Places
Carmel in 1 Samuel 27
KAR-mul
This place shows up in 1 Samuel 27:3: “David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
1 Samuel 27:3
“David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.”
What kids can learn
When you hear carmel in 1 Samuel, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Samuel 27:3 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Samuel 27:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
DavidlivedAchishatheandhismen,everymanhishousehold,evenDavidwithhistwowives,AhinoamtheJezreelitess,andAbigailtheCarmelitess,Nabal’swife.