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1 Samuel 17 · Preschool

David's Sling

Name Date

Color David with his sheep and the smooth stones! He trusted God against the giant.

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

Bible Verse

“Now David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.”

1 Samuel 17:15 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: David was a shepherd boy. He knew God had helped him before, so he trusted God to help him again. God helps us with our giant problems too.

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1 Samuel 17 · Kindergarten

The Battle Is God's

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

SHEEP
STONE
DAVID
GOD
Now David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 17:15 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

SHEEP
STONE
BAG
STAFF

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw something big you can trust God with.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for fighting my battles. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What helps you be brave?
  • Who can help you when you are scared?

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1 Samuel 17 · Grade 1

David Trusts God

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

GOLIATH
STONES
SLING
BATTLE
David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”

1 Samuel 17:32 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Goliath shouted at Israel.
David brought food for his brothers.
David had kept his father's sheep.
David took five smooth stones.
He put the stones in his bag.

David and Goliath

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

David wins with a sling and a stone

David tells how he kept sheep

Goliath comes out to challenge Israel

David chooses five smooth stones

Draw something big you can trust God with.

Memory Verse

David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”

1 Samuel 17:32 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for fighting my battles. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why was everyone afraid of Goliath?
  • What did David use to fight Goliath?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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1 Samuel 17 · Grade 2

David and the Giant

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Read the Story

Goliath was a giant. He shouted at the army of Israel. He wanted a man to fight him. Saul and the men were afraid. For forty days, no one would go.

David brought food to his brothers. He heard the giant. David said God had saved him from a lion and a bear. God would save him from this giant too.

David did not wear Saul's armor. He took his staff and five smooth stones. He came in the name of the Lord. David slung a stone. It hit Goliath, and he fell. The battle is the Lord's!

Memory Verse

David said, “Yahweh, who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go! Yahweh will be with you.”

1 Samuel 17:37 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who was Goliath?

    Five smooth stonesA lion and a bearA giant

  2. How many days did no one go?

    A giantForty daysFive smooth stones

  3. What did God save David from before?

  4. How many stones did David take?

    Forty daysFive smooth stonesThe Lord's

  5. Whose battle is it?

    Five smooth stonesA lion and a bearThe Lord's

Word Search

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

GDPSLINGPOSSDSKAALLTTIHOFSOIAONEIEMLAFNYPGDONTFETHRAOAHPSHEOVTUHPVPRYIHAFIVEDSDFI
  • SHEPHERD
  • GOLIATH
  • STONES
  • SMOOTH
  • DAVID
  • SLING
  • STAFF
  • FIVE

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for fighting my battles. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did David not wear Saul's armor?
  • How did David's past help him trust God?

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1 Samuel 17 · Grade 3

The Battle Is Yahweh's

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Read the Story

The Philistines and Israel lined up on two mountains with the valley of Elah between them. Goliath of Gath was six cubits and a span tall. He wore bronze armor. He defied the armies of Israel. He asked for a man to fight him. For forty days, morning and evening, Saul and all Israel were dismayed and greatly afraid.

Jesse sent David with grain, bread, and cheese for his brothers. David heard Goliath. He asked who this Philistine was, to defy the armies of the living God. His brother Eliab was angry with him. But David told Saul he would fight. David said, Yahweh, who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.

Saul put his armor on David. But David could not walk in it. He took his staff, five smooth stones from the brook, and his sling. Goliath despised him. David said he came in the name of Yahweh of Armies, for the battle is Yahweh's. David slung a stone, and it struck the Philistine in the forehead. He fell on his face, and the Philistines fled.

Memory Verse

Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin; but I come to you in the name of Yahweh of Armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

1 Samuel 17:45 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What valley was between the armies?

  2. How long did Goliath defy Israel?

  3. What did David bring his brothers?

  4. Why did David not use Saul's armor?

  5. Where did David's stone strike Goliath?

David and Goliath

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for fighting my battles. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did David say he came in the name of the Lord?
  • What does it mean that the battle is the Lord's?

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1 Samuel 17 · Grade 4

In the Name of the Lord

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Read and Think

For forty days, Goliath, a champion from Gath, defied Israel. He was huge and covered in bronze armor, with a spear like a weaver's beam. Saul, the tallest man in Israel and the one who should have fought, was as afraid as everyone else.

David came from tending sheep to bring food to his brothers. He saw the situation differently. To him, Goliath was not defying an army but the living God. Eliab accused David of pride, and Saul said he was only a youth. But David remembered how the Lord had delivered him from the lion and the bear.

David refused Saul's armor and went with his shepherd's staff, sling, and five smooth stones. He told Goliath that he came in the name of Yahweh of Armies, so that all the earth would know there is a God in Israel. One stone struck Goliath's forehead, and he fell. David won with no sword in his hand, because the battle is the Lord's.

Show What You Know

  1. Who should have fought Goliath?

  2. How did David see Goliath's challenge differently?

  3. What did David remember?

  4. Why did David say he came in the Lord's name?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

GoliathGodDavid
  1. For forty days, , a champion from Gath, defied Israel.
  2. came from tending sheep to bring food to his brothers.
  3. To him, Goliath was not defying an army but the living .

Think About It

  1. What giant problem in your life do you need to trust God with?

  2. David remembered how God helped him before. How can remembering God's past help give you courage today?

Memory Verse

Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin; but I come to you in the name of Yahweh of Armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

1 Samuel 17:45 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for fighting my battles. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you serve God in small jobs like David bringing food?
  • How can you be brave when you feel small?

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1 Samuel 17 · Grade 5

The Battle Is the Lord's

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Read and Think

Goliath's description is meant to overwhelm: six cubits and a span tall, a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels, and a spear head of six hundred shekels of iron. His challenge was to settle the war by single combat. For forty days, Saul, who stood head and shoulders above Israel, did nothing, and all Israel was dismayed and greatly afraid.

David arrived on an errand from his father, carrying food to his brothers. Where others saw a giant, David saw an uncircumcised Philistine defying the armies of the living God. Eliab's angry accusation and Saul's doubt did not move him. David's courage rested on God's past faithfulness: Yahweh, who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.

Refusing Saul's armor, David went out with a staff, five smooth stones, and a sling. Goliath came with sword, spear, and javelin; David came in the name of Yahweh of Armies. His purpose was that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, and that all this assembly may know that Yahweh doesn't save with sword and spear; for the battle is Yahweh's. One stone struck Goliath, and he fell on his face. The chapter teaches that victory belongs to God, who works through humble faith.

Show What You Know

  1. What was Goliath's challenge?

  2. What did Saul do for forty days?

  3. On what did David's courage rest?

  4. What two groups did David want to learn about God?

Crossword

3124

Across

  1. David put the stones in his ____'s bag (17:40).
  2. The champion from Gath (17:4)
  3. David chose ____ smooth stones (17:40).

Down

  1. David had his ____ in his hand (17:40).
  2. David took his ____ in his hand (17:40).

Think About It

  1. Why does God often work through the weak and humble rather than the strong?

  2. David's concern was God's name, not his own glory. How can you make God's name your goal?

Memory Verse

David said, “Yahweh, who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go! Yahweh will be with you.”

1 Samuel 17:37 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for fighting my battles. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did David want all the earth to know there is a God in Israel?
  • How does God use humble faith to win His battles?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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