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1 Samuel 26 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Spear and the Water Jar

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.

PreschoolThe Spear and the Jar

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

KindergartenSpear and Jar

SPEAR → picture 4JAR → picture 3NIGHT → picture 2KING → picture 1

Grade 1David Does Right Again

David went to the camp at night. → picture 3Saul was sleeping. → picture 5David took Saul's spear. → picture 2David took the water jar. → picture 4David called from a hill. → picture 1

Order:

1. Saul seeks David with three thousand men2. Saul lies sleeping3. David takes the spear and the jar4. Saul says he has sinned

Grade 2Kind Again

  1. How many men did Saul take? Three thousand (circle)
  2. Who went with David into the camp? Abishai (circle)
  3. Where was Saul's spear? Stuck in the ground by his head
  4. What two things did David take? Saul's spear and his jar of water
  5. What did Saul say he had done? He had sinned. (circle)
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Grade 3A Deep Sleep From God

  1. Who told Saul where David was? The Ziphites
  2. Who was the captain of Saul's army? Abner
  3. What did Abishai ask to do? Strike Saul
  4. Why did no one wake up? A deep sleep from the Lord had fallen on them.
  5. What did David ask Abner? Why he had not kept watch over the king
1: Saul seeks David with three thousand men2: Saul lies sleeping3: David takes the spear and the jar4: Saul says he has sinned

Grade 4Trusting God's Timing

  1. What did Abishai offer to do? Pin Saul to the earth with one stroke
  2. What three ways did David say Saul's end might come? Yahweh would strike him, his day would come to die, or he would perish in battle
  3. Why did no one wake? A deep sleep from Yahweh had fallen on them.
  4. What did Saul admit? I have sinned

Word bank: 1. spear; 2. Abishai; 3. water; 4. sleep; 5. Abner

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

Grade 5Who Can Be Guiltless?

  1. How is this scene different from chapter 24? David chose to enter Saul's camp.
  2. What did the spear symbolize? Saul's power
  3. To what did David compare himself? A flea or a partridge hunted on the mountains
  4. What else did Saul admit? He had played the fool.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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