June 1 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Proverbs 8-11:31

Now Solomon exalts true wisdom (chapters 8,9) and begins a series of brief proverbs.

June 2 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Proverbs 12-15:33

We continue here with many more brief wise sayings.

June 3 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Proverbs 16-19:29

The short proverbs continue through these chapters.

June 4 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Proverbs 20-23:35

The brief wise sayings of Solomon continue, covering many subjects that are needful today.

June 5 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Proverbs 24-27:27

In chapter 24, the brief proverbs continue. Then, many more of Solomon's proverbs are listed, as recorded by Hezekiah's men.

June 6 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Proverbs 28-30:33

Chapters 28 and 29 complete the proverbs of Solomon, while chapter 30 is attributed to Agur, the son of Jakeh.

June 7 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

1 Kings 11:1-14; 1 Kings 11:23-40; Ecclesiastes 1-3:22

This reading begins with the fall of Solomon and the rise of Jeroboam. This is the setting that serves as an important help in understanding the rest of the Old Testament.

Then we begin Ecclesiastes, Solomon's book about the vanity of any life that is not lived in obedience to God, largely drawn from his own personal experience.

June 8 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Psalm 49; Ecclesiastes 4-6:12

Palm 49 has many of the same ideas found in the reading in Ecclesiastes. The chapters in Ecclesiastes give many sources of “vanity” in everyday life.
Keep reading— the solution is in chapter 12.

June 9 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Ecclesiastes 7-9:18

Solomon continues describing the vain lives that people live when they do not obey God. Much of this has the same ring as the book of Proverbs.

June 10 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Ecclesiastes 10-12:14

Now he reaches his grand conclusion: Life is truly vain without God. Let us therefore respect Him and obey His commandments in order to prepare for judgment. Let us avoid growing old without God, as described in chapter 12.

June 11 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

1 Kings 11:41-43; 2 Chronicles 9:29-31; 1 Chronicles 3:10-24; Genesis 35:23-26; 1 Chronicles 2:1; 1 Chronicles 2:2; 1 Chronicles 4:1-14; 1 Chronicles 4:16-23; Ruth 4:19-22; 1 Chronicles 2:9-17; 1 Chronicles 2:21-41; 1 Chronicles 2:18-20; 1 Chronicles 2:42-55; 1 Chronicles 4:15

The year is about 975 BC—the death of Solomon and the beginning of the end for the united kingdom. Soon the country divided into North (Israel) and South (Judah), with Solomon's son, Rehoboam, as king of the South and Jeroboam as king of the North. Also in this reading is part of a chronology of the 12 tribes, beginning with the royal tribe of Judah (Genesis 49:10).

June 12 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

1 Chronicles 6:1; Exodus 6:17; Numbers 3:18; 1 Chronicles 6:17; 1 Chronicles 6:20; 1 Chronicles 6:21; 1 Chronicles 23:7-11; Exodus 6:18; Numbers 3:19; 1 Chronicles 6:2; 1 Chronicles 6:18; 1 Chronicles 23:12-17; Exodus 6:21; Exodus 6:22; Exodus 6:24; 1 Chronicles 6:22-28; 1 Chronicles 23:18-20; 1 Chronicles 6:3-16; 1 Chronicles 6:50-53; Ezra 7:1-5; Exodus 6:19; Numbers 3:20; 1 Chronicles 6:19; 1 Chronicles 6:29-81; 1 Chronicles 23:21-23

Today's readings are the descendants of Levi.

June 13 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Exodus 6:14; 1 Chronicles 5:1-9; 1 Chronicles 5:11-17; 1 Chronicles 5:23; 1 Chronicles 5:24; 1 Chronicles 7:14-19; Exodus 6:15; 1 Chronicles 4:24-27; 1 Chronicles 4:34-38; 1 Chronicles 7:1-5; 1 Chronicles 7:13; 1 Chronicles 7:20-40; 1 Chronicles 7:6-12; 1 Chronicles 8:1-28; 1 Chronicles 9:1

These readings list the descendants of Reuben, Gad, Manasseh, Simeon, Issachar, Naphtali, Ephraim, Asher, and Benjamin.

June 14 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

2 Chronicles 10:1-19; 1 Kings 12:20; 1 Kings 12:25-33; 2 Chronicles 11:15; 1 Kings 12:1-19; 1 Kings 14:21; 2 Chronicles 12:13; 1 Kings 12:21-24; 2 Chronicles 11:1-4

We are still in 975 BC, with the story that contains the reasons for the division of the kingdom.

