Places
Assyria in 2 Kings 17
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This place shows up in 2 Kings 17:3: “Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him, and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
2 Kings 17:3
“Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him, and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.”
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 17:3 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Kings 17:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
kingofAssyriaupagainsthim,andHosheabecamehisandbroughthimtribute.