1 Kings 1

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⁵³ Then King Solomon sent men, and they brought him down from the altar. And Adonijah came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon said, “Go to your home.” (8)

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⁵² Solomon replied, “If he shows himself to be worthy, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die.” (7)

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⁴³ “Not at all!” Jonathan answered. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king. (7)

⁴⁴ The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and they have put him on the king’s mule,

⁴⁵ and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon. From there they have gone up cheering, and the city resounds with it. That’s the noise you hear.

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²⁵ Today he has gone down and sacrificed great numbers of cattle, fattened calves, and sheep. He has invited all the king’s sons, the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest. Right now they are eating and drinking with him and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’ (7)

²⁶ But me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon he did not invite.

²⁷ Is this something my lord the king has done without letting his servants know who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”

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¹⁶ Bathsheba bowed down, prostrating herself before the king. “What is it you want?” the king asked. (7)

¹⁷ She said to him, “My lord, you yourself swore to me your servant by the Lord your God: ‘Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne.’

¹⁸ But now Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, do not know about it.

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⁷ Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they gave him their support. (7)

⁸ But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei and David’s special guard did not join Adonijah.

⁹ Adonijah then sacrificed sheep, cattle and fattened calves at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the royal officials of Judah,

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⁴⁹ At this, all Adonijah’s guests rose in alarm and dispersed. (4)

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⁴⁰ And all the people went up after him, playing pipes and rejoicing greatly, so that the ground shook with the sound. (4)

⁴¹ Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they were finishing their feast. On hearing the sound of the trumpet, Joab asked, “What’s the meaning of all the noise in the city?”

⁴² Even as he was speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said, “Come in. A worthy man like you must be bringing good news.”

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³¹ Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground, prostrating herself before the king, and said, “May my lord King David live forever!” (4)

³² King David said, “Call in Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” When they came before the king,

³³ he said to them: “Take your lord’s servants with you and have Solomon my son mount my own mule and take him down to Gihon.

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²² While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived. (4)

²³ And the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” So he went before the king and bowed with his face to the ground.

²⁴ Nathan said, “Have you, my lord the king, declared that Adonijah shall be king after you, and that he will sit on your throne?

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¹³ Go in to King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to me your servant: “Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ (4)

¹⁴ While you are still there talking to the king, I will come in and add my word to what you have said.”

¹⁵ So Bathsheba went to see the aged king in his room, where Abishag the Shunammite was attending him.

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⁴ The woman was very beautiful; she took care of the king and waited on him, but the king had no sexual relations with her. (4)

⁵ Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots and horses ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him.

⁶ (His father had never rebuked him by asking, “Why do you behave as you do?” He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom.)

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⁴⁶ Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne. (5)

⁴⁷ Also, the royal officials have come to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make Solomon’s name more famous than yours and his throne greater than yours!’ And the king bowed in worship on his bed

⁴⁸ and said, ‘Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who has allowed my eyes to see a successor on my throne today.’”

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³⁷ As the Lord was with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon to make his throne even greater than the throne of my lord King David!” (5)

³⁸ So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon mount King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.

³⁹ Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the sacred tent and anointed Solomon. Then they sounded the trumpet and all the people shouted, “Long live King Solomon!”

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David Makes Solomon King

²⁸ Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him. (1)

²⁹ The king then took an oath: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has delivered me out of every trouble,

³⁰ I will surely carry out this very day what I swore to you by the Lord, the God of Israel: Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”

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¹⁹ He has sacrificed great numbers of cattle, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the king’s sons, Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army, but he has not invited Solomon your servant. (1)

²⁰ My lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to learn from you who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

²¹ Otherwise, as soon as my lord the king is laid to rest with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be treated as criminals.”

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¹⁰ but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the special guard or his brother Solomon. (1)

¹¹ Then Nathan asked Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Have you not heard that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has become king, and our lord David knows nothing about it?

