People
Solomon in 2 Samuel 12
SOL-oh-mun
This person shows up in 2 Samuel 12:24: “David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Yahweh loved him;” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
2 Samuel 12:24
“David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Yahweh loved him;”
What kids can learn
When you hear solomon in 2 Samuel, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Samuel 12:24 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Samuel 12:24
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
DavidBathshebahiswife,andwentintoher,andlayher.Sheboreason,andhehisnameSolomon.Yahwehlovedhim;