Places
Carmel in 2 Samuel 3
KAR-mul
This place shows up in 2 Samuel 3:3: “and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
2 Samuel 3:3
“and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;”
What kids can learn
When you hear carmel in 2 Samuel, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Samuel 3:3 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Samuel 3:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
andhisChileab,ofAbigailtheofNabaltheCarmelite;andthethird,AbsalomthesonofthedaughterofTalmaikingofGeshur;