Today's Reading | May 17, 2025
1 Samuel 26:1–25
Introduction 1 Samuel 26:1–25: David encounters Saul and has another opportunity to kill him but once again refuses. The reading concludes with Saul once again acknowledging that David has spared his life. Today’s Key Verse: 1 Samuel 26:11a [David said:] “The LORD forbid that I should try to harm the one whom the LORD has made king!” Read 26 Some men…
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Joel 2:18-32
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1 Samuel 4:12-22
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