Day 205 of 365

1 Chr 7:1–8:40

7:1 Of the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

7:2 The sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses, to wit, of Tola; mighty men of valor in their generations: their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred.

7:3 The sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.

7:4 With them, by their generations, after their fathers' houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons.

7:5 Their brothers among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, reckoned in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.

7:6 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.

7:7 The sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valor; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four.

7:8 The sons of Becher: Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.

7:9 They were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand two hundred.

7:10 The sons of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

7:11 All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand and two hundred, who were able to go forth in the army for war.

7:12 Shuppim also, and Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, the sons of Aher.

7:13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

7:14 The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore: she bore Machir the father of Gilead:

7:15 and Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maacah; and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

7:16 Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

7:17 The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

7:18 His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.

7:19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

7:20 The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son,

7:21 and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their livestock.

7:22 Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.

7:23 He went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come to his house.

7:24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah.

7:25 Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,

7:26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

7:27 Nun his son, Joshua his son.

7:28 Their possessions and habitations were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;

7:29 and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these lived the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

7:30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

7:31 The sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

7:32 Heber became the father of Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.

7:33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.

7:34 The sons of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

7:35 The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.

7:36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,

7:37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.

7:38 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara.

7:39 The sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia.

7:40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers' houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. The number of them reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.

8:1 Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

8:2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

8:3 Bela had sons: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

8:4 and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

8:5 and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

8:6 These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them captive to Manahath:

8:7 and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he carried them captive: and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

8:8 Shaharaim became the father of children in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

8:9 He became the father of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam,

8:10 and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' houses.

8:11 Of Hushim he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal.

8:12 The sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;

8:13 and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;

8:14 and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

8:15 and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder,

8:16 and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah,

8:17 and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber,

8:18 and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal,

8:19 and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

8:20 and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,

8:21 and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimei,

8:22 and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,

8:23 and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

8:24 and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah,

8:25 and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak,

8:26 and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

8:27 and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

8:28 These were heads of fathers' houses throughout their generations, chief men: these lived in Jerusalem.

8:29 In Gibeon there lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah;

8:30 and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

8:31 and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher.

8:32 Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers.

8:33 Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of Saul; and Saul became the father of Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

8:34 The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal; and Merib Baal became the father of Micah.

8:35 The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.

8:36 Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza.

8:37 Moza became the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

8:38 Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

8:39 The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

8:40 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, one hundred fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

Acts 22:1–30

1 "Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you."

2 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,

3 "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the Law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.

4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

5 As also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.

6 It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.

7 I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'

8 I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.'

9 "Those who were with me indeed saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who spoke to me.

10 I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.'

11 When I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

12 One Ananias, a devout man according to the Law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,

13 came to me, and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' In that very hour I looked up at him.

14 He said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.

16 Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'

17 "It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

18 and saw him saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.'

19 I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.

20 When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'

21 "He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.'"

22 They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice, and said, "Rid the earth of this fellow, for he is not fit to live!"

23 As they yelled, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,

24 the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they yelled at him like that.

25 When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?"

26 When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman!"

27 The commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" He said, "Yes."

28 The commanding officer answered, "I bought my citizenship for a great price." Paul said, "But I was born a Roman."

29 Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.

30 But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Judeans, he freed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

Song 6:6–12

6 Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, which have come up from the washing; of which every one has twins; none is bereaved among them.

7 Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.

8 There are sixty queens, eighty concubines, and virgins without number.

9 My dove, my perfect one, is unique. She is her mother's only daughter. She is the favorite one of her who bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed; the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

10 Who is she who looks forth as the morning, beautiful as the moon, clear as the sun, and awesome as an army with banners?

11 I went down into the nut tree grove, to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.

12 Without realizing it, my desire set me with my royal people's chariots. Friends