3 Great Kings

By Katheryn Maddox Haddad

*84 pages written in easy-to-read large 16-point font for the early reader. Stories can be understood by four-year-olds and up. 
*At the end of each chapter is "Think & Do" to help the child apply the story to their own life.
*Popular among grandparents & parents, and excellent for homeschoolers. 
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• Language: English
• Publisher: MARK WARNICK
• Release date: Nov 20, 2017
• ISBN: 9781948462563

Katheryn Maddox Haddad

Katheryn Maddox Haddad spends an average of 300 hours researching before she writes a book-ancient historians such as Josephus, archaeological digs so she can know the layout of cities, their language culture and politics. She grew up in the northern United States and now lives in Arizona where she doesn't have to shovel sunshine. She basks in 100-degree weather, palm trees, cacti, and a computer with most of the letters worn off. With a bachelor's degree in English, Bible and social science from Harding University and part of a master's degree in Bible, including Greek, from the Harding Graduate School of Theology, she also has a master's degree in management and human relations from Abilene University. She is author of forty-eight books, both non-fiction and fiction. Her newspaper column appeared for several years in newspapers in Texas and North Carolina ~ Little Known Facts About the Bible ~ and she has written for numerous Christian publications. For several years, she has been sending out every morning a daily scripture and short inspirational thought to some 30,000 people around the world. She spends half her day writing, and the other half teaching English over the internet worldwide using the Bible as textbook. She has taught over 6000 Muslims through World English Institute. Students she has converted to Christianity are in hiding in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Uzbekistan, Somalia, Jordan, Pakistan, and Palestine. "They are my heroes," she declares.

Book preview

1 ~ King Saul

The number of great - grandchildren of Abraham continued to grow. It had now been 1000 years since Abraham had lived.  His great-grandchildren had spent 400 years as slaves in Egypt. His next set of great-grandchildren had been ruled by judges 400 years. 

Now the Israel-ites (named after Abraham’s grandson, Jacob whose name was changed to Israel) wanted a king like all other kingdoms.

God warned them they would have to pay the king money called taxes to pay for a palace, fancy clothes, an army and lots of other things. They still wanted a king.

God chose Saul to be their very 1st king.  Saul was very tall.  He was so tall, his head reached almost to the ceiling of most houses.

He was also the most handsome man anyone had ever seen.  Everyone thought he would be a perfect king.

But, he was shy. Oh me, oh my. He was shy. 

The very last judge of the Israel-ites was Samu-el. Before he was king, Saul went to see Samu-el for help to find his father’s lost donkeys.  God had already told Samu-el that Saul was to be their first king. 

Samu-el got Saul alone and made him king in secret. Back then, men were not made king with a crown. They were made king with sweet expen-sive oil dabbed on their forehead.

Then Samu-el told Saul he would receive proof from God he was to be the 1st king.

1st, Saul would meet a man who knew where his father’s donkeys were. It happened just as Samu-el said it would.

2nd, Saul would meet 3 men carrying 3 small goats, 3 loaves of bread, and a skin of wine. They would give Saul 2 loaves of bread. It happened just as Samu-el said it would.

3rd, Saul would meet some traveling prophets of God. He then would start speaking the words of God too. It happened just as Samu-el said it would.

Later, Samu-el called the Israel-ite people to gather with him so the people