History
What should a child notice in 1 Kings 11?
1 Kings 11 opens with these words: “Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians,…” The line to keep is 1 Kings 11:2: “of the nations concerning which Yahweh said to the children of Israel, “You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will…” Carry the word “nations” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is 1 Kings 11:2: “of the nations concerning which Yahweh said to the children of Israel, “You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon joined to these in love.” What happens first in 1 Kings 11?
1 Kings 11:2
“of the nations concerning which Yahweh said to the children of Israel, “You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon joined to these in love.”
1 Kings 11:3
“He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.”
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Practice 1 Kings 11:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ofthenationsconcerningwhichYahwehsaidtothechildrenof“Youshallnotgothem,neithershalltheycomeamongyou;forsurelytheywillturnawayyourheartaftertheirgods.”Solomonjoinedtoinlove.