¹² Now then, let me advise you how you can save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

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Adonijah Sets Himself Up as King

1 When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. (1)

² So his attendants said to him, “Let us look for a young virgin to serve the king and take care of him. She can lie beside him so that our lord the king may keep warm.”

³ Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

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Michael W. Smith Lyrich 40

I waited patiently for the Lord.
He inclined and heard my cry.
He brought me up out of the pit
Out of the miry clay.

I will sing, sing a new song.
I will sing, sing a new song.
I will sing, sing a new song
I will sing, sing a new song
Yes, I will.

You set my feet upon a rock
And made my footsteps firm.
Many will see, many will see and hear.

I will sing, sing a new song.
I will sing, sing a new song
I will sing, sing a new song.
I will sing, sing a new song
How long to sing this song?
How long to sing this song?
How long to sing this song?
How long to sing this song?

How long to sing this song?
How long to sing this song?
How long to sing this song?
How long to sing this song?

Matthew 28  

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²⁰ and teaching them to obey everything I have Commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (2)

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The Great Commission

¹⁶ Then the Eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. (7)

¹⁷ When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some Doubted.

¹⁸ Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in Heaven and on Earth has been given to Me.

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⁷ Then go quickly and tell His disciples: ‘He has Risen from the Dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ Now I have told you.” (7)

⁸ So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

⁹ Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” He said. They came to Him, clasped His feet and worshiped Him.

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¹³ telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’ (4)

¹⁴ If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy Him and keep you out of trouble.”

¹⁵ So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.

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⁴ The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. (4)

⁵ The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

⁶ He is not here; He has Risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay.

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¹⁹ Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, (1)

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¹⁰ Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see Me.” (1)

The Guards’ Report

¹¹ While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.

¹² When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money,

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Jesus Has Risen

28 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. (1)

² There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.

³ His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

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TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS (Michael W.Smith)

O soul are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There's light for a look at the Saviour,
And life more abundant and free.

Refrain
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His Glory and Grace.

Through death into life everlasting
He passed, and we follow Him there;
Over us sin no more hath dominion -
For more than conquerors we are!

Refrain
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His Glory and Grace.

His Word shall not fail you - He promised;
Believe Him, and all will be well;
Then go to a world that is dying,
His perfect salvation to tell.

Refrain
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His Glory and Grace.

Isaiah 6

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¹² until the Lord has sent everyone far away and the land is utterly forsaken. (3)

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⁹ He said, “Go and tell this people: “‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

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⁸ Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

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⁷ With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.” (7)

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⁶ Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.

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⁵ “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”

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¹³ And though a tenth remains in the land, it will again be laid waste. But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.” (4)

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⁴ At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. (4)

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³ And they were calling to one another: “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of His Glory.”

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¹⁰ Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” (1)

¹¹ Then I said, “For how long, Lord?” And he answered: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left deserted and the fields ruined and ravaged,

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Isaiah’s Commission

6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, High and Exalted, Seated on A Throne; and the Train of His Robe Filled the Temple. (1)

² Above Him were seraphim, each with Six wings: With Two wings they covered their faces, with Two they covered their feet, and with Two they were flying.

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Allison Durham Speer – I'm Bound For That City Lyrics

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Chorus 1
I'm bound for that city
God's holy white city
Oh yes I am
I'll never turn back, to this world anymore
No matter how rough may be the way
No matter how oft I stop to pray
I'm bound for that city
On that ever green shore

Verse 1
There's a city of light
Where there cometh no night
For the sun never sets in the sky
In the Bible we're told
That the streets are pure gold
And a cool gentle river runs by

Verse 2
Little children will play
And our hearts will be gay
As we stroll through that city of pure gold
No more dying up there
No more burdens to bear
For nobody will be feeble or old

Bridge
Heaven will surely be worth it all
Without the sorrow that here befall
After this life with all it's strife
Heaven will surely be worth it all
Tag
No matter how rough may be the way
No matter how oft I stop to pray
I'm bound for that city on that ever green shore
I'm bound for that city on that ever green shore