<?php
$ids = array(1624, 1428);
?>

<?php query_posts( array('post_type' => 'post',	'posts_per_page' => 3, 'post__in' => $ids));
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
		<div class="singlepost">
			<div <?php post_class(); ?> id="post-main-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
				<li class="homepost clearfix" id="post-main-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
					<div class="entry">
						<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="<?php _e("bookmark"); ?>" title="<?php _e("Permanent Link to"); ?> <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/post-thumb.php'); ?></a>
					<h3 class="post-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="<?php _e("bookmark"); ?>" title="<?php _e("Permanent Link to"); ?> <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
					<?php the_excerpt ();?>
					<p class="bottom">
					<?php the_time( get_option( 'date_format' ) ); ?> | <a href="<?php comments_link(); ?>">
					<?php comments_number('0 comments','1 comment','% comments'); ?></a> | <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="<?php _e("bookmark"); ?>" title="<?php _e("Permanent Link to"); ?>
					<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php _e("View Post"); ?></a>
                    </p>
					</div>
				</li>
			</div>
		</div>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>