Places
Lebanon in 2 Kings 14
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This place shows up in 2 Kings 14:9: “Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon,…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
2 Kings 14:9
“Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife. Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by, and trampled down the thistle.”
What kids can learn
When you hear lebanon in 2 Kings, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Kings 14:9 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Kings 14:9
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
JehoashtheofIsraelsenttoAmaziahkingofJudah,saying,“ThethistlethatwasinLebanonsenttothecedarwasinLebanon,saying,‘Giveyourdaughtertomysonaswife.Thenawildanimalthatwasinpassedby,andtrampleddownthethistle.