1 Samuel 29 · Grade 3
Sent Away in Peace
Read the Story
The Philistines gathered all their armies to Aphek, and Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel. David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish. The princes of the Philistines asked, What about these Hebrews?
Achish said David had been with him for days and years, and he had found no fault in him. But the princes were angry. They feared David would turn against them in the battle. They remembered the song: Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
Achish called David and said he had been upright. Achish said David was good in his sight, as an angel of God. But the lords of the Philistines did not want him. David asked what he had done. Achish told him to rise up early and depart. So David and his men went back, and the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
Memory Verse
“But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; and the princes of the Philistines said to him, “Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where you have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For with what should this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? Should it not be with the heads of these men?”
1 Samuel 29:4 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
Where did the Philistines gather?
What did the princes ask?
What song did the princes remember?
How did Achish say David was in his sight?
Where did the Philistines go?
Sent Back From Battle
Write what happened in each box.
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for making a way for me. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- Why was David in a hard place?
- How did David answer when he was sent away?
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