Places
Damascus in 2 Chronicles 16
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This place shows up in 2 Chronicles 16:2: “Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of Yahweh’s house and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben Hadad king of Syria,…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
2 Chronicles 16:2
“Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of Yahweh’s house and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben Hadad king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying,”
What kids can learn
When you hear damascus in 2 Chronicles, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Chronicles 16:2 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Chronicles 16:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ThenAsaoutsilverandgoldoutofthetreasuresofYahweh’shouseandoftheking’shouse,andsenttoBenHadadofwholivedatDamascus,saying,