Places
Damascus in 2 Kings 16
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This place shows up in 2 Kings 16:9: “The king of Assyria listened to him; and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried its people captive to Kir,…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
2 Kings 16:9
“The king of Assyria listened to him; and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried its people captive to Kir, and killed Rezin.”
What kids can learn
When you hear damascus in 2 Kings, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Kings 16:9 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Kings 16:9
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TheofAssyrialistenedtohim;andthekingofAssyriawentupagainstandit,andcarrieditspeoplecaptivetoKir,andkilledRezin.