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General Timelinep a g e A 10The Divided Kingdom and Period of Exile930–913 BC930–910 BC911–870 BC874–853 BCiii870–848 BCca. 870–848 BC852–841 BCca. 848–797 BC841–814 BC841–835 BC835–796 BC814–798 BC796–768 BC782–753 BC768–740 BCca. 760 BCca. 755–722 BC752–742 BC740–732 BC740–732 BC732 –722 BCca. 740–700 BC732–716 BC722 BC716–687 BC716 BC687–643 BCca. 664–612 BC643–641 BC641–609 BCca. 627–580 BCca. 612 BCca. 605 BC605 BC605–ca. 536 BC593–571 BC586 BC586 BCRehoboam’s Reign in Judah (the SouthernKingdom). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .695Jeroboam’s Reign in Israel (the NorthernKingdom). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .689Asa’s Reign in Judah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .698Ahab’s Reign in Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .703Jehoshaphat’s Reign in Judah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704Elijah’s Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .705Joram’s ( Jehoram’s) Reign in Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721Elisha’s Ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .725Jehu’s Reign in Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .735Athaliah’s Reign in Judah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .739Joash’s (Jehoash)’s Reign in Judah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 742Jehoahaz’s Reign in Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .744Amaziah’s Reign in Judah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .746Jeroboam II’s Reign in Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .749Uzziah’s (Azariah’s) Reign in Judah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749Amos and Jonah Prophesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751, 753Hosea’s Ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .785Menahem’s Reign in Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .767Pekah’s Reign in Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .767Jotham’s Reign in Judah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .769Hoshea’s Reign in Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .785Isaiah’s Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .768Ahaz’s Reign in Judah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .772The Northern Kingdom Falls to the Assyrians . . . . . . . . 805Hezekiah’s Reign in Judah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .784Hezekiah Reopens the Temple,Celebrates Passover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .825Manasseh’s Reign in Judah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .989Nahum’s Ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1014Amon’s Reign in Judah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .991Josiah’s Reign in Judah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .992Jeremiah’s Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .992Zephaniah’s Prophecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1024Habakkuk’s Prophecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1019Daniel Exiled to Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1047Daniel’s Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1047Ezekiel’s Ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1103The Fall of the Southern Kingdom ( Judah) . . . . . . . . . . 1152Obadiah’s Prophecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1169iii Jehoshaphat shared the reign with his father, Asa, from 873 to 870. Many of the kings of Judah were coregents with theirfather for part of their reign; the dates given here reflect the period of sole regency only.

General Timelinep a g e A11Return from Exile538 BC537 BC520 BC515 BCca. 479 BC458 BC445 BC433–430 BCca. 400 BC(?)The First Exiles Return to Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1223Rebuilding of the Temple Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1226Haggai’s and Zechariah’s Prophecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1231The Temple Is Completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1248Esther Becomes Queen of Persia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1250Ezra Goes to Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1260Nehemiah Goes to Jerusalem, Rebuilds the Wall . . . . . 1267Malachi’s Prophecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1288Joel’s Prophecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1291The New Testament6/4 BC4/1 BCca. AD 6/8AD 26/28AD 30 or 33iv30 or 33AD 30 or 33AD 30 or 33AD 34 or 35ca. AD 46–49ca. AD 49(?)ca. AD 49ca. AD 49–50ca. AD 50ca. AD 51–54AD 52/53ca. AD 54ca. AD 56–57ca. AD 58/60ADca. AD 59/61ca. AD 60(?)AD 60/62before AD 64ca. AD 6460s AD60s or 90s ADJohn the Baptist’s and Jesus’ Births. . . . . . . . . . . . 1304, 1305Wise Men Visit Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1307Jesus Visits the Temple As a Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1308Jesus’ Baptism, Sermon on the Mount . . . . . . . . . 1311, 1332Jesus’ Triumphal Entry, Passion Week,The Last Supper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1410, 1432Jesus’ Trial, Death, Resurrection . . . . . . . . . 1450, 1456, 1458Jesus’ Ascension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1465Pentecost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1466Paul’s Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1478Paul’s First Missionary Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1485Paul Writes Galatians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1488The Council at Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1496Paul’s Second Missionary Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1497Paul Writes 1 & 2 Thessalonians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1501Paul’s Third Missionary Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1508Paul Writes 1 Corinthians from Ephesus. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1509Paul Writes 2 Corinthians and Romans . . . . . . . . . 1550, 1529Paul’s Journey to Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1574Ephesians, Colossians, and PhilemonWritten from Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1577, 1584, 1588Philippians Written . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1589James Written . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15941 Timothy and Titus Written. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1599, 16041 & 2 Peter Written. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1627, 16332 Timothy Written . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1607Hebrews, 1—3 John, and Jude Written;The Gospels Written . . . . . . . . . . . . 1610, 1636, 1643, 1298Revelation Written . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1644iv Jesus’ death either occurred on Friday, April 7, AD 30 or on Friday, April 3, AD 33.