June 15 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

1 Kings 13:1-34; 2 Chronicles 11:5-23; 2 Chronicles 12:1; 2 Chronicles 12:14; 1 Kings 14:22-28; 2 Chronicles 12:2-12; 1 Kings 14:1-18; 1 Kings 14:29; 1 Kings 14:31; 2 Chronicles 12:15; 2 Chronicles 12:16; 1 Kings 15:1; 1 Kings 15:2; 2 Chronicles 13:1; 2 Chronicles 13:2

I Kings 13 is the famous story of the “young” and “old” prophets and the tragic death of the “young” prophet who believed a lie told by the “old” prophet.
Then we have the rest of the wicked reign of Rehoboam (17 years).
The next account is of the death of Jeroboam's son.
The final sections are about the reign of Abijah, Rehoboam's wicked son (3 years).

June 16 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

2 Chronicles 13:3-19; 2 Chronicles 13:21; 1 Kings 15:3; 1 Kings 15:4; 2 Chronicles 13:22; 1 Kings 15:7; 1 Kings 15:8; 1 Kings 14:19; 1 Kings 14:20; 1 Kings 15:25; 1 Kings 15:26; 2 Chronicles 13:20; 1 Kings 15:31; 1 Kings 15:27; 1 Kings 15:28; 1 Kings 15:33; 1 Kings 15:34; 1 Kings 15:29; 1 Kings 15:30; 2 Chronicles 14:1; 1 Kings 15:9-11; 2 Chronicles 14:2-15; Psalm 77

War between Jeroboam (22 evil years) and Abijah.
Nadab (North; 2 evil years).
Baasha (North; 24 evil years).
Asa (South; 41 good years).
Psalm 77 is a tribute to God for His help in times of trouble.

June 17 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

2 Chronicles 15:1-8; 2 Chronicles 15:17; 2 Chronicles 15:18; 1 Kings 15:12; 1 Kings 15:14; 1 Kings 15:15; 2 Chronicles 15:9-15; 1 Kings 15:13; 2 Chronicles 15:16; 2 Chronicles 15:19; 1 Kings 15:16; 1 Kings 15:32; 2 Chronicles 16:1-6; 1 Kings 15:17-22; 1 Kings 16:1-4; 1 Kings 16:7; 2 Chronicles 16:7-10; 1 Kings 16:5; 1 Kings 16:6; 1 Kings 16:8; 1 Kings 16:14; 1 Kings 16:9-13; 1 Kings 16:20; 1 Kings 16:15-19; 1 Kings 16:21-28

Today's readings begin with more events in the good reign of Asa.
Elah (North; 2 evil years).
Zimri (North; 7 evil days).
Omri (North; 12 evil years). About 929 BC.

June 18 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

1 Kings 16:29-33; 1 Kings 21:25; 1 Kings 21:26; 1 Kings 16:34; 1 Kings 18:4; 1 Kings 15:23; 2 Chronicles 16:11; 2 Chronicles 16:12; 1 Kings 15:24; 2 Chronicles 16:13; 2 Chronicles 16:14; 2 Chronicles 20:31-33; 1 Kings 22:41-43; 1 Kings 22:46; 2 Chronicles 17:1-19; 2 Chronicles 18:1; 1 Kings 17:1-24

Now we begin the evil reign of Ahab (North; 22 years; 918 BC).
Asa dies.
Jehoshaphat (South; 25 good years).
The work of Elijah begins.

June 19 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

1 Kings 18-19:21; 1 Kings 20:1-43

These two chapters contain more of the work of Elijah.
Here is the history of war between Israel and Syria.

June 20 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

1 Kings 22:1; 1 Kings 21:1-24; 1 Kings 21:27-29; 1 Kings 22:2-6; 1 Kings 22:10-12; 2 Chronicles 18:2-5; 2 Chronicles 18:9-11; 1 Kings 22:7-9; 1 Kings 22:13-28; 2 Chronicles 18:6-8; 2 Chronicles 18:12-27

The wicked Ahab obtains the vineyard of Naboth through treachery and murder.
Then the certain downfall of Ahab is predicted by Micaiah.

