Day 128: Mighty Men of Valor (2026)
5/8/202616 min
As we continue to read about how King David expands his kingdom, Fr. Mike points out the mighty men of valor, who were men of great courage, honor and excellence that fought in Israel's battles. Today's readings are 2 Samuel 10, 1 Chronicles 13, and Psalm 31.
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[gentle music] Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture. The Bible in a Year podcast is brought to you by Ascension. Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story. Today, it is day one hundred and twenty-eight. We're reading from Second Samuel chapter ten and First Chronicles chapter thirteen. We're also praying Psalm thirty-one as always. The Bible translation that I'm reading from is the Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic edition. I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. If you want to download your own Bible in a Year reading plan, you can visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. And if you have not yet subscribed to this podcast, just let this be my invitation to you to subscribe to this podcast by clicking Subscribe, and then it's done. As I said, it is day one hundred and twenty-eight. We're reading only three chapters today, Second Samuel chapter ten, First Chronicles chapter thirteen, and Psalm thirty-one. The Second Book of Samuel, chapter ten. The Ammonites and Syrians are defeated. After this the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. And David said, “I will deal loyally with Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father dealt loyally with me.” So David sent by his servants to console him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the Ammonites, but the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father?