2 Chronicles 3 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Building the Temple

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.

PreschoolGod's Beautiful House

Templetreefamilymountaindoor

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

KindergartenGold

TEMPLE → picture 4GOLD → picture 3ANGEL → picture 1MOUNTAIN → picture 2

Grade 1A House of Gold

It was built on a mountain. → picture 5Gold covered the walls. → picture 1Stones made it pretty. → picture 4Two angels had big wings. → picture 2It was God's house. → picture 3

Order:

1. Then Solomon began to build Yahweh’s house2. He decorated the house with precious stones for beauty3. He made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen4. He set up the pillars before the temple

Grade 2A Golden House

Who built God's house? Solomon (circle)
Where did he build it? On a mountain (circle)
What covered the walls? Gold (circle)
What was in the holy room? Two angels with wings (circle)
What hung in front? A curtain (circle)

Grade 3On Mount Moriah

Where did Solomon build Yahweh's house? On Mount Moriah in Jerusalem
Who had God appeared to there? David
What did Solomon carve? Palm trees and chains
How far did the cherubim's wings stretch? Twenty cubits
What were the pillars named? Jachin and Boaz

1: Then Solomon began to build Yahweh’s house2: He decorated the house with precious stones for beauty3: He made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen4: He set up the pillars before the temple

Grade 4The Most Holy Place

What happened at the threshing floor of Ornan before? David prayed and the plague stopped.
In what year did Solomon begin? The fourth year of his reign
What were the nails made of? Gold
What hung before the most holy place? A veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen
Which pillar stood on the right? Jachin

Word bank: 1. house; 2. gold; 3. cherubim; 4. pillars

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

Grade 5A Place of Meeting

What happened at Ornan's threshing floor? Yahweh appeared to David.
What event do many connect with Moriah? Abraham offering Isaac
What shape was the most holy place? A cube of twenty cubits
What separated the most holy place? The veil
What happened to the veil in Matthew 27:51? In the New Testament, it was torn in two when Jesus died.

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