History
What should a child notice in 1 Samuel 31?
1 Samuel 31 opens with these words: “Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.” The line to keep is 1 Samuel 31:1: “Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.” Carry the word “philistine” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is 1 Samuel 31:1: “Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.” What happens first in 1 Samuel 31?
1 Samuel 31:1
“Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.”
1 Samuel 31:3
“The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.”
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Practice 1 Samuel 31:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
NowthefoughtagainstIsrael;andthemenoffledfrombeforethePhilistines,andfellslainonMountGilboa.