History
What should a child notice in 2 Kings 17?
2 Kings 17 opens with these words: “In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel for nine years.” The line to keep is 2 Kings 17:31: “and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.” Carry the word “avvites” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is 2 Kings 17:31: “and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.” What happens first in 2 Kings 17?
2 Kings 17:31
“and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.”
2 Kings 17:3
“Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him, and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.”
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Practice 2 Kings 17:31
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
andtheAvvitesNibhazandTartak;andtheSepharviteschildreninthefiretoAdrammelechandAnammelech,thegodsofSepharvaim.