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1 Samuel 30 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: David Recovers All

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.

PreschoolDavid Gets Everyone Back

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

KindergartenGod Helps

FIRE → picture 4BREAD → picture 3WATER → picture 2FAMILY → picture 1

Grade 1Everyone Comes Home

The town was burned. → picture 3The men wept. → picture 5David asked God. → picture 2They gave a man bread. → picture 4Everyone came home. → picture 1

Order:

1. Ziklag is burned2. David strengthens himself in Yahweh3. They give an Egyptian bread4. David recovers all

Grade 2All Brought Back

  1. What had happened to Ziklag? It was burned. (circle)
  2. Who had been taken? Their wives and children (circle)
  3. Where did David find strength? In God (circle)
  4. What did they give the hungry man? Bread and water (circle)
  5. Was anything missing? No, nothing was missing. (circle)
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Grade 3Strength in the Lord

  1. Did the Amalekites kill anyone? No, they killed no one.
  2. What did the people speak of doing? Stoning David
  3. What did David do? He strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.
  4. How many men stayed at the brook Besor? Two hundred
  5. What did David say about sharing? They shall share alike.
1: Ziklag is burned2: David strengthens himself in Yahweh3: They give an Egyptian bread4: David recovers all

Grade 4From Ashes to Victory

  1. What did David's men do in their grief? They spoke of stoning him.
  2. How was David different from chapter 27? He called for the ephod and inquired of the Lord.
  3. Who guided David to the Amalekite camp? An abandoned Egyptian servant
  4. What did David say about the plunder? What Yahweh had given belonged to all

Word bank: 1. Ziklag; 2. God; 3. Egyptian; 4. recovered; 5. share

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

Grade 5David Strengthened Himself

  1. What does chapter 30 mark? David's return to dependence on God
  2. What is one of the most important sentences in David's story? David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.
  3. Through whom did God's provision come? A sick Egyptian slave left behind by his Amalekite master
  4. Why did David say they shall share alike? The victory was Yahweh's gift.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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