1 Samuel 26 · Grade 3
A Deep Sleep From God
Read the Story
The Ziphites told Saul where David was hiding. Saul went to the wilderness of Ziph with three thousand chosen men. David sent out spies and found where Saul and Abner, the captain of his army, lay.
At night David and Abishai went into the camp. Saul lay sleeping with his spear stuck in the ground at his head. Abishai asked to strike him. David said, Don't destroy him. No one could harm the Lord's anointed and be guiltless. The Lord would deal with Saul in His own time.
David took the spear and the jar of water. No one woke, because a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen on them. From the top of a hill, David called to Abner and asked why he had not kept watch over the king. Saul knew David's voice. He said he had sinned and blessed David.
Memory Verse
“David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against Yahweh’s anointed, and be guiltless?””
1 Samuel 26:9 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
Who told Saul where David was?
Who was the captain of Saul's army?
What did Abishai ask to do?
Why did no one wake up?
What did David ask Abner?
The Spear and the Water Jar
Write what happened in each box.
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for helping me choose what is right. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can you trust God to make things right?
- How can you say sorry and then really change?
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