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1 Samuel 19 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: David Escapes

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.

PreschoolDown the Window

housepersonheartPathpeople

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

KindergartenGod Protects

HOUSE → picture 4WINDOW → picture 3DAVID → picture 1MICHAL → picture 2

Grade 1God Kept David Safe

Jonathan spoke good of David. → picture 5Saul threw a spear. → picture 1Michal let David out a window. → picture 4Men came to the house. → picture 2David went to Samuel. → picture 3

Order:

1. Jonathan speaks good of David2. David escapes that night3. Michal lets David down through a window4. David goes to Samuel at Ramah

Grade 2Friends Who Help

  1. Who loved David and spoke up for him? Jonathan (circle)
  2. What did Saul throw? A spear (circle)
  3. Who was Michal? David's wife (circle)
  4. How did David get out? Through a window (circle)
  5. Where did David go? To Samuel (circle)
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Grade 3Escape Through the Window

  1. What did Jonathan say about David to Saul? David had not sinned against Saul.
  2. What did Saul swear? David would not be put to death.
  3. How did Michal help David escape? She let him down through the window.
  4. What did Michal put in the bed? The teraphim with goats' hair at its head
  5. What happened to Saul's messengers? They prophesied.
1: Jonathan speaks good of David2: David escapes that night3: Michal lets David down through a window4: David goes to Samuel at Ramah

Grade 4God Guards His Anointed

  1. How did Jonathan defend David? He reminded Saul that David had risked his life and the Lord had worked a great victory.
  2. Did Saul's promise last? No
  3. Who helped David escape through a window? Michal, Saul's own daughter
  4. What happened when Saul went to capture David? The Spirit came on him, and he lay down all day and night.

Word bank: 1. David; 2. Jonathan; 3. escaped; 4. God; 5. night

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

Grade 5Is Saul Also Among the Prophets?

  1. How did Jonathan reason with Saul? David had put his life in his hand, and Yahweh had worked a great victory for all Israel.
  2. Who protected David from Saul? Saul's own children
  3. How many times did Saul send messengers? Three times
  4. What does the scene at Naioth show? God overruling a king's will to protect His chosen one
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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