Places
Samaria in 1 Kings 13
suh-MAIR-ee-uh
This place shows up in 1 Kings 13:32: “For the saying which he cried by Yahweh’s word against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
1 Kings 13:32
“For the saying which he cried by Yahweh’s word against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, will surely happen.””
What kids can learn
When you hear samaria in 1 Kings, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Kings 13:32 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Kings 13:32
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ForthesayingwhichhecriedbyYahweh’swordagainstthealtarinBethel,andagainstallthehousesofthehighplacesareintheofwillsurelyhappen.”