First Reading Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 (omitted verses in italics) A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better

First Reading Song of Solomon 2:8–13 The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills. My beloved is

First Reading 1 Kings 8:[1, 6, 10-11], 22-30, 41-43 (optional verses in brackets, omitted verses in italics) [Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and

First Reading 1 Kings 2:10–12, 3:3–14 Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. And the time that David

First Reading 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man