History
What should a child notice in 1 Samuel 11?
1 Samuel 11 opens with these words: “Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh Gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a covenant with us,…” The line to keep is 1 Samuel 11:3: “The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel; and then, if there is no one to save us, we…” Carry the word “elders” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is 1 Samuel 11:3: “The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel; and then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you.”” What happens first in 1 Samuel 11?
1 Samuel 11:3
“The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel; and then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you.””
1 Samuel 11:3
“The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel; and then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you.””
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Practice 1 Samuel 11:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TheeldersofJabeshsaidtohim,“Giveussevendays,thatwemaysendtoallthebordersofIsrael;andifthereisnoonetous,wewillcomeouttoyou.”