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2 Chronicles 10 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: A King Who Would Not Listen

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.

PreschoolBe Kind

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

KindergartenListen

KING → picture 4PEOPLE → picture 3KIND → picture 2WORDS → picture 1

Grade 1Good Advice

The people asked for help. → picture 3Old men said, Be kind. → picture 5The king was harsh. → picture 2He did not listen. → picture 4The kingdom split. → picture 1

Order:

1. Your father made our yoke grievous2. Come again to me after three days3. If you are kind to these people, please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever4. So the king didn’t listen to the people

Grade 2Good Advice

  1. Who was the new king? Rehoboam (circle)
  2. What did the people ask? To make their work lighter
  3. What did the old men say? Be kind to them. (circle)
  4. Who did Rehoboam listen to? The young men (circle)
  5. What did most of the people do? They left him. (circle)
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Grade 3Kind Words

  1. Where did Rehoboam go to be made king? Shechem
  2. What did the people ask? To make their load lighter
  3. Who did Rehoboam ask first? The old men who had served Solomon
  4. What did the old men advise? Be kind and speak good words.
  5. Who turned away from David's house? The northern tribes
1: Your father made our yoke grievous2: Come again to me after three days3: If you are kind to these people, please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever4: So the king didn’t listen to the people
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Grade 4Harsh or Kind?

  1. Where had Jeroboam returned from? Egypt
  2. What did the people say Solomon had done? Made their yoke grievous
  3. What did the young men advise? Make the yoke heavier
  4. Whose word was fulfilled? The word spoken by Ahijah
  5. Over whom did Rehoboam reign? Only Judah

Word bank: 1. king; 2. Jeroboam; 3. people; 4. Rehoboam; 5. good

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

Grade 5A Kingdom Divided

  1. What did the people ask Rehoboam to do? Lighten the heavy yoke
  2. Why did the elders understand the people? They had seen Solomon's reign.
  3. What did the young men urge? A show of power
  4. What stands even through human foolishness? God's plans
  5. What did Jesus teach in Mark 10:43? In the New Testament, whoever wants to be great must be your servant.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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