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1 Samuel 22 · Preschool

Safe With David

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Color David in the cave with his helpers!

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

Bible Verse

Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. You will be safe with me.”

1 Samuel 22:23 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: David told Abiathar, You will be safe with me. God keeps us safe too. When we are scared, we can run to God.

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1 Samuel 22 · Kindergarten

Safe With Me

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

SAFE
CAVE
STAY
FEAR
Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. You will be safe with me.”

1 Samuel 22:23 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

CAVE
MEN
FAMILY
PRIEST

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a safe place where people help each other.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for keeping me safe. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where do you feel safe?
  • Who can you run to when you are scared?

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1 Samuel 22 · Grade 1

You Will Be Safe

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

CAVE
STAY
AFRAID
SAFE
Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. You will be safe with me.”

1 Samuel 22:23 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

David hid in a cave.
His family came to him.
Four hundred men came too.
A priest ran to David.
David said he would be safe.

A Safe Place

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

David takes his parents to Moab

Abiathar escapes to David

David escapes to the cave of Adullam

David says you will be safe with me

Draw a safe place where people help each other.

Memory Verse

Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. You will be safe with me.”

1 Samuel 22:23 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for keeping me safe. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who came to David in the cave?
  • Why did Abiathar run to David?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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1 Samuel 22 · Grade 2

A Safe Place

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Read the Story

David hid in a cave. His brothers and family came to him. Many people who were in trouble came too. About four hundred men were with David.

Saul was angry. A man named Doeg told Saul that a priest had helped David. Saul did a terrible wrong to the priests. He did not obey God.

One priest got away. His name was Abiathar. He ran to David. David told him to stay and not be afraid. He would be safe with David.

Memory Verse

Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. You will be safe with me.”

1 Samuel 22:23 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Where did David hide?

    About four hundredDoegIn a cave

  2. How many men were with David?

    In a caveAbout four hundredAbiathar

  3. Who told Saul that a priest helped David?

    About four hundredTo stay and not be afraidDoeg

  4. Which priest got away?

    AbiatharDoegIn a cave

  5. What did David tell Abiathar?

Word Search

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

ABIATHARUFUEMETWBCRSSDSTAYOAFATHERWEINFBMGGLHDTEHVCRGYMOABTPAKVADULLAMVMLKDDCWTIE
  • ABIATHAR
  • ADULLAM
  • AFRAID
  • FATHER
  • CAVE
  • SAFE
  • MOAB
  • STAY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for keeping me safe. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why was Saul so angry?
  • What promise of safety did David make?

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1 Samuel 22 · Grade 3

Saul Turns on the Priests

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Read the Story

David escaped to the cave of Adullam. His brothers and his father's house came to him. Everyone in distress, in debt, or discontented gathered to him, about four hundred men. David took his father and mother to the king of Moab until he knew what God would do for him.

Saul sat under a tamarisk tree with his spear and accused his servants of plotting with David. Doeg the Edomite said he saw David come to Ahimelech at Nob. Saul called Ahimelech, who said none of the servants was as faithful as David. Saul said Ahimelech would surely die.

Saul's guards would not lift a hand against the priests of the Lord. But Doeg obeyed Saul, and the priests were killed. Abiathar, a son of Ahimelech, escaped and fled to David. David said he had known Doeg would tell Saul. He told Abiathar, Stay with me. Don't be afraid.

Memory Verse

Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. You will be safe with me.”

1 Samuel 22:23 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Who gathered to David at Adullam?

  2. Where did David take his parents?

  3. What did Ahimelech say about David?

  4. Who would not lift a hand against the priests?

  5. Who escaped to David?

A Safe Place

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for keeping me safe. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When should you say no to a wrong order?
  • How can you make a hurting person feel safe?

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1 Samuel 22 · Grade 4

A King Who Fights God

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Read and Think

David became the leader of a band of about four hundred men in distress, debt, or discontent. He protected his parents by taking them to Moab. The prophet Gad told him to go into the land of Judah. God was forming a new kind of community around His anointed.

Saul, sitting under a tamarisk tree with spear in hand, felt everyone had betrayed him, even his own son. Doeg the Edomite reported what he saw at Nob. Ahimelech defended himself honestly, praising David's faithfulness. But Saul's paranoia had no room for truth.

Saul ordered his guards to kill the priests of the Lord, but they refused. Doeg the Edomite, an outsider, carried out the order. Abiathar escaped to David. David took responsibility, admitting that his deception at Nob had led to this. He promised Abiathar safety, because they now faced the same enemy.

Show What You Know

  1. What kind of men gathered to David?

  2. What did Saul feel about everyone around him?

  3. Who refused to kill the priests?

  4. What did David admit?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

MoabGodAbiathar
  1. He protected his parents by taking them to .
  2. was forming a new kind of community around His anointed.
  3. escaped to David.

Think About It

  1. Saul's guards refused to do wrong even when the king commanded it. When is it right to refuse an order?

  2. David took responsibility for his part. Why is that important?

Memory Verse

David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of all the persons of your father’s house.

1 Samuel 22:22 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for keeping me safe. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How was David's group different from Saul's court?
  • When is it right to say no to someone in charge?

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1 Samuel 22 · Grade 5

The Cost of a King's Fear

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Read and Think

Chapter 22 contrasts two leaders and two communities. David, hiding in the cave of Adullam, drew to himself everyone in distress, in debt, and discontented, about four hundred men. He cared for his aging parents and heeded the prophet Gad. Around God's anointed, a band of outcasts was being formed into a people.

Saul, by contrast, sat under the tamarisk tree in Gibeah with his spear, accusing his own servants of conspiracy and complaining that none was sorry for him. Doeg the Edomite exploited the moment. Ahimelech's honest defense, Who among all your servants is so faithful as David? only enraged Saul, who pronounced death on the priest and all his father's house.

When Saul commanded his guards to kill the priests of Yahweh, they would not put out their hand. Doeg did, and eighty-five priests died that day. In fighting David, Saul had become an enemy of the Lord's own servants, fulfilling the grim word spoken long ago against Eli's house. Abiathar escaped, and David took responsibility for the role his deception had played. His words to Abiathar, You will be safe with me, show the shelter God's anointed offers.

Show What You Know

  1. What kind of community formed around David?

  2. What did Saul complain about?

  3. How many priests died that day?

  4. What do David's words to Abiathar show?

Crossword

31452

Across

  1. David took his parents to the king of ____ (22:3).
  2. You will be ____ with me (22:23).
  3. The prophet who told David to go to Judah (22:5)

Down

  1. The priest who escaped and fled to David (22:20)
  2. David escaped to the ____ of Adullam (22:1).

Think About It

  1. How does God gather people in distress and form them into His people?

  2. How can fear and suspicion lead someone into terrible sin?

Memory Verse

Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. You will be safe with me.”

1 Samuel 22:23 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for keeping me safe. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did Saul's fear lead him to fight God's servants?
  • How does David's promise of safety point to God's care?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.