Week 312 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 295 words
🪨 2 Samuel 6
2 Samuel 6 opens with these words: “David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.” The line to keep is 2 Samuel 6:3: “They set God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house that was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.” Carry the word “cart” from that verse into the rest of the day.
2 Samuel 6 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.” 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, “King David was told, “Yahweh has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that belongs to him, because of God’s ark.” So David went and brought up God’s ark from the house of Obed-Edom into David’s city with joy.” 2 Samuel 6 opens with these words: “David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.” The line to keep is 2 Samuel 6:3: “They set God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house that was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.” Carry the word “cart” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is 2 Samuel 6:3: “They set God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house that was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in 2 Samuel 6? Then try this: Read “They set God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house that was on the hill; and Uzzah and…” 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.
“They set God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house that was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.”
2 Samuel 6:3 · 2 Samuel 6
Say it
Practice 2 Samuel 6:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TheysetGod’sarkonanewcart,anditoutofAbinadab’shousethatwasonthehill;andandAhio,thesonsofAbinadab,thenewcart.
Talk about it
- What happens first in 2 Samuel 6?
- Read “They set God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house that was on the hill; and Uzzah and…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from 2 Samuel 6 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for 2 Samuel 6. Help us remember 2 Samuel 6:3 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If 2 Samuel 6 is long, read 2 Samuel 6:3 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 312 · the whole night
🪨 2 Samuel 6
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