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1 Chronicles 21 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: David's Census and God's Mercy

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGod's Great Mercy

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenSorry

ALTAR → picture 3FIRE → picture 1WHEAT → picture 4GOLD → picture 2

Grade 1God Answered

David counted the people. → picture 4David said he was sorry. → picture 3David paid for the land. → picture 1He built an altar. → picture 5God answered with fire. → picture 2

Order:

1. I have sinned greatly2. Don’t let me fall into man’s hand3. David went up at the saying of Gad4. David built an altar to Yahweh there

Grade 2David Says Sorry

  1. What did David want to count? All his people (circle)
  2. Was God pleased? No (circle)
  3. What did David tell God? I have sinned. (circle)
  4. How much did David pay for the place? The full price (circle)
  5. How did God answer? With fire from the sky
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Grade 3Into God's Hand

  1. Who said counting Israel was wrong? Joab
  2. What did David say to God? He had sinned greatly.
  3. Why did David want to fall into Yahweh's hand? His mercies are very great.
  4. What did Ornan want to do? Give the place for free
  5. Why did David pay? He would not offer a gift that cost him nothing.
1: I have sinned greatly2: Don’t let me fall into man’s hand3: David went up at the saying of Gad4: David built an altar to Yahweh there
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Grade 4An Offering That Cost Something

  1. Who moved David to take a census? Satan
  2. What did David ask God to put away? His iniquity
  3. Why did David choose to fall into Yahweh's hand? His mercies are very great.
  4. Where did David build the altar? On Ornan's threshing floor
  5. How did Yahweh answer David? From the sky by fire on the altar

Word bank: 1. David; 2. God; 3. Israel; 4. Ornan; 5. Yahweh

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Mercy at the Threshing Floor

  1. What did Joab ask David? Why he would bring guilt on Israel
  2. What did David choose, and why? To fall into Yahweh's hand, for his mercies are very great
  3. How did David pray like a shepherd? He asked that the punishment fall on him, not the sheep.
  4. How did God show he accepted the offering? He answered by fire from heaven.
  5. What would this place become? The site of the temple
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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