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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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