1 Samuel 31 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Death of Saul

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.

PreschoolBrave Friends

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

KindergartenBrave Men

HILL → picture 4MEN → picture 3NIGHT → picture 1SAD → picture 2

Grade 1A Sad Day

A battle was on a mountain. → picture 5Saul and his sons died. → picture 1Brave men came at night. → picture 4They were very sad. → picture 2They did not eat for seven days. → picture 3

Order:

1. Israel flees on Mount Gilboa2. Saul and his sons die3. The valiant men go all night4. They bury the bones under the tamarisk tree

Grade 2A Very Sad Day

Where was the battle? On Mount Gilboa (circle)
What did the men of Israel do? They ran away. (circle)
Who was David's good friend who died? Jonathan (circle)
Which town did the brave men live in? Jabesh (circle)
How long did they fast? Seven days (circle)

Grade 3Saul's Last Battle

Where did the men of Israel fall? On Mount Gilboa
Which sons of Saul were killed? Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua
Who wounded Saul? The archers
Who took the bodies of Saul and his sons? The valiant men of Jabesh Gilead
Where were their bones buried? Under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh

1: Israel flees on Mount Gilboa2: Saul and his sons die3: The valiant men go all night4: They bury the bones under the tamarisk tree

Grade 4The End of a King

What had Samuel said would happen? Israel would be delivered into the hand of the Philistines.
Why would the armor bearer not kill Saul? He was terrified.
What did the men of Jabesh Gilead remember? How Saul had rescued them at the start of his reign
For whom is the way now open? David, God's chosen king

Word bank: 1. Jonathan; 2. Jabesh; 3. valiant; 4. tamarisk

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

Grade 5A Tragic Ending

What does the final chapter fulfill? The word spoken at Endor
How did Jonathan end his life? Faithful to the end, with his father
When had Saul rescued Jabesh Gilead? In chapter 11, in the first triumph of his reign
Toward whom does the story turn the reader? David, the man after God's own heart

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