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1 Kings 5 · Preschool

Trees for God's House

Name Date

Color the tall cedar trees. They were used to build God's house.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Yahweh gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together.”

1 Kings 5:12 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Solomon got big trees to build a house for God. We can give our best to God too.

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1 Kings 5 · Kindergarten

Big Trees

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

TREE
WOOD
SEA
STONE
Yahweh gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together.

1 Kings 5:12 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

CEDAR
SEA
STONE
KING

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw trees for building God's house.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for places to worship You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did Hiram send to Solomon?
  • What can you help build?

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1 Kings 5 · Grade 1

Ready to Build

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

BUILD
HOUSE
CEDAR
STONE
Yahweh gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together.

1 Kings 5:12 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Hiram was a friend of David.
Solomon would build God's house.
Hiram sent cedar trees.
The logs went by sea.
Workers cut big stones.

Building for God

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

As Yahweh spoke to David my father

To lay the foundation of the house with worked stone

My servants will be with your servants

Until Yahweh put his enemies under the soles of his feet

Draw trees for building God's house.

Memory Verse

“Yahweh gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together.”

1 Kings 5:12 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for places to worship You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who was Hiram's friend?
  • How can you help build something good?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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1 Kings 5 · Grade 2

Wood for the Temple

Name Date

Read the Story

Hiram was the king of Tyre. He was a friend of David. He sent men to Solomon.

Solomon said he would build a house for God. God had told David that his son would build it. Solomon asked Hiram for cedar trees. Hiram was glad. He sent cedar and cypress wood by sea.

Solomon gave Hiram wheat and oil. There was peace between them. Many workers cut big stones. The stones were for the base of God's house.

Memory Verse

“Yahweh gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together.”

1 Kings 5:12 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Who was the king of Tyre?

    A house for GodHiramWheat and oil

  2. What would Solomon build?

    A house for GodHiramThe base of God's house

  3. What wood did Hiram send?

    HiramCedar and cypressThe base of God's house

  4. What did Solomon give Hiram?

    Wheat and oilHiramCedar and cypress

  5. What were the big stones for?

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

ALBYTLBHSVEASIJNIDCBLTMHCRHEADOBHJAPDNPNEUCMGAOOERMIWYRNWSOACLOHOUSEWDEDRGGFPEACE
  • LEBANON
  • STONES
  • TIMBER
  • HIRAM
  • CEDAR
  • HOUSE
  • BUILD
  • PEACE

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for places to worship You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why was there peace in the land?
  • How can friends work together?

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1 Kings 5 · Grade 3

Cedars from Lebanon

Name Date

Read the Story

Hiram king of Tyre had always loved David. When he heard Solomon was king, he sent his servants to him. Solomon sent back a message. David could not build God's house because of the wars all around him. But now God had given rest on every side.

Solomon said he would build a house for the name of the Lord. He asked Hiram's men to cut cedar trees from Lebanon, because no one knew how to cut timber like them. Hiram rejoiced and blessed the Lord for giving David a wise son.

Hiram's men brought the logs down to the sea and floated them in rafts. Solomon gave Hiram wheat and oil each year. God gave Solomon wisdom, and there was peace between the two kings. Solomon sent workers to Lebanon in turns. Others cut large, costly stones for the foundation.

Memory Verse

“Yahweh gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together.”

1 Kings 5:12 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Why could David not build God's house?

  2. Why did Solomon ask for Hiram's men?

  3. What did Hiram bless the Lord for?

  4. How did the logs travel?

  5. What were the large stones for?

Building for God

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for places to worship You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you work well together with a friend?
  • How can you give your best to God?

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1 Kings 5 · Grade 4

A House for God's Name

Name Date

Read and Think

Hiram, king of Tyre, sent servants to Solomon because he had always loved David. Solomon explained that David could not build a house for God because of the wars around him. Now God had given Solomon rest on every side, with no enemy and no trouble. God had promised David that his son would build the house.

Solomon asked Hiram to command his men to cut cedars from Lebanon. Solomon would pay their wages. Hiram rejoiced and blessed God for giving David a wise son. He agreed to send cedar and cypress logs by sea in rafts. In return, Solomon gave food to Hiram's household every year.

The writer adds that God gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised, and the two kings made a treaty of peace. Solomon raised a large work force from Israel and sent them to Lebanon in shifts of one month on and two months at home. Stone cutters quarried great, costly stones. Builders from Israel and Gebal prepared the timber and stones to build the house.

Show What You Know

  1. What had God given Solomon on every side?

  2. What did Solomon give Hiram's household?

  3. How did the workers take turns?

  4. What did the stone cutters quarry?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

LebanonHirambuildGodhouse
  1. , king of Tyre, sent servants to Solomon because he had always loved David.
  2. Solomon explained that David could not build a for God because of the wars around him.
  3. Now had given Solomon rest on every side, with no enemy and no trouble.
  4. God had promised David that his son would the house.
  5. Solomon asked Hiram to command his men to cut cedars from .

Think About It

  1. Solomon used a time of peace to do something great for God. How can you use a quiet time in your life to serve God?

  2. Hiram and Solomon worked together. Who can you work with to serve God?

Memory Verse

“Yahweh gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together.”

1 Kings 5:12 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for places to worship You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did God keep His promise to David in this chapter?
  • How did the logs reach Israel?

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1 Kings 5 · Grade 5

Preparing a Place for God's Name

Name Date

Read and Think

Solomon's great work began with a friendship. Hiram of Tyre had loved David and now sent servants to honor the new king. Solomon's reply explains why the temple waited. David's life had been full of war, but God had now given rest on every side. Solomon saw this peace as the time to keep God's word to David: Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place shall build the house for my name.

Solomon asked for cedar from Lebanon and skilled Sidonian woodcutters, offering to pay the wages they asked. Hiram blessed the Lord and agreed. His men would bring cedar and cypress down to the sea, float the logs in rafts, and break them up where Solomon chose. Each year Solomon sent large amounts of wheat and pure oil to feed Hiram's household.

The chapter stresses that God kept His promise of wisdom to Solomon, and there was peace between the two kings. Solomon raised workers from all Israel, sending them in shifts to Lebanon. Others carried loads and quarried stone in the hills. Great, costly stones were cut for the foundation, because a house for God deserved the best. In the New Testament, Paul says that believers are built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit (Ephesians 2:22).

Show What You Know

  1. Why did the temple have to wait?

  2. What did Hiram's men do with the logs?

  3. What did Solomon send Hiram each year?

  4. Why were costly stones cut for the foundation?

Crossword

52143

Across

  1. To lay the foundation of the ____ with worked stone.
  2. And prepared the timber and the stones to ____ the house.

Down

  1. For a month they were in ____.
  2. I will do all your desire concerning timber of ____.
  3. Solomon gave this to ____ year by year.

Think About It

  1. Solomon gave God the best materials. What is one way you can give God your best this week?

  2. Paul says believers are built together as God's dwelling. How can you help build up your church family?

Memory Verse

“Yahweh gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together.”

1 Kings 5:12 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for places to worship You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does it mean that God gave rest on every side?
  • How can you encourage someone at church this week?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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