History
What should a child notice in 1 Kings 3?
1 Kings 3 opens with these words: “Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into David’s city, until he had finished…” The line to keep is 1 Kings 3:7: “Now, Yahweh my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am just a little child. I don’t know how to go out or come in.” Carry the word “servant” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is 1 Kings 3:7: “Now, Yahweh my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am just a little child. I don’t know how to go out or come in.” What happens first in 1 Kings 3?
1 Kings 3:7
“Now, Yahweh my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am just a little child. I don’t know how to go out or come in.”
1 Kings 3:3
“Solomon loved Yahweh, walking in the statutes of David his father; except that he sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.”
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Say it
Practice 1 Kings 3:7
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Now,YahwehmyGod,youmadeyourservantkinginsteadofDavidmyfather.IamjustaIdon’tknowhowtogooutorcomein.