People
David in 1 Samuel 17
DAY-vid
This person shows up in 1 Samuel 17:12: “Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons. The man was an elderly old man…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
1 Samuel 17:12
“Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons. The man was an elderly old man in the days of Saul.”
What kids can learn
When you hear david in 1 Samuel, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Samuel 17:12 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Samuel 17:12
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
NowDavidwasthesonofthatEphrathiteofBethlehemJudah,whosenamewasJesse;andhehadsons.ThemanwasanoldmanintheofSaul.