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TEL DAN INSCRIPTIONLook closely at this stele. Do you see the
WHITE WRITING? Scholars believe
this highlighted writing refers to the
“HOUSE OF DAVID”— KING DAVID! This stone slab is from the
9TH CENTURY BC. It was
discovered at the Tel Dan excavation site
in northern ISRAEL IN 1993, and
this artifact is the first of its kind to verify
the existence of King David.
We know that the BIBLE IS GOD’S WORD—it is true and trustworthy.
Discoveries like the Tel Dan Stele give
further evidence to SCRIPTURE’S
TRUTH AND RELIABILITY.
BIBLE STORY REVIEW
GOD CHOSE DAVID TO BE THE SECOND KING OF ISRAEL.DAVID BECAME A KING DAVID BECAME A KING
Circle the correct word to complete each sentence from today’s Bible story. If you need help, look at 2 Samuel 5 in your Bible.
GOD HAD SAID THAT DAVID WOULD SHEPHERD OR COUNT GOD’S PEOPLE.
DAVID WAS 30 OR 50 YEARS OLD WHEN HE BECAME KING OF ISRAEL.
HE FIRST RULED FROM BETHLEHEM OR HEBRON FOR 7 YEARS.
DAVID LIVED IN JERUSALEM OR BETHLEHEM FOR 33 YEARS.
KING HIRAM SENT CEDAR LOGS TO JERUSALEM TO BUILD A PALACE OR PLAYGROUND FOR DAVID.
DAVID HAD MANY SONS AND DAUGHTERS INCLUDING A SON NAMED SAUL OR SOLOMON.
DAVID WAS KING OF ISRAEL OR TYRE FOR 40 YEARS.
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TRAVEL TO THE PALACEHelp King David travel to his palace in Jerusalem.
COOL CORONATIONSGOD CHOSE DAVID TO BE THE SECOND KING OF ISRAEL.DAVID BECAME A KING DAVID BECAME A KING
BIBLE PASSAGE: 2 SAMUEL 5
MEMORY VERSE: PSALM 19:14
When David became king, all the tribes
of Israel met him at Hebron. Then,
Israel’s elders anointed him king. How was David’s coronation similar
to other coronations around the
world? How was it different?
ENGLANDCORONATIONS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM TAKE PLACE AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY IN LONDON. THE MONARCH TAKES AN OATH, RECEIVES A BIBLE, AND IS CROWNED, THEN ANOINTED WITH OIL. MOST
OTHER EUROPEAN MONARCHS
SIMPLY TAKE AN OATH IN FRONT OF THEIR COUNTRY’S
LEGISLATURE.JAPANTHE NEW EMPEROR IS GIVEN 3 SACRED TREASURES, ATTENDS A PRIVATE
ENTHRONEMENT CEREMONY, THEN
CELEBRATES THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
FESTIVAL WHERE THEY EAT RICE, FISH,
AND OTHER SPECIAL FOOD.
LESOTHOTHE KING IS ESCORTED BY POLICE WITH
SWORDS AND LANCES TO THE CEREMONY.
THE MOST RECENT CORONATION HAPPENED
IN A SPORTS STADIUM! AFTER THE CROWNING,
THE PEOPLE CONTINUE CELEBRATING WITH
TRADITIONAL DANCING.
WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NOSE?This is the head from a statue of King David that was originally displayed over the portal of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. It is around 900 years old, and it used to have black stone eyes and many colorful decorations.
YOU MAY ALSO
NOTICE THAT KING DAVID IS MISSING HIS
NOSE! This statue was likely damaged
during the French Revolution, but many old statues will lose their noses because
of bad weather or accidental breakage.
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