Week 365 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 300 words
👑 2 Kings 16
2 Kings 16 opens with these words: “In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.” The line to keep is 2 Kings 16:2: “Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He didn’t do that which was right in Yahweh his God’s eyes, like…” Carry the word “ahaz” from that verse into the rest of the day.
2 Kings 16 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.” 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, “Urijah the priest built an altar. According to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so Urijah the priest made it for the coming of king Ahaz from Damascus.” 2 Kings 16 opens with these words: “In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.” The line to keep is 2 Kings 16:2: “Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He didn’t do that which was right in Yahweh his God’s eyes, like…” Carry the word “ahaz” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is 2 Kings 16:2: “Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He didn’t do that which was right in Yahweh his God’s eyes, like David his father.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in 2 Kings 16? Then try this: Read “Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He didn’t do…” 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.
“Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He didn’t do that which was right in Yahweh his God’s eyes, like David his father.”
2 Kings 16:2 · 2 Kings 16
Say it
Practice 2 Kings 16:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
wastwentyyearsoldwhenhebegantoreign,andhereignedsixteenyearsinJerusalem.Hedidn’tdothatwhichwasinhisGod’seyes,likeDavidhisfather.
Talk about it
- What happens first in 2 Kings 16?
- Read “Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He didn’t do…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from 2 Kings 16 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for 2 Kings 16. Help us remember 2 Kings 16:2 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If 2 Kings 16 is long, read 2 Kings 16:2 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
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👑 2 Kings 16
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