Animals
gazelle in 1 Chronicles 12
guh-ZEL
This creature shows up in 1 Chronicles 12:8: “Some Gadites joined David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
1 Chronicles 12:8
“Some Gadites joined David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains:”
What kids can learn
When you hear gazelle in 1 Chronicles, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Chronicles 12:8 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Chronicles 12:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
SomeGaditesjoinedDavidinthestrongholdinthewilderness,mightymenofmentrainedforwar,whocouldhandleshieldandspear;faceslikethefacesoflions,andtheywereasswiftasthegazellesonthemountains: