Places
Assyria in 2 Kings 16
uh-SEER-ee-uh
This place shows up in 2 Kings 16:7: “So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me out of the hand…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
2 Kings 16:7
“So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.””
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 16:7 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Kings 16:7
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
SoAhazsentmessengerstoTiglathPileserkingofAssyria,saying,“Iamyourservantandyourson.ComeupandmeoutoftheofthekingofSyria,andoutofthehandofthekingofIsrael,whoriseupme.”