Places
Damascus in 1 Kings 11
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This place shows up in 1 Kings 11:24: “He gathered men to himself, and became captain over a troop, when David killed them of Zobah. They went to Damascus, and lived there, and…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
1 Kings 11:24
“He gathered men to himself, and became captain over a troop, when David killed them of Zobah. They went to Damascus, and lived there, and reigned in Damascus.”
What kids can learn
When you hear damascus in 1 Kings, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Kings 11:24 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Kings 11:24
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Hegatheredmentohimself,andbecameawhenDavidkilledthemofZobah.TheywenttoDamascus,andlivedthere,andreignedinDamascus.