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1 Kings 5 · 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.

PreschoolTrees for God's House

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

KindergartenBig Trees

CEDAR → picture 3SEA → picture 1STONE → picture 4KING → picture 2

Grade 1Ready to Build

Hiram was a friend of David. → picture 4Solomon would build God's house. → picture 3Hiram sent cedar trees. → picture 1The logs went by sea. → picture 5Workers cut big stones. → picture 2

Order:

1. Until Yahweh put his enemies under the soles of his feet2. As Yahweh spoke to David my father3. My servants will be with your servants4. To lay the foundation of the house with worked stone

Grade 2Wood for the Temple

  1. Who was the king of Tyre? Hiram (circle)
  2. What would Solomon build? A house for God (circle)
  3. What wood did Hiram send? Cedar and cypress (circle)
  4. What did Solomon give Hiram? Wheat and oil (circle)
  5. What were the big stones for? The base of God's house
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Grade 3Cedars from Lebanon

  1. Why could David not build God's house? Because of the wars all around him
  2. Why did Solomon ask for Hiram's men? No one knew how to cut timber like them.
  3. What did Hiram bless the Lord for? Giving David a wise son
  4. How did the logs travel? They floated on the sea in rafts.
  5. What were the large stones for? The foundation
1: Until Yahweh put his enemies under the soles of his feet2: As Yahweh spoke to David my father3: My servants will be with your servants4: To lay the foundation of the house with worked stone

Grade 4A House for God's Name

  1. What had God given Solomon on every side? Rest
  2. What did Solomon give Hiram's household? Food every year
  3. How did the workers take turns? One month in Lebanon and two months at home
  4. What did the stone cutters quarry? Great, costly stones

Word bank: 1. Hiram; 2. house; 3. God; 4. build; 5. Lebanon

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

Grade 5Preparing a Place for God's Name

  1. Why did the temple have to wait? David's life had been full of war.
  2. What did Hiram's men do with the logs? They floated them in rafts and broke them up where Solomon chose.
  3. What did Solomon send Hiram each year? Wheat and pure oil
  4. Why were costly stones cut for the foundation? A house for God deserved the best.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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