🌿 1 Chronicles 20

1 Chronicles 20 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “At the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, Joab led out the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it.” 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, “Again there was war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.” 1 Chronicles 20 opens with these words: “At the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, Joab led out the army, and wasted the country of the children of…” The line to keep is 1 Chronicles 20:4: “After this, war arose at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued.” Carry the word “arose” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is 1 Chronicles 20:4: “After this, war arose at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in 1 Chronicles 20? Then try this: Read “After this, war arose at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons…” 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.