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1 Samuel 17 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: David and Goliath

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.

PreschoolDavid's Sling

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

KindergartenThe Battle Is God's

SHEEP → picture 3STONE → picture 1BAG → picture 4STAFF → picture 2

Grade 1David Trusts God

Goliath shouted at Israel. → picture 4David brought food for his brothers. → picture 3David had kept his father's sheep. → picture 1David took five smooth stones. → picture 5He put the stones in his bag. → picture 2

Order:

1. Goliath comes out to challenge Israel2. David tells how he kept sheep3. David chooses five smooth stones4. David wins with a sling and a stone

Grade 2David and the Giant

  1. Who was Goliath? A giant (circle)
  2. How many days did no one go? Forty days (circle)
  3. What did God save David from before? A lion and a bear
  4. How many stones did David take? Five smooth stones (circle)
  5. Whose battle is it? The Lord's (circle)
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Grade 3The Battle Is Yahweh's

  1. What valley was between the armies? The valley of Elah
  2. How long did Goliath defy Israel? Forty days
  3. What did David bring his brothers? Grain, bread, and cheese
  4. Why did David not use Saul's armor? He could not walk in it.
  5. Where did David's stone strike Goliath? In the forehead
1: Goliath comes out to challenge Israel2: David tells how he kept sheep3: David chooses five smooth stones4: David wins with a sling and a stone

Grade 4In the Name of the Lord

  1. Who should have fought Goliath? Saul, the tallest man in Israel
  2. How did David see Goliath's challenge differently? As defying the living God, not just an army
  3. What did David remember? How the Lord had delivered him from the lion and the bear
  4. Why did David say he came in the Lord's name? So that all the earth would know there is a God in Israel

Word bank: 1. Goliath; 2. David; 3. God

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

Grade 5The Battle Is the Lord's

  1. What was Goliath's challenge? To settle the war by single combat
  2. What did Saul do for forty days? Nothing
  3. On what did David's courage rest? God's past faithfulness
  4. What two groups did David want to learn about God? All the earth and all this assembly
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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