🪨 1 Chronicles 14

1 Chronicles 14 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.” 1 Chronicles 14 opens with these words: “Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.” The line to keep is 1 Chronicles 14:4: “These are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,” Carry the word “names” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is 1 Chronicles 14:4: “These are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in 1 Chronicles 14? Then try this: Read “These are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.