1 Chronicles 11 · Grade 5
A King Who Shepherds
Read and Think
After Saul's fall, all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said they were his bone and his flesh. They remembered that Yahweh had told him he would shepherd Israel and be prince over them. David made a covenant with the elders before Yahweh, and they anointed him king according to the word of Yahweh by Samuel.
David then took the stronghold of Zion from the Jebusites, and it became David's city. He built the city around, and Joab repaired the rest. The Chronicler sums up the secret of his rise in verse 9: David grew greater and greater, for Yahweh of Armies was with him.
The mighty men show the loyalty around David. When he longed for water from Bethlehem, three men broke through the Philistines to bring it. David poured it out to Yahweh, refusing to drink what had cost their lives. In the New Testament, Jesus calls himself the good shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep (John 10:11).
Show What You Know
What did Israel say they were to David?
What two roles had Yahweh given David?
How does verse 9 explain David's rise?
Why did David pour out the water?
What does Jesus call himself in John 10:11?
Crossword
Across
- ____ the son of Zeruiah went up first
- It was you who led out and brought in ____
- Who was one of the three ____ men
Down
- Then all Israel gathered themselves to ____ to Hebron
- According to ____’s word by Samuel
Think About It
David's mighty men risked much for their king. In the New Testament, Jesus is the true King (Revelation 19:16). What does it look like to be loyal to Him?
David turned a gift into an offering to God. What could you give back to God from what you have received?
Memory Verse
“So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh. They anointed David king over Israel, according to Yahweh’s word by Samuel.”
1 Chronicles 11:3 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for good leaders. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can you honor people who give up things for you?
- What can you give back to God this week?
- What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?
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