A reading from the Second Book of Kings
24:8-17
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign,
and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
His mother's...
A reading from the Book of Isaiah
49:1-6
Hear me, O coastlands,
listen, O distant peoples.
The LORD called me from birth,
from my mother’s womb he gave me...
A reading from the Second Book of KingsÂ
19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36
Sennacherib, king of Assyria, sent envoys to Hezekiah
with this message:
“Thus shall you say to...
A reading from the Second Book of Kings
17:5-8, 13-15a, 18
Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, occupied the whole land
and attacked Samaria, which he besieged for three...
A reading from the Book of Jeremiah
20:10-13
Jeremiah said:
"I hear the whisperings of many:
'Terror on every side!
Denounce! let us denounce him!'
All those who were my...
A reading from the Second Book of Chronicles
24:17-25
After the death of Jehoiada,
the princes of Judah came and paid homage to King Joash,
and the king...
A reading from the Book of Sirach
48:1-14
Like a fire there appeared the prophet Elijah
whose words were as a flaming furnace.
Their staff of bread he...
