Invocation
P In
the name of the Father and of the T Son
and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
Reading
1 Chronicles 9:1—12:40
1So
all Israel was recorded in genealogies, and these are written in the
Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken into exile in
Babylon because of their breach of faith. 2Now the first
to dwell again in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the
priests, the Levites, and the temple servants. 3And some
of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in
Jerusalem: 4Uthai the son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of
Imri, son of Bani, from the sons of Perez the son of Judah. 5And
of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. 6Of
the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their kinsmen, 690. 7Of the
Benjaminites: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of
Hassenuah, 8Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, Elah the son of
Uzzi, son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, son of
Reuel, son of Ibnijah; 9and their kinsmen according to
their generations, 956. All these were heads of fathers’ houses
according to their fathers’ houses.
10Of
the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin, 11and Azariah the
son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son
of Ahitub, the chief officer of the house of God; 12and
Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and
Maasai the son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of
Meshillemith, son of Immer; 13besides their kinsmen, heads
of their fathers’ houses, 1,760, mighty men for the work of the
service of the house of God.
14Of
the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of
Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 15and Bakbakkar, Heresh,
Galal and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;
16and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of
Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in
the villages of the Netophathites.
17The
gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their kinsmen
(Shallum was the chief); 18until then they were in the
king’s gate on the east side as the gatekeepers of the camps of the
Levites. 19Shallum the son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son
of Korah, and his kinsmen of his fathers’ house, the Korahites,
were in charge of the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds
of the tent, as their fathers had been in charge of the camp of the
Lord, keepers of the entrance. 20And Phinehas the son of
Eleazar was the chief officer over them in time past; the Lord was
with him. 21Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was
gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 22All
these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were 212.
They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel
the seer established them in their office of trust. 23So
they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the
Lord, that is, the house of the tent, as guards. 24The
gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south.
25And their kinsmen who were in their villages were
obligated to come in every seven days, in turn, to be with these,
26for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were
entrusted to be over the chambers and the treasures of the house of
God. 27And they lodged around the house of God, for on
them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it
every morning.
28Some
of them had charge of the utensils of service, for they were required
to count them when they were brought in and taken out. 29Others
of them were appointed over the furniture and over all the holy
utensils, also over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the incense,
and the spices. 30Others, of the sons of the priests,
prepared the mixing of the spices, 31and Mattithiah, one
of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted
with making the flat cakes. 32Also some of their kinsmen
of the Kohathites had charge of the showbread, to prepare it every
Sabbath.
33Now
these, the singers, the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites,
were in the chambers of the temple free from other service, for they
were on duty day and night. 34These were heads of fathers’
houses of the Levites, according to their generations, leaders. These
lived in Jerusalem.
35In
Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, and the name of his wife
was Maacah, 36and his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, Kish,
Baal, Ner, Nadab, 37Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth;
38and Mikloth was the father of Shimeam; and these also
lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen. 39Ner
fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, Saul fathered Jonathan,
Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 40And the son of
Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah. 41The
sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz. 42And
Ahaz fathered Jarah, and Jarah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri.
And Zimri fathered Moza. 43Moza fathered Binea, and
Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 44Azel
had six sons and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael,
Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel.
1Now
the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled
before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. 2And
the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines
struck down Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
3The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers
found him, and he was wounded by the archers. 4Then Saul
said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through
with it, lest these uncircumcised come and mistreat me.” But his
armor-bearer would not, for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took
his own sword and fell upon it. 5And when his armor-bearer
saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died. 6Thus
Saul died; he and his three sons and all his house died together.
7And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw
that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they
abandoned their cities and fled, and the Philistines came and lived
in them.
8The
next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found
Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9And they
stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers
throughout the land of the Philistines to carry the good news to
their idols and to the people. 10And they put his armor in
the temple of their gods and fastened his head in the temple of
Dagon. 11But when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the
Philistines had done to Saul, 12all the valiant men arose
and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and
brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak in
Jabesh and fasted seven days.
13So
Saul died for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the Lord in
that he did not keep the command of the Lord, and also consulted a
medium, seeking guidance. 14He did not seek guidance from
the Lord. Therefore the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom
over to David the son of Jesse.
1Then
all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said, “Behold,
we are your bone and flesh. 2In times past, even when Saul
was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord
your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel,
and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’” 3So
all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a
covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David
king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.
