2 Chronicles 6 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Solomon's Prayer

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.

PreschoolHear Our Prayer

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

KindergartenPray

PRAY → picture 4TEMPLE → picture 3HEART → picture 2PEOPLE → picture 1

Grade 1God Hears

Solomon blessed the people. → picture 3God kept His promise. → picture 5Solomon knelt to pray. → picture 2God forgives. → picture 4People prayed at God's house. → picture 1

Order:

1. But I have built you a house and home2. Yes, you spoke with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is today3. But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth4. Yes, hear from your dwelling place, even from heaven; and when you hear, forgive

Grade 2Please Listen

Who stood up in front of the people? Solomon (circle)
Whose promise did God keep? His promise to David (circle)
What did Solomon do with his hands? He lifted them to pray.
What did Solomon ask God to do? Listen and forgive (circle)
Who hears us when we pray? God (circle)

Grade 3No God Like You

Who did Solomon bless? All the people of Israel
What did God say about David's son? He would build the house.
Where did Solomon kneel? On a bronze platform
What did Solomon say about God? There is no God like you in heaven or on earth.
What did Solomon ask God to do when people turn back? Hear from heaven and forgive

1: But I have built you a house and home2: Yes, you spoke with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is today3: But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth4: Yes, hear from your dwelling place, even from heaven; and when you hear, forgive

Grade 4Hear from Heaven and Forgive

How did God fulfill his promise to David? He spoke with his mouth and fulfilled it with his hand.
What city did God choose for his name? Jerusalem
What did Solomon do with his hands as he prayed? He spread them toward heaven.
What question did Solomon ask about God dwelling on earth? Will God indeed dwell with men on the earth?
Who else should be heard when they pray? Foreigners who come for his great name

Word bank: 1. Yahweh; 2. people; 3. house; 4. heaven; 5. God

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

Grade 5A Prayer for Every Need

With whom does God keep covenant? Those who walk before him with all their heart
What did Solomon admit about heaven? It cannot contain God.
Name one situation Solomon prayed about. A wrong to a neighbor, defeat, no rain, sickness, or captivity
What was the request in each case? Hear from heaven, forgive, and act
What does Jesus call God's house in Mark 11:17? In the New Testament, a house of prayer for all the nations

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