Week 325 · Old Testament · about 4 minutes · 290 words
🍞 2 Samuel 19
2 Samuel 19 opens with these words: “Joab was told, “Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.”” The line to keep is 2 Samuel 19:27: “He has slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is as an angel of God. Do therefore what is good in your eyes.” Carry the word “slandered” from that verse into the rest of the day.
2 Samuel 19 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Joab was told, “Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.”” 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, “David said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should be adversaries to me today? Shall any man be put to death today in Israel? For don’t I know that I am king over Israel today?”” 2 Samuel 19 opens with these words: “Joab was told, “Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.”” The line to keep is 2 Samuel 19:27: “He has slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is as an angel of God. Do therefore what is good in your eyes.” Carry the word “slandered” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is 2 Samuel 19:27: “He has slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is as an angel of God. Do therefore what is good in your eyes.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in 2 Samuel 19? Then try this: Read “He has slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is as an angel of God. Do therefore…” 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.
“He has slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is as an angel of God. Do therefore what is good in your eyes.”
2 Samuel 19:27 · 2 Samuel 19
Say it
Practice 2 Samuel 19:27
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Hehasyourservanttomylordtheking,butmylordthekingisasanangelofGod.Dothereforewhatisgoodin
Talk about it
- What happens first in 2 Samuel 19?
- Read “He has slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is as an angel of God. Do therefore…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from 2 Samuel 19 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for 2 Samuel 19. Help us remember 2 Samuel 19:27 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If 2 Samuel 19 is long, read 2 Samuel 19:27 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 325 · the whole night
🍞 2 Samuel 19
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