 5 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  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. 2 Then Solomon sent this message back to Hiram: 3 “You know that my father, David, was not able to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord his God because of the many wars w...

1 Kings 4 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  King Solomon now ruled over all Israel, 2 and these were his high officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest. 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were court secretaries. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian. 4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests. 5 Azariah son of Nathan was in c...

1 Kings 3 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and married one of his daughters. He brought her to live in the City of David until he could finish building his palace and the Temple of the Lord and the wall around the city. 2 At that time the people of Israel sacrificed their offerings at local places of worship, for a temple honoring the...

1 Kings 2 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  As the time of King David’s death approached, he gave this charge to his son Solomon: 2 “I am going where everyone on earth must someday go. Take courage and be a man. 3 Observe the requirements of the Lord your God, and follow all his ways. Keep the decrees, commands, regulations, and laws written in the Law of Moses so that you will be successful...

1 Kings 1 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1 King David was now very old, and no matter how many blankets covered him, he could not keep warm. 2 So his advisers told him, “Let us find a young virgin to wait on you and look after you, my lord. She will lie in your arms and keep you warm.” 3 So they searched throughout the land of Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag from Shunem an...

2 Corinthians 13 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  This is the third time I am coming to visit you (and as the Scriptures say, “The facts of every case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses”). 2  I have already warned those who had been sinning when I was there on my second visit. Now I again warn them and all others, just as I did before, that next ti...

2 Corinthians 12 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  This boasting will do no good, but I must go on. I will reluctantly tell about visions and revelations from the Lord. 2  I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don’t know—only God knows. 3  Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I...

2 Corinthians 11 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  I hope you will put up with a little more of my foolishness. Please bear with me. 2  For I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. I promised you as a pure bride to one husband—Christ. 3  But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunn...

2 Corinthians 10 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Now I, Paul, appeal to you with the gentleness and kindness of Christ—though I realize you think I am timid in person and bold only when I write from far away. 2  Well, I am begging you now so that when I come I won’t have to be bold with those who think we act from human motives. 3  We are human, but we don’t wage war as...

2 Corinthians 9 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  I really don’t need to write to you about this ministry of giving for the believers in Jerusalem. 2  For I know how eager you are to help, and I have been boasting to the churches in Macedonia that you in Greece were ready to send an offering a year ago. In fact, it was your enthusiasm that stirred up many of the Macedonian bel...

2 Corinthians 8 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. 2  They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity. 3  For I can testify that they gave not only what th...

2 Corinthians 7 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  7  Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God. 2  Please open your hearts to us. We have not done wrong to anyone, nor led anyone astray, nor taken advantage of anyone. 3  I’m not saying...

2 Corinthians 6 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  As God’s partners, we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God’s kindness and then ignore it. 2  For God says, “At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.” Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation. 3  We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us...

2 Corinthians 5 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. 2  We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing. 3  For...

2 Corinthians 4 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way, we never give up. 2  We reject all shameful deeds and underhanded methods. We don’t try to trick anyone or distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know this. 3  If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden...

2 Corinthians 3 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Are we beginning to praise ourselves again? Are we like others, who need to bring you letters of recommendation, or who ask you to write such letters on their behalf? Surely not! 2  The only letter of recommendation we need is you yourselves. Your lives are a letter written in our hearts; everyone can read it and recognize our...

2 Corinthians 2 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  So I decided that I would not bring you grief with another painful visit. 2  For if I cause you grief, who will make me glad? Certainly not someone I have grieved. 3  That is why I wrote to you as I did, so that when I do come, I won’t be grieved by the very ones who ought to give me the greatest joy. Surely you all know t...

2 Corinthians 1 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. I am writing to God’s church in Corinth and to all of his holy people throughout Greece. 2  May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. 3  All praise to God, the Father of our Lord...

1 Chronicles 29 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then King David turned to the entire assembly and said, “My son Solomon, whom God has clearly chosen as the next king of Israel, is still young and inexperienced. The work ahead of him is enormous, for the Temple he will build is not for mere mortals—it is for the Lord God himself! 2  Using every resource at my command, I have...

1 Chronicles 28 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  David summoned all the officials of Israel to Jerusalem—the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of the army divisions, the other generals and captains, the overseers of the royal property and livestock, the palace officials, the mighty men, and all the other brave warriors in the kingdom. 2  David rose to his feet and said: “...

1 Chronicles 27 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  This is the list of Israelite generals and captains, and their officers, who served the king by supervising the army divisions that were on duty each month of the year. Each division served for one month and had 24,000 troops. 2  Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was commander of the first division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty du...

1 Chronicles 26 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  These are the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites, there was Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the family of Abiasaph. 2  The sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah (the oldest), Jediael (the second), Zebadiah (the third), Jathniel (the fourth), 3  Elam (the fifth), Jehohanan (the sixth), and Eliehoenai (the seventh). 4...