June 21 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

1 Kings 22:29-40; 2 Chronicles 18:28-34; 2 Chronicles 19:1-7; Psalm 82; 2 Chronicles 19:8-11; 2 Chronicles 20:1-13

Here is the record of Ahab's death, while Jehoshaphat is rebuked for having an alliance with Ahab.
Psalm 82 is a plea for uprightness.
Today's readings close with more of the reign of Jehoshaphat.

June 22 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Psalm 83; Psalm 46; 2 Chronicles 20:14-28

Psalm 83 is a plea for God to defeat His enemies.
Psalm 46 is a confident statement about God's abilities.
The other reading is from the reign of Jehoshaphat.

June 23 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

1 Kings 22:51-53; 2 Kings 3:4; 2 Kings 3:5; 2 Kings 1:1; 2 Kings 1:2; Psalm 48; 2 Chronicles 20:29; 2 Chronicles 20:30; 2 Chronicles 20:35-37; 1 Kings 22:44; 1 Kings 22:47-49; 2 Kings 1:3-18; 2 Kings 3:1-3; 2 Kings 2:1-25

Ahaziah (North; 2 evil years).
Psalm 48 is another praise of God's greatness.
The reign of Jehoshaphat continues.
Elijah calls down fire from heaven.
Jehoram (or, Joram; North; 12 evil years).
Elijah is taken from earth by a whirlwind, one of the two men who never died. Who was the other?

June 24 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

2 Kings 3:6-27; 2 Kings 4:1-37; 2 Kings 8:16; 2 Kings 8:17; 2 Chronicles 21:5; 2 Chronicles 20:34; 1 Kings 22:45; 1 Kings 22:50; 2 Chronicles 21:1-4; 2 Kings 8:18; 2 Kings 8:19; 2 Chronicles 21:6; 2 Chronicles 21:7; 2 Chronicles 21:11

Elisha begins his work without Elijah.
Jehoram (Joram; South; 8 evil years).

June 25 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

II Kings 8:1,2; 4:38-6:33; 8:20-22;

The readings for today begin with more of the works of Elisha.

II Chronicles 21:8-10,12-18;

The next readings are from the reign of Joram (or, Jehoram) in Judah. Note that he received a letter from Elijah after Elijah was taken up!

Obadiah

Obadiah is mainly a prediction of the downfall of Edom (or, Esau, the nation that came from Israel's twin brother).

June 26 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

II Kings 9:29; 8:25; II Chronicles 21:19,20; II Kings 8:23,24,26,27; II Chronicles 22:1-4

Ahaziah (South; 1 evil year). Note that in II Chronicles 22:2, the text says that Ahaziah was 42 when he began to reign. This is obviously a copyist's error; II Kings 8:26 says he was 22 at that time.

II Kings 7:1-20; 8:3-15; II Kings 8:28,29; II Chronicles 22:5,6

Here is more of the work of Elisha in the North.

June 27 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

II Kings 9:1-26; II Chronicles 22:7,8; II Kings 10:12-14; 9:27,28; II Chronicles 22:9; II Kings 9:30-37;

Jehu (North; 28 years of good and evil). The date is about 884 BC.

II Kings 11:1-3; II Chronicles 22:10-12; II Kings 10:1-11

Queen Athaliah (south; 6 evil years).

June 28 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

II Kings 10:15-33; II Kings 11:4-12; II Chronicles 23:1-11; II Kings 11:13-16; II Chronicles 23:12-15; 24:1,2; II Kings 11:21; 12:1-3; 11:17-20; II Chronicles 23:16-21; 24:3; II Kings 10:34-36; II Chronicles 24:4-7; II Kings 12:4-8

Joash (Jehoash; South; 40 relatively good years). The date here is about 878 BC.

June 29 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

II Kings 13:1,2,22,3-7;

Jehoahaz (North; 17 evil years).

Joel 1:1-3:21

Joel's predictions were of desolations due to sin, a great call to repentance, and a great coming of the Holy Spirit in the last days (see Acts 2:16-21).

June 30 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

II Kings 12:9-16; II Chronicles 24:8-19;

Today's reading begins with more of Joash of the South.

II Kings 13:8-11; 12:17,18; II Chronicles 24:20-27; II Kings 12:19-21; 13:14-21,23-25; II Chronicles 25:1-4

Jehoash (Joash; North; 16 evil years).

II Kings 14:1-6; II Chronicles 25:5-10; II Kings 14:7; II Chronicles 25:11-24;II Kings 14:8-14

Amaziah (South; 29 good years). The date is about 839 BC.