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Reading the Bible in Its Entirety
The second selection is the close of 2 Samuel. God punishes David for arbitrarily ordering a census of the people, and David responds by building an altar and offering a sacrifice. This ending, though, is also a beginning. While this incident is better described in 1 Chronicles, it turns out that David builds the altar on the site of the Temple -- the magnificent House of God that Solomon will build.
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If you are planning to read the Bible in its entirety, you should read 2 Samuel 21-24 today.