Animals
swallow in 2 Samuel 17
SWAH-loh
This creature shows up in 2 Samuel 17:16: “Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, ‘Don’t lodge tonight at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over; lest…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
2 Samuel 17:16
“Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, ‘Don’t lodge tonight at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people who are with him.’””
What kids can learn
When you hear swallow in 2 Samuel, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Samuel 17:16 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Samuel 17:16
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
NowthereforeandtellDavid,saying,‘Don’tlodgetonightatthefordsofthewilderness,butbyallpassover;lestthekingbeswallowedup,andallthepeoplewhoarewithhim.’”