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1 Chronicles 22 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Getting Ready to Build

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.

PreschoolGet Ready

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

KindergartenBuild

STONE → picture 4WOOD → picture 3GOLD → picture 2TEMPLE → picture 1

Grade 1Ready to Build

David got stones ready. → picture 3He got lots of wood. → picture 5He got gold and silver. → picture 2Solomon was a man of peace. → picture 4Solomon would build God's house. → picture 1

Order:

1. This is the house of Yahweh God2. Solomon my son is young and tender3. Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of peace4. Don’t be afraid and don’t be dismayed

Grade 2A Man of Peace

  1. What did David pick? A place for God's house
  2. What did David get ready? Stones, wood, and metal (circle)
  3. Who would build God's house? Solomon (circle)
  4. What kind of man would Solomon be? A man of peace (circle)
  5. What did David tell the leaders to seek? God (circle)
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Grade 3David Prepares

  1. What would Ornan's threshing floor be? The house of Yahweh God
  2. What did David set workers to do? Cut stones
  3. Why did David prepare so much? Solomon was young, and the house must be very great.
  4. What did David tell Solomon to be? Strong and of good courage
  5. What did David tell the leaders to seek? Yahweh their God
1: This is the house of Yahweh God2: Solomon my son is young and tender3: Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of peace4: Don’t be afraid and don’t be dismayed
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Grade 4Preparing Abundantly

  1. What did David declare about this place? It was the house of Yahweh God and the altar for Israel.
  2. Why did David prepare abundantly? Solomon was young, and the house must be magnificent.
  3. Why could David not build the house? He had shed much blood.
  4. What would make Solomon prosper? Keeping the law of Yahweh
  5. What did David tell the princes to set their heart and soul to do? Seek Yahweh

Word bank: 1. Yahweh; 2. prepared; 3. house; 4. build; 5. Solomon

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

Grade 5Building for the Next Generation

  1. What did the Sidonians and Tyrians bring? Much cedar wood
  2. Why could David not build the temple? He had shed much blood and made great wars.
  3. What does Solomon's name sound like? The Hebrew word for peace
  4. Whose charge does David's charge mirror? Moses' charge to Joshua
  5. What had God given the princes? Rest on every side
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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