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2 Chronicles 23 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Long Live the King

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.

PreschoolWe Are God's People

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

KindergartenKing

CROWN → picture 4HORN → picture 3TEMPLE → picture 1PEOPLE → picture 2

Grade 1A New King

Jehoiada made a plan. → picture 5Joash got the crown. → picture 1Horns played loud. → picture 4They promised to be God's. → picture 2Everyone was glad. → picture 3

Order:

1. All the assembly made a covenant with the king in God’s house2. So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded3. All the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets4. Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they should be Yahweh’s people

Grade 2Joash Is King

  1. How old was Joash? Seven years old (circle)
  2. Who made a plan? Jehoiada the priest (circle)
  3. What did they put on Joash? The crown (circle)
  4. What did everyone shout? Long live the king! (circle)
  5. What promise did the people make? They promised to be God's people.
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Grade 3The Covenant Renewed

  1. When did Jehoiada take courage? In the seventh year
  2. Who did Jehoiada say must reign? The king's son
  3. What did they give Joash? The law
  4. What covenant did Jehoiada make? That they would be Yahweh's people
  5. What did they tear down? The house of Baal
1: All the assembly made a covenant with the king in God’s house2: So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded3: All the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets4: Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they should be Yahweh’s people
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Grade 4The King's Son Must Reign

  1. How many captains did Jehoiada make a covenant with? Five
  2. Whose weapons did the guards use? David's spears and shields
  3. What did they give Joash along with the crown? The testimony
  4. What did Athaliah cry? Treason
  5. How was the offering restored? With rejoicing and singing

Word bank: 1. Jehoiada; 2. captains; 3. king

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

Grade 5A Lamp Relit

  1. How did David's line survive for six years? In a hidden child
  2. What was Jehoiada's reason for acting? God's word that the king's son must reign
  3. What was the testimony? God's law
  4. What three parties were in the covenant? Jehoiada, the people, and the king
  5. What does Peter say in 1 Peter 2:9? In the New Testament, you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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