Places
Samaria in 1 Kings 22
suh-MAIR-ee-uh
This place shows up in 1 Kings 22:10: “Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, in an open place at the…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
1 Kings 22:10
“Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.”
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 22:10 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Kings 22:10
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
NowthekingofIsraelandthekingofJudahwereeachonhisthrone,arrayedintheirrobes,inanplaceattheentranceofthegateofSamaria;andalltheprophetswereprophesyingbeforethem.