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1 Samuel 24 · Preschool

David Is Kind

Name Date

Color the cave and the piece of Saul's robe!

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

Bible Verse

He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.

1 Samuel 24:17 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Saul was mean to David. But David did not hurt Saul. He was kind instead. God helps us be kind even to people who are not kind to us.

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1 Samuel 24 · Kindergarten

Be Kind

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

CAVE
ROBE
GOOD
KING
May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand will not be on you.

1 Samuel 24:12 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

CAVE
ROBE
KING
HAND

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a way you can be kind to someone who was unkind.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for helping me be kind. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be kind to someone who was mean?
  • What did David do with Saul's robe?

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1 Samuel 24 · Grade 1

David Does Not Hurt Saul

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

CAVE
ROBE
WEPT
GOOD
May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand will not be on you.

1 Samuel 24:12 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Saul went into a cave.
David was hiding in the cave.
David cut off a piece of Saul's robe.
David did not hurt Saul.
Saul wept.

David Spares Saul

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

Saul weeps

David cuts off the skirt of Saul's robe

David bows before Saul

Saul takes three thousand men

Draw a way you can be kind to someone who was unkind.

Memory Verse

“May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand will not be on you.”

1 Samuel 24:12 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for helping me be kind. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be kind when someone is mean to you?
  • Where was David hiding?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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1 Samuel 24 · Grade 2

Good for Evil

Name Date

Read the Story

Saul took three thousand men to look for David. Saul went into a cave. He did not know that David and his men were hiding deep inside.

David's men wanted David to hurt Saul. But David did not. He quietly cut off a piece of Saul's robe. Then David felt bad that he had done even that.

Saul left the cave. David called out to him and bowed down. He showed Saul the piece of his robe. Saul cried. He said David was more right than he was.

Memory Verse

He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.

1 Samuel 24:17 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. How many men did Saul take?

    Three thousandHe criedThe piece of his robe

  2. Who was hiding in the cave?

    He criedThe piece of his robeDavid and his men

  3. What did David cut off?

  4. What did David show Saul?

  5. What did Saul do?

    David and his menThree thousandHe cried

Word Search

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

OYIFFRGRWPPLLEHOEEJUSEVEABGUKKAMNTIEDBIOPISPDGSRCAVEPIETTSTWEPTLSDFNOHWFYRMUDURNM
  • SKIRT
  • GOATS
  • JUDGE
  • CAVE
  • ROBE
  • WEPT
  • FLEA
  • GEDI

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for helping me be kind. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be kind to someone who is mean to you?
  • Why is it good to stop when friends push you to do wrong?

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1 Samuel 24 · Grade 3

Mercy in the Cave

Name Date

Read the Story

Saul took three thousand chosen men to seek David on the rocks of the wild goats. Saul went into a cave by the sheep pens. David and his men were in the innermost parts of the cave.

David's men said this was the day the Lord had spoken of. David secretly cut off the skirt of Saul's robe. Afterward his heart struck him. He told his men the Lord forbid that he should do this to his lord, the Lord's anointed. He did not let them rise against Saul.

Outside, David bowed to the earth before Saul. He showed the skirt of the robe and said he had spared him. He asked the Lord to judge between them. Saul lifted up his voice and wept. He said David was more righteous than he, and that David would surely be king.

Memory Verse

“May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand will not be on you.”

1 Samuel 24:12 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. How many men did Saul take?

  2. Where were David and his men?

  3. What happened after David cut the robe?

  4. Who did David ask to judge between them?

  5. What did Saul say David would surely be?

David Spares Saul

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for helping me be kind. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did David feel bad about cutting the robe?
  • How can you show respect to a leader even when you disagree?

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1 Samuel 24 · Grade 4

Refusing Revenge

Name Date

Read and Think

David's men saw Saul alone in the cave as God's gift. They said the Lord had promised to deliver David's enemy into his hand. David crept up and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe. But even this small act troubled his conscience. He refused to harm the Lord's anointed and restrained his men.

When Saul left, David called out, My lord the king! He bowed with his face to the earth. He showed the piece of robe as proof that he meant no harm. He said, May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand will not be on you.

Saul was moved to tears. He admitted that David was more righteous, for David had done good to him while he had done evil. Saul recognized that David would surely be king. He asked David to swear not to cut off his family, and David swore it.

Show What You Know

  1. How did David's men see the moment in the cave?

  2. What troubled David's conscience?

  3. What did David leave in the Lord's hands?

  4. What did Saul ask David to swear?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

robegoodjudge
  1. He showed the piece of as proof that he meant no harm.
  2. He said, May Yahweh between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand will not be on you.
  3. He admitted that David was more righteous, for David had done to him while he had done evil.

Think About It

  1. David left justice to God instead of taking revenge. Why is this hard?

  2. How can you show respect to someone who has treated you badly?

Memory Verse

He said to his men, “Yahweh forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, Yahweh’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is Yahweh’s anointed.”

1 Samuel 24:6 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for helping me be kind. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What would you do if all your friends urged you to get even?
  • Why is it hard to leave revenge to God?

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1 Samuel 24 · Grade 5

Leaving Vengeance to God

Name Date

Read and Think

Chapter 24 presents David with the perfect opportunity for revenge. Saul, hunting him with three thousand chosen men, entered alone into the very cave where David hid. David's men interpreted the moment as divine providence. Yet when David cut off the skirt of Saul's robe, his heart struck him, and he said, Yahweh forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, Yahweh's anointed.

David's restraint rests on reverence for God's appointment. Saul was still Yahweh's anointed, and David would not seize the throne by force. Calling Saul my father, he showed the piece of the robe as evidence and made his appeal: May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand will not be on you. He called himself a dead dog, a flea, unworthy of the king's pursuit.

Saul's response was a rare moment of clarity. He wept and confessed, You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you. In the New Testament, Paul teaches believers not to take revenge but to give place to God's wrath (Romans 12:19). David's mercy in the cave reflects that same trust in God's justice.

Show What You Know

  1. What did David's men think the moment was?

  2. On what did David's restraint rest?

  3. What did Saul confess?

  4. What does Paul teach believers in Romans 12:19?

Crossword

4213

Across

  1. David asked, A dead dog? A ____ (24:14)?
  2. Saul lifted up his voice and ____ (24:16).

Down

  1. David cut off the ____ of Saul's robe (24:4).
  2. Saul came to the sheep pens where there was a ____ (24:3).

Think About It

  1. How does trusting God's justice free us from needing revenge?

  2. Why did David's heart strike him over a small act?

Memory Verse

“May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand will not be on you.”

1 Samuel 24:12 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for helping me be kind. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did David honor God's anointed king?
  • How does Romans 12:19 connect to this chapter?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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