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What should a child notice in 2 Kings 12?
2 Kings 12 opens with these words: “Jehoash began to reign in the seventh year of Jehu, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.” The line to keep is 2 Kings 12:1: “Jehoash began to reign in the seventh year of Jehu, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.” Carry the word “jehoash” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is 2 Kings 12:1: “Jehoash began to reign in the seventh year of Jehu, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.” What happens first in 2 Kings 12?
2 Kings 12:1
“Jehoash began to reign in the seventh year of Jehu, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.”
2 Kings 12:3
“However the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.”
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Practice 2 Kings 12:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
JehoashbegantoreignintheseventhyearofJehu,andhereignedyearsinJerusalem.HiswasZibiahofBeersheba.