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August 1st 2 Samuel 4:1-12 Saul's son Ish-Bosheth dies
August 2nd 2 Samuel 5:1-12 David becomes King of Israel
August 3rd 2 Samuel 5:17-25 David defeats the Philistines
August 4th 2 Samuel 6:1-23 David brings the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem
August 5th 2 Samuel 7:1-17 David considers building a temple to house the Ark
August 6th 2 Samuel 8:1-14 David defeats Israel's neighbours
August 7th 2 Samuel 9:1-13 David helps Jonathan's son
August 8th 2 Samuel 10:1-14 David defeats the Ammonites at Rabbah
August 9th 2 Samuel 11:1-17,26-27 David has an affair with Bathsheba
August 10th 2 Samuel 12:1-18 Nathan the prophet rebukes David
August 11th 2 Samuel 12:24-31 Solomon is born and David captures Rabbah
August 12th 2 Samuel 13:1-39 David's son Absalom flees the kingdom
August 13th 2 Samuel 14:21-33 Absalom returns to Jerusalem
August 14th 2 Samuel 15:1-12 Absalom plans a rebellion against David
August 15th 2 Samuel 15:13-37 David escapes from Jerusalem
August 16th 2 Samuel 16:1-22 Ziba takes supplies to David
August 17th 2 Samuel 17:1-29 Hushai persuades Absalom not to pursue David
August 18th 2 Samuel 18:1-33 Absalom is killed at the Battle of Ephraim
August 19th 2 Samuel 19:1-18 David returns to Jerusalem
August 20th 1 Kings 1:5-27 Adonijah attempts to succeed David
August 21st 1 Kings 1:28-53 Zadok anoints Solomon as king of Israel
August 22nd 1 Kings 2:1-12 Israel's king will always be from David's family line
August 23rd 1 Kings 2:13-46 Solomon consolidates his hold on the kingdom
August 24th 1 Kings 3:1-15 Solomon asks for wisdom and makes an alliance with Egypt
August 25th 1 Kings 3:16-28 Solomon makes a wise decision
August 26th 1 Kings 4:7,20-34 Solomon's kingdom stretches from Egypt to the River Euphrates
August 27th 1 Kings 5:1-18 Solomon obtains Lebanese timber to build the Temple
August 28th 1 Kings 6:1-22,38 Solomon builds the Temple in Jerusalem
August 29th 1 Kings 7:1-12 Solomon builds a magnificent palace
August 30th 1 Kings 7:13-30,37-38,45-46 Solomon furnishes the Temple in Jerusalem
August 31st 1 Kings 8:1-11 The Ark of the Covenant is installed in the Temple