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2 Kings 12 · Preschool

Fixing God's House

Name Date

Color the people putting money in the chest. They gave to fix God's house.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Jehoash did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him.”

2 Kings 12:2 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Joash did what was right. The people gave to fix God's house. We can give to God too.

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2 Kings 12 · Kindergarten

Giving to God

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

CHEST
GIVE
FIX
RIGHT
Jehoash did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

2 Kings 12:2 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

TEMPLE
GIVE
WORK
HEART

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a chest for gifts.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for faithful workers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did Joash fix?
  • Where did people put money?

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2 Kings 12 · Grade 1

King Joash

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

CHEST
GIVE
FIX
HONEST
Jehoash did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

2 Kings 12:2 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Joash did right.
God's house needed fixing.
People gave money.
Workers fixed it.
The workers were honest.

Fixing God's House

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Who had the oversight of Yahweh’s house

For they dealt faithfully

On the right side as one comes into Yahweh’s house

Jehoash did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes

Draw a chest for gifts.

Memory Verse

“Jehoash did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him.”

2 Kings 12:2 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for faithful workers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who taught Joash?
  • How can you give to God?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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2 Kings 12 · Grade 2

A Chest for Giving

Name Date

Read the Story

Joash did what was right. Jehoiada the priest taught him. Joash saw that God's house was broken in places. He wanted it fixed.

Jehoiada took a chest. He made a hole in the lid. He put it by the altar. The people put money in the chest.

The money paid the workers. They fixed God's house. The workers were honest. No one had to check on them.

Memory Verse

“Jehoash did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him.”

2 Kings 12:2 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Who taught Joash?

    The workersJehoiada the priestGod's house

  2. What did Joash want fixed?

    The workersHonestGod's house

  3. What did Jehoiada make in the lid?

    A holeThe workersGod's house

  4. What did the money pay?

    HonestThe workersGod's house

  5. What were the workers like?

    God's houseHonestThe workers

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

HOUSEFPMPJGCUCNAKVJEHOIADAHMOHIPDJLADMAOSHDTZFACEATVAAWACHESTREMONEYIHRLFEREPAIRY
  • JEHOIADA
  • JEHOASH
  • REPAIR
  • HAZAEL
  • CHEST
  • MONEY
  • ALTAR
  • HOUSE

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for faithful workers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you help take care of your church?
  • How can you do your work so others can trust you?

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2 Kings 12 · Grade 3

The Temple Repaired

Name Date

Read the Story

Joash was seven when he began to rule. He did right all the days Jehoiada taught him. But the high places were not taken away. Joash told the priests to use money to fix the temple. Years went by, and they had not fixed it.

Joash called Jehoiada and the priests. He asked why they had not fixed the house. Jehoiada took a chest and bored a hole in its lid. He set it beside the altar. The priests put in all the money people brought.

The money was counted and given to the workers. They paid carpenters, builders, and stone cutters. They did not ask the workers to give an account. The workers dealt faithfully. Later, Hazael came to attack Jerusalem. Joash sent him the gold from the temple. Then Hazael went away.

Memory Verse

“Jehoash did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him.”

2 Kings 12:2 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What was not taken away?

  2. What did Joash ask the priests?

  3. Where did Jehoiada set the chest?

  4. Whom did the money pay?

  5. What did Joash send Hazael?

Fixing God's House

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

UJEHOASHYHGRBUIKLAFCEHAZAELMHPBERMLWOEAEKINGANSIHOUSELETRLNESLTYJEHOIADAVWRFMLNDR
  • JEHOIADA
  • JEHOASH
  • REPAIR
  • HAZAEL
  • CHEST
  • MONEY
  • ALTAR
  • HOUSE

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for faithful workers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you give gladly to help God's house?
  • How can you help take care of your church?

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2 Kings 12 · Grade 4

Faithful Workers

Name Date

Read and Think

Jehoash began to reign at seven and reigned forty years in Jerusalem. He did right in the Lord's eyes all the days Jehoiada the priest instructed him. However, the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense there.

Jehoash ordered the priests to use the temple money to repair the breaches in the house. By the twenty-third year of his reign, nothing had been repaired. So the king called Jehoiada and the priests to account. Jehoiada bored a hole in the lid of a chest and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters. The priests put in all the money brought to the Lord's house.

When the chest was full, the king's scribe and the high priest counted the money and gave it to the overseers, who paid the carpenters, builders, masons, and stonecutters. They did not demand an accounting from the men who handled the money, for they dealt faithfully. Later Hazael king of Syria threatened Jerusalem. Jehoash sent him all the holy things and gold of the temple and palace, and Hazael withdrew. In the end, Jehoash's servants conspired and killed him.

Show What You Know

  1. How long did Jehoash reign?

  2. By what year had nothing been repaired?

  3. Who counted the money?

  4. Why did they not demand an accounting?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

JehoiadachestJehoashmoneyHazael
  1. began to reign at seven and reigned forty years in Jerusalem.
  2. Jehoash ordered the priests to use the temple to repair the breaches in the house.
  3. So the king called and the priests to account.
  4. Jehoiada bored a hole in the lid of a and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters.
  5. Later king of Syria threatened Jerusalem.

Think About It

  1. The workers dealt faithfully even with no one checking. How can you be faithful when no one is watching?

  2. Joash did right while Jehoiada taught him. Who helps you follow God, and how can you thank them?

Memory Verse

“Jehoash did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him.”

2 Kings 12:2 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for faithful workers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What was not taken away?
  • Why did no one check on the workers?

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2 Kings 12 · Grade 5

Borrowed Faith

Name Date

Read and Think

Jehoash's reign began well. The verse states it carefully: he did right all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him. His faithfulness was tied to his mentor. The high places remained, a sign the reform was incomplete.

The temple repair project shows both delay and integrity. For twenty-three years the priests did not fix the breaches. Jehoiada's chest beside the altar created a new, open system, and the workers dealt so faithfully that no accounting was required. Generous giving and honest handling went together.

Yet the chapter ends sadly. Facing Hazael, Jehoash stripped the temple of the holy things his ancestors had dedicated and paid off the enemy instead of trusting God. Then his own servants killed him. Faith that leans entirely on another person may falter when that support is gone. In the New Testament, Paul urges believers to work out their own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in them (Philippians 2:12-13).

Show What You Know

  1. To whom was Jehoash's faithfulness tied?

  2. How long did the priests not fix the breaches?

  3. What did Jehoash do instead of trusting God when Hazael came?

  4. What does Paul urge in Philippians 2:12-13 in the New Testament?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Then King ____ called for Jehoiada the priest.
  2. And set it beside the ____.

Down

  1. Now therefore take no more ____ from your treasurers.
  2. Then King Jehoash called for ____ the priest.
  3. When they saw that there was much money in the ____.

Think About It

  1. Is your faith your own, or does it lean on others? How can you grow a faith that is truly yours?

  2. The workers were trusted because they were faithful. How can you build a reputation for honesty?

Memory Verse

“Jehoash did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him.”

2 Kings 12:2 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for faithful workers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you keep your faith strong as you grow?
  • How can your faith become your own?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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