4And
David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, that is Jebus, where the
Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. 5The
inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here.”
Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of
David. 6David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first
shall be chief and commander.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up
first, so he became chief. 7And David lived in the
stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David. 8And
he built the city all around from the Millo in complete circuit, and
Joab repaired the rest of the city. 9And David became
greater and greater, for the Lord of hosts was with him.
10Now
these are the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who gave him strong
support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king,
according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel. 11This
is an account of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam, a Hachmonite, was
chief of the three. He wielded his spear against 300 whom he killed
at one time.
12And
next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo,
the Ahohite. 13He was with David at Pas-dammim when the
Philistines were gathered there for battle. There was a plot of
ground full of barley, and the men fled from the Philistines. 14But
he took his stand in the midst of the plot and defended it and killed
the Philistines. And the Lord saved them by a great victory.
15Three
of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David at the cave of
Adullam, when the army of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of
Rephaim. 16David was then in the stronghold, and the
garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem. 17And
David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink
from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!” 18Then
the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and
drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and took
it and brought it to David. But David would not drink it. He poured
it out to the Lord 19and said, “Far be it from me before
my God that I should do this. Shall I drink the lifeblood of these
men? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.” Therefore he
would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
20Now
Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded
his spear against 300 men and killed them and won a name beside the
three. 21He was the most renowned of the thirty and became
their commander, but he did not attain to the three.
22And
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of
great deeds. He struck down two heroes of Moab. He also went down and
struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen. 23And
he struck down an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits tall.
The Egyptian had in his hand a spear like a weaver’s beam, but
Benaiah went down to him with a staff and snatched the spear out of
the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. 24These
things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and won a name beside the
three mighty men. 25He was renowned among the thirty, but
he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard.
26The
mighty men were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo
of Bethlehem, 27Shammoth of Harod, Helez the Pelonite,
28Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa, Abiezer of Anathoth,
29Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, 30Maharai
of Netophah, Heled the son of Baanah of Netophah, 31Ithai
the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the people of Benjamin, Benaiah of
Pirathon, 32Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the
Arbathite, 33Azmaveth of Baharum, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the
Hararite, 35Ahiam the son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal
the son of Ur, 36Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the
Pelonite, 37Hezro of Carmel, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
39Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer
of Joab the son of Zeruiah, 40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the
Ithrite, 41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a leader of the
Reubenites, and thirty with him, 43Hanan the son of
Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, 44Uzzia the
Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
45Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the
Tizite, 46Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah,
the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, 47Eliel, and
Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
1Now
these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he could not
move about freely because of Saul the son of Kish. And they were
among the mighty men who helped him in war. 2They were
bowmen and could shoot arrows and sling stones with either the right
or the left hand; they were Benjaminites, Saul’s kinsmen. 3The
chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, both sons of Shemaah of Gibeah; also
Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu of Anathoth,
4Ishmaiah of Gibeon, a mighty man among the thirty and a
leader over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad of
Gederah, 5Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah
the Haruphite; 6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and
Jashobeam, the Korahites; 7And Joelah and Zebadiah, the
sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8From
the Gadites there went over to David at the stronghold in the
wilderness mighty and experienced warriors, expert with shield and
spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were swift as
gazelles upon the mountains: 9Ezer the chief, Obadiah
second, Eliab third, 10Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah fifth,
11Attai sixth, Eliel seventh, 12Johanan eighth,
Elzabad ninth, 13Jeremiah tenth, Machbannai eleventh.
14These Gadites were officers of the army; the least was a
match for a hundred men and the greatest for a thousand. 15These
are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was
overflowing all its banks, and put to flight all those in the
valleys, to the east and to the west.
16And
some of the men of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to
David. 17David went out to meet them and said to them, “If
you have come to me in friendship to help me, my heart will be joined
to you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no
wrong in my hands, then may the God of our fathers see and rebuke
you.” 18Then the Spirit clothed Amasai, chief of the
thirty, and he said,
“We
are yours, O David,
and
with you, O son of Jesse!
Peace,
peace to you,
and
peace to your helpers!
For
your God helps you.”
Then
David received them and made them officers of his troops.
19Some
of the men of Manasseh deserted to David when he came with the
Philistines for the battle against Saul. (Yet he did not help them,
for the rulers of the Philistines took counsel and sent him away,
saying, “At peril to our heads he will desert to his master Saul.”)
