Objects
crown in 1 Chronicles 20
KROWN
This thing shows up in 1 Chronicles 20:2: “David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it. It was…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
1 Chronicles 20:2
“David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it. It was set on David’s head, and he brought very much plunder out of the city.”
What kids can learn
When you hear crown in 1 Chronicles, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Chronicles 20:2 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Chronicles 20:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Davidtookthecrownoftheirkingfromoffhishead,andfoundittoweighatalentofgold,andtherewerepreciousinit.ItwassetonDavid’shead,andhebroughtplunderoutofthecity.