Contemplative Bible Reading

1 Samuel 17:45 (New Living Translation) 45 David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This is part of the (hi)story of David versus Goliath […]

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1 Samuel 3:10 (New Living Translation) 10 And the Lord came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.” This is part of the (hi)story of Samuel the prophet. Samuel is still a boy at this time, yet God speaks directly to Samuel and tells Samuel about the evil […]

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1 Samuel 18:17 (New Living Translation) 17 One day Saul said to David, “I am ready to give you my older daughter, Merab, as your wife. But first you must prove yourself to be a real warrior by fighting the Lord’s battles.” For Saul thought, “I’ll send him out against the Philistines and let them […]

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1 Samuel 2:12, 22 (New Living Translation) 12 Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the Lord 22 Now Eli was very old, but he was aware of what his sons were doing to the people of Israel. He knew, for instance, that his sons were seducing the young women […]

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1 Samuel 22:1-2 (New Living Translation) 1 So David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. Soon his brothers and all his other relatives joined him there. 2 Then others began coming—men who were in trouble or in debt or who were just discontented—until David was the captain of about 400 men. This […]

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