20As he went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh deserted to
him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai,
chiefs of thousands in Manasseh. 21They helped David
against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor
and were commanders in the army. 22For from day to day men
came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like an army
of God.
23These
are the numbers of the divisions of the armed troops who came to
David in Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, according to
the word of the Lord. 24The men of Judah bearing shield
and spear were 6,800 armed troops. 25Of the Simeonites,
mighty men of valor for war, 7,100. 26Of the Levites
4,600. 27The prince Jehoiada, of the house of Aaron, and
with him 3,700. 28Zadok, a young man mighty in valor, and
twenty-two commanders from his own fathers’ house. 29Of
the Benjaminites, the kinsmen of Saul, 3,000, of whom the majority
had to that point kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. 30Of
the Ephraimites 20,800, mighty men of valor, famous men in their
fathers’ houses. 31Of the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000,
who were expressly named to come and make David king. 32Of
Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel
ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command.
33Of Zebulun 50,000 seasoned troops, equipped for battle
with all the weapons of war, to help David with singleness of
purpose. 34Of Naphtali 1,000 commanders with whom were
37,000 men armed with shield and spear. 35Of the Danites
28,600 men equipped for battle. 36Of Asher 40,000 seasoned
troops ready for battle. 37Of the Reubenites and Gadites
and the half-tribe of Manasseh from beyond the Jordan, 120,000 men
armed with all the weapons of war.
38All
these, men of war, arrayed in battle order, came to Hebron with full
intent to make David king over all Israel. Likewise, all the rest of
Israel were of a single mind to make David king. 39And
they were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for
their brothers had made preparation for them. 40And also
their relatives, from as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali,
came bringing food on donkeys and on camels and on mules and on oxen,
abundant provisions of flour, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, and
wine and oil, oxen and sheep, for there was joy in Israel.
Collect
Lord
God, heavenly Father, I pray that You would at all times fill the
offices of this congregation and its societies with upright, honest,
and sincere men and women who have the welfare of the congregation at
heart and are able to help me in my office with their counsel and
their deeds. Unite their hearts with me in love for the truth, and
give them the spirit of prayer for me and for this congregation so
that we may in unity and harmony hallow Your name and further Your
kingdom in this place and to the ends of the earth; through Jesus
Christ, our Lord.
810 O God
of God, O Light of Light
LSB 810
1 O
God of God, O Light of Light,
O Prince of Peace and King of
kings:
To you in heaven’s glory bright
The song of praise
forever rings.
To Him who sits upon the throne,
The Lamb
once slain but raised again,
Be all the glory He has won,
All thanks and praise! Amen, amen.
2 For
deep in prophets’ sacred page,
And grand in poets’ wingèd
word,
Slowly in type, from age to age
The nations saw their
coming Lord;
Till through the deep Judean night
Rang out
the song, “Goodwill to men!”
Sung once by firstborn sons of
light,
It echoes now, “Goodwill!” Amen.
3 That
life of truth, those deeds of love,
That death so steeped in
hate and scorn—
These all are past, and now above
He
reigns, our King once crowned with thorn.
Lift up your heads, O
mighty gates!
So sang that host beyond our ken.
Lift up
your heads, your King awaits.
We lift them up. Amen, amen.
4 Then
raise to Christ a mighty song,
And shout His name, His mercies
tell!
Sing, heav’nly host, your praise prolong,
And all
on earth, your anthem swell!
All hail, O Lamb for sinners slain!
Forever let the song ascend!
Worthy the Lamb, enthroned to
reign,
All glory, pow’r! Amen, amen.
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Apostles'
Creed
C I
believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker
of heaven and earth.
And
in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
who
was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born
of the virgin Mary,
suffered
under Pontius Pilate,
was
crucified, died and was buried.
He
descended into hell.
The
third day He rose again from the dead.
He
ascended into heaven
and
sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From
thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I
believe in the Holy Spirit,
the
holy Christian Church,
the
communion of saints,
the
forgiveness of sins,
the
resurrection of the body,
and
the life T everlasting.
Amen.
Lord's
Prayer
C Our
Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name,
Thy
kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;
give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our
trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and
lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For
Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever.
Amen.
Benediction
(Aaronic)
P The
Lord bless you and keep you.
The
Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The
Lord look upon you with favor and T give
you peace.
C Amen.
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