Simon reads the Bible

1 Chronicles 25 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  David and the army commanders then appointed men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to proclaim God’s messages to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is a list of their names and their work: 2  From the sons of Asaph, there were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. They worked under the directi...

1 Chronicles 24 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  This is how Aaron’s descendants, the priests, were divided into groups for service. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2  But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons. So only Eleazar and Ithamar were left to carry on as priests. 3  With the help of Zadok, who was a descendant...

1 Chronicles 23 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  When David was an old man, he appointed his son Solomon to be king over Israel. 2  David summoned all the leaders of Israel, together with the priests and Levites. 3  All the Levites who were thirty years old or older were counted, and the total came to 38,000. 4  Then David said, “From all the Levites, 24,000 will su...

1 Chronicles 22 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then David said, “This will be the location for the Temple of the Lord God and the place of the altar for Israel’s burnt offerings!” 2  So David gave orders to call together the foreigners living in Israel, and he assigned them the task of preparing finished stone for building the Temple of God. 3  David provided large amo...

1 Chronicles 21 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Satan rose up against Israel and caused David to take a census of the people of Israel. 2  So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Take a census of all the people of Israel—from Beersheba in the south to Dan in the north—and bring me a report so I may know how many there are.” 3  But Joab replied, “May the L...

1 Chronicles 20 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, Joab led the Israelite army in successful attacks against the land of the Ammonites. In the process he laid siege to the city of Rabbah, attacking and destroying it. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. 2  Then David went to Rabbah and removed the crown from th...

1 Chronicles 19 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Some time after this, King Nahash of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king. 2  David said, “I am going to show loyalty to Hanun because his father, Nahash, was always loyal to me.” So David sent messengers to express sympathy to Hanun about his father’s death. But when David’s ambassadors arrived in the land of Ammo...

1 Chronicles 18 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath and its surrounding towns. 2  David also conquered the land of Moab, and the Moabites who were spared became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money. 3  David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, as far as Hamath, when Hadadezer...

1 Chronicles 17 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  When David was settled in his palace, he summoned Nathan the prophet. “Look,” David said, “I am living in a beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant is out there under a tent!” 2  Nathan replied to David, “Do whatever you have in mind, for God is with you.” 3  But that same night God said to Nathan, 4&nbs...

1 Chronicles 16 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  They brought the Ark of God and placed it inside the special tent David had prepared for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to God. 2  When he had finished his sacrifices, David blessed the people in the name of the Lord. 3  Then he gave to every man and woman in all Israel a loaf of bread, a cake o...

1 Chronicles 15 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  David now built several buildings for himself in the City of David. He also prepared a place for the Ark of God and set up a special tent for it. 2  Then he commanded, “No one except the Levites may carry the Ark of God. The Lord has chosen them to carry the Ark of the Lord and to serve him forever.” 3  Then David summoned...

1 Chronicles 14 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber, and stonemasons and carpenters to build him a palace. 2  And David realized that the Lord had confirmed him as king over Israel and had greatly blessed his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel. 3  Then David married more wives in Jerusalem, and...

1 Chronicles 13 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  David consulted with all his officials, including the generals and captains of his army. 2  Then he addressed the entire assembly of Israel as follows: “If you approve and if it is the will of the Lord our God, let us send messages to all the Israelites throughout the land, including the priests and Levites in their towns and p...

1 Chronicles 12 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  12  The following men joined David at Ziklag while he was hiding from Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who fought beside David in battle. 2  All of them were expert archers, and they could shoot arrows or sling stones with their left hand as well as their right. They were all relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benja...

1 Chronicles 11 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood. 2  In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the Lord your God told you, ‘You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be the leader of my people Israel.’” 3  So th...

1 Chronicles 10 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Now the Philistines attacked Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them. Many were slaughtered on the slopes of Mount Gilboa. 2  The Philistines closed in on Saul and his sons, and they killed three of his sons—Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malkishua. 3  The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine archers c...

1 Chronicles 9 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  9  So all Israel was listed in the genealogical records in The Book of the Kings of Israel. The people of Judah were exiled to Babylon because they were unfaithful to the Lord. 2  The first of the exiles to return to their property in their former towns were priests, Levites, Temple servants, and other Israelites. 3  Some of t...

1 Chronicles 8 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  8  Benjamin’s first son was Bela, the second was Ashbel, the third was Aharah, 2  the fourth was Nohah, and the fifth was Rapha. 3  The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4  Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5  Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. 6  The sons of Ehud, leaders of the clans living at Geba, were exiled to Manaha...

1 Chronicles 7 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The four sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron. 2  The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel. Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. At the time of King David, the total number of mighty warriors listed in the records of these clans was 22,600. 3  The son of Uzzi was...

1 Chronicles 6 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2  The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3  The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4  Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua. 5 ...

1 Chronicles 5 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The oldest son of Israel was Reuben. But since he dishonored his father by sleeping with one of his father’s concubines, his birthright was given to the sons of his brother Joseph. For this reason, Reuben is not listed in the genealogical records as the firstborn son. 2  The descendants of Judah became the most powerful tribe an...

1 Chronicles 4 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. 2  Shobal’s son Reaiah was the father of Jahath. Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites. 3  The descendants of Etam were Jezreel, Ishma, Idbash, their sister Hazzelelponi, 4  Penuel (the father of Gedor),...

1 Chronicles 3 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  3  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. 2  The third was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. The fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. 3  The f...

1 Chronicles 2 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  2  The sons of Israel were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2  Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3  Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the Lord saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him. 4  Later Judah had tw...

1 Chronicles 1 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The descendants of Adam were Seth, Enosh, 2  Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3  Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4  and Noah. The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 5  The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 6  The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togar...