Places
Assyria in 2 Kings 15
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This place shows up in 2 Kings 15:19: “Pul the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul one thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
2 Kings 15:19
“Pul the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul one thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.”
What kids can learn
When you hear assyria in 2 Kings, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Kings 15:19 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Kings 15:19
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
PulthekingofAssyriacameagainsttheland,andMenahemgavePulonethousandtalentsofhishandmightbewithhimtoconfirmthekingdominhis