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1 Samuel 8 · Grade 2

A King Like the Nations

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Read the Story

Samuel was old. He made his sons judges. But his sons did not walk in his ways. They took money to do wrong.

The leaders came to Samuel. They asked for a king. They wanted to be like all the other nations. Samuel did not like it. He prayed to God.

God said the people did not want God to be their king. Samuel told them a king would take their sons and their fields. The people still wanted a king.

Memory Verse

They said to him, “Behold, you are old, and your sons don’t walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”

1 Samuel 8:5 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Who did Samuel make judges?

    A kingHis sonsNo

  2. Did his sons walk in his ways?

    His sonsA kingNo

  3. What did the leaders ask for?

    A kingNoHis sons

  4. What did Samuel do when he did not like it?

    A kingNoHe prayed to God

  5. What would a king take?

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

LISTENAJYINATIONSMNMIPRAYEDGCDDUBSGKMLHVPAGTIREFUSEDUNLBELDERSGBKNJUDGEOPSAMUELNN
  • NATIONS
  • REFUSED
  • ELDERS
  • SAMUEL
  • PRAYED
  • LISTEN
  • JUDGE
  • KING

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my King. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you follow the good ways your parents teach you?
  • Why was God sad about the people's choice?

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