Objects
boat in 2 Samuel 19
BOHT
This thing shows up in 2 Samuel 19:18: “A ferry boat went to bring over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king,…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
2 Samuel 19:18
“A ferry boat went to bring over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he had come over the Jordan.”
What kids can learn
When you hear boat in 2 Samuel, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Samuel 19:18 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Samuel 19:18
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Aferryboatwenttobringtheking’shousehold,andtodowhathethoughtgood.ShimeithesonofGerafelltheking,whenhehadcomeovertheJordan.