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A NOTE TO READERSThe Holy Bible, New Living Translation, was first published in1996. It quickly became one of the most popular Bible translationsin the English-speaking world. While the NLT’s influence was rapidly growing, the Bible Translation Committee determined that anadditional investment in scholarly review and text refinementcould make it even better. So shortly after its initial publication,the committee began an eight-year process with the purpose ofincreasing the level of the NLT’s precision without sacrificing itseasy-to-understand quality. This second-generation text was completed in 2004 and is reflected in this edition of the New LivingTranslation.The goal of any Bible translation is to convey the meaning andcontent of the ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts as accurately as possible to contemporary readers. The challenge for ourtranslators was to create a text that would communicate as clearlyand powerfully to today’s readers as the original texts did to readers and listeners in the ancient biblical world. The resulting translation is easy to read and understand, while also accuratelycommunicating the meaning and content of the original biblicaltexts. The NLT is a general-purpose text especially good for study,devotional reading, and reading aloud in worship services.We believe that the New Living Translation—which combinesthe latest biblical scholarship with a clear, dynamic writing style—will communicate God’s word powerfully to all who read it. Wepublish it with the prayer that God will use it to speak his timelesstruth to the church and the world in a fresh, new way.The PublishersJULY 2004

TABLE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURESWEIGHTtalent (60 minas)mina (50 shekels)shekel2pim ( 3 shekel)1beka ( 2 shekel)1gerah ( 20 shekel)litraLENGTHlong cubitcubitspanfathomhandbreadthschoinos (33 stadia)stadion75 pounds34 kilograms1.25 pounds0.4 ounces600 grams11.4 grams0.25 ounces8 grams0.2 ounces5.7 grams0.02 ounces12 ounces0.6 grams327 grams21 inches18 inches9 inches6 inches3 inches3.8 miles205 yards53 centimeters45 centimeters23 centimeters15 centimeters8 centimeters6.1 kilometers187 meters5 bushels2.5 bushels182 liters91 liters0.5 bushels18 liters5 quarts6 litersCAPACITYDry Measurecor/homer (10 ephahs)lethek (5 ephahs)ephah1seah ( 3 ephah)omer (110ephah)1cab ( 2 omer)Liquid Measurebath1hin ( 6 bath)1log ( 72 bath)2 quarts2 liters1 quart1.3 liters5.5 gallons21 liters1 gallon3.8 liters0.3 quarts0.3 liters

The Bible begins in Genesis 1–11 with the dawn of Creation and the early history of the world. The Account of Creation / Genesis 1:1–2:4aIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.* 2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God washovering over the surface of the waters.13Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4And God saw thatthe light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness. 5 Godcalled the light “day” and the darkness “night.”And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.6Then God said, “Let there be a space between the waters, to separate thewaters of the heavens from the waters of the earth.” 7And that is whathappened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth fromthe waters of the heavens. 8God called the space “sky.”And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.9Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place,so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened. 10 God called thedry ground “land” and the waters “seas.” And God saw that it was good.11Then God said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seedbearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will thenproduce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came.” And that iswhat happened. 12 The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearingplants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants andtrees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.13And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.1:1 Or In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, . . . Or When God began to create the heavens andthe earth, . . .

JANUARY 1page 214Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from thenight. Let them mark off the seasons, days, and years. 15Let these lights inthe sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened. 16 God madetwo great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one togovern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set these lights in the skyto light the earth, 18 to govern the day and night, and to separate the lightfrom the darkness. And God saw that it was good.19And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.20Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skiesbe filled with birds of every kind.” 21 So God created great sea creatures andevery living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort ofbird—each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it wasgood. 22 Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let thefish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”23And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.24Then God said, “Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producingoffspring of the same kind—livestock, small animals that scurry along theground, and wild animals.” And that is what happened. 25 God made all sortsof wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspringof the same kind. And God saw that it was good.26Then God said, “Let us make human beings* in our image, to be like us.They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock,all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry alongthe ground.”27So God created human beings* in his own image.In the image of God he created them;male and female he created them.28Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earthand govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all theanimals that scurry along the ground.”29Then God said, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plantthroughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. 30And I havegiven every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in thesky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—everythingthat has life.” And that is what happened.31Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was verygood!And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.2:14So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them wascompleted. 2 On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, sohe rested* from all his work. 3And God blessed the seventh day anddeclared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work ofcreation.This is the account of the creation of the heavens and the earth.1:26 Or man; Hebrew reads adam.1:27 Or the man; Hebrew reads ha-adam.2:2 Or ceased; also in 2:3.

JANUARY 1page 3 The Man and Woman in Eden / Genesis 2:4b-254bWhen the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, 5 neither wild plants norgrains were growing on the earth. For the LORD God had not yet sent rain towater the earth, and there were no people to cultivate the soil. 6 Instead, springs*came up from the ground and watered all the land. 7 Then the LORD God formedthe man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into theman’s nostrils, and the man became a living person.8Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placedthe man he had made. 9 The LORD God made all sorts of trees grow up fromthe ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In themiddle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge ofgood and evil.10A river flowed from the land of Eden, watering the garden and then dividinginto four branches. 11 The first branch, called the Pishon, flowed around theentire land of Havilah, where gold is found. 12 The gold of that land is exceptionally pure; aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there. 13 The secondbranch, called the Gihon, flowed around the entire land of Cush. 14 The thirdbranch, called the Tigris, flowed east of the land of Asshur. The fourth branch iscalled the Euphrates.15The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch overit. 16 But the LORD God warned him, “ You may freely eat the fruit of every tree inthe garden—17 except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat itsfruit, you are sure to die.”18Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make ahelper who is just right for him.” 19 So the LORD God formed from the ground allthe wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man* to seewhat he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. 20 He gavenames to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. Butstill there was no helper just right for him.21So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the manslept, the LORD God took out one of the man’s ribs* and closed up the opening.22Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her tothe man.23“At last!” the man exclaimed.“ This one is bone from my bone,and flesh from my flesh!She will be called ‘woman,’because she was taken from ‘man.’ ”This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to hiswife, and the two are united into one.25Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame.24 The Man and Woman Sin / Genesis 3:1-24The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the LORD God had made.One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruitfrom any of the trees in the garden?”12:6 Or mist.2:19 Or Adam, and so throughout the chapter.2:21 Or took a part of the man’s side.

JANUARY 1page 4“Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied.“It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are notallowed to eat. God said, ‘ You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you willdie.’ ”4“You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. 5“God knows that youreyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing bothgood and evil.”6The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruitlooked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she tooksome of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was withher, and he ate it, too. 7At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to coverthemselves.8When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man* and his wife heardthe LORD God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the LORD Godamong the trees. 9 Then the LORD God called to the man, “ Where are you?”10He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid becauseI was naked.”11“Who told you that you were naked?” the LORD God asked. “Have you eatenfrom the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?”12The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, andI ate it.”13Then the LORD God as

Daily Reading Guide. At the back of The One Year Chrono-logical Bible (on page 1669) we’ve included a summary of the passages as they are ordered in the text. This outline can be used as a daily reading guide (the division into 365 readings is also included) or as an outline for further stu