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2 Kings 11 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Joash Hidden in 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.

PreschoolHidden in God's House

crownChildtrumpetheart

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

KindergartenSafe With God

BABY → picture 4TEMPLE → picture 3CROWN → picture 1LOVE → picture 2

Grade 1Baby Joash

Joash was a baby. → picture 5He hid in God's house. → picture 1His aunt kept him safe. → picture 4He got a crown. → picture 2The people were glad. → picture 3

Order:

1. Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah2. He was with her hidden in Yahweh’s house six years3. And they made him king and anointed him4. Jehoiada made a covenant between Yahweh and the king and the people

Grade 2A Boy King

  1. Who was the bad queen? Athaliah (circle)
  2. Where was Joash hidden? In God's house (circle)
  3. How long did he hide? Six years (circle)
  4. Who put a crown on Joash? Jehoiada the priest (circle)
  5. What did the people promise? They would be God's people.
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Grade 3Six Years in Hiding

  1. Who hid baby Joash? Jehosheba
  2. Whom did Jehoiada call? The captains and guards
  3. What did Jehoiada give Joash with the crown? The law
  4. What did Athaliah cry? That it was treason
  5. How old was Joash when he became king? Seven years old
1: Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah2: He was with her hidden in Yahweh’s house six years3: And they made him king and anointed him4: Jehoiada made a covenant between Yahweh and the king and the people

Grade 4The Lamp Nearly Goes Out

  1. Who was Jehosheba? King Joram's daughter and Ahaziah's sister
  2. When did Jehoiada act? In the seventh year
  3. Where was the king standing when Athaliah saw him? By the pillar
  4. Who was the priest of Baal? Mattan

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

Grade 5One Baby Between

  1. On what did David's line hang during Athaliah's reign? A single hidden child
  2. What did Deuteronomy 17:18-19 require of a king? To have the book of God's law
  3. Why was Athaliah's cry of treason ironic? She was the usurper.
  4. Who tried to kill the infant Jesus in Matthew 2 in the New Testament? Herod
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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