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2 Kings 14 · Preschool

Elath Rebuilt

Name Date

Color the king building a city by the sea. God's people built again.

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

Bible Verse

“He built Elath and restored it to Judah. After that the king slept with his fathers.”

2 Kings 14:22 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Azariah built the city again. Let us build with God and not with pride.

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2 Kings 14 · Kindergarten

Not Proud

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

PROUD
WALL
BUILD
HUMBLE
He built Elath and restored it to Judah. After that the king slept with his fathers.

2 Kings 14:22 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

CITY
BUILD
KING
SEA

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a cedar tree and a thistle.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for humble hearts. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who became proud?
  • What was broken?

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2 Kings 14 · Grade 1

Pride

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

PROUD
FIGHT
WALL
BUILD
He built Elath and restored it to Judah. After that the king slept with his fathers.

2 Kings 14:22 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Amaziah was king.
He won a fight.
He became proud.
The wall was broken.
Later Elath was built.

Stay Humble

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

He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt

Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah

He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes

He built Elath and restored it to Judah

Draw a cedar tree and a thistle.

Memory Verse

“He built Elath and restored it to Judah. After that the king slept with his fathers.”

2 Kings 14:22 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for humble hearts. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does God want us to be?
  • How can you be humble?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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2 Kings 14 · Grade 2

Pride Comes First

Name Date

Read the Story

Amaziah was king of Judah. He did right, but not like David. He won a battle against Edom.

Then Amaziah became proud. He wanted to fight Israel's king. Israel's king told him to stay home. Amaziah did not listen.

Judah lost the fight. The wall of Jerusalem was broken. Pride made trouble for Amaziah. God wants us to be humble.

Memory Verse

“He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, yet not like David his father. He did according to all that Joash his father had done.”

2 Kings 14:3 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who was king of Judah?

    AmaziahHumbleEdom

  2. Whom did he win a battle against?

    HumbleThe wall of JerusalemEdom

  3. What did Amaziah become?

    The wall of JerusalemProudAmaziah

  4. What was broken?

    The wall of JerusalemEdomHumble

  5. What does God want us to be?

    ProudThe wall of JerusalemHumble

Word Search

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

IOAPEWLHJCUGMLJILEJERIAYHGHSODITZYMOANNAHNIIALRWARJDASTYJLHGHVHTHISTLEUDJFCSEDOMS
  • AMAZIAH
  • THISTLE
  • JEHOASH
  • CEDAR
  • ELATH
  • JONAH
  • EDOM
  • SALT

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for humble hearts. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Whom did Amaziah fight?
  • How can you listen to good advice?

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2 Kings 14 · Grade 3

The Thistle and the Cedar

Name Date

Read the Story

Amaziah did right, but not like David. He obeyed the law of Moses. He did not punish the children for what their fathers did. He beat Edom in the Valley of Salt.

Then Amaziah sent a message to Jehoash, king of Israel. He asked Jehoash to come and look him in the face. That meant he wanted to fight. Jehoash told a story. A thistle asked a cedar for its daughter. Then a wild animal stepped on the thistle. Jehoash said Amaziah was proud because he beat Edom. He told him to stay home.

Amaziah would not listen. Judah lost, and the men ran home. Jehoash broke down part of Jerusalem's wall. He took the gold and silver from the temple. In Israel, Jeroboam the second was king. God saw how Israel suffered. He used Jeroboam to win back Israel's land, as Jonah the prophet had said.

Memory Verse

“He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, yet not like David his father. He did according to all that Joash his father had done.”

2 Kings 14:3 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Whom did Amaziah not punish?

  2. Where did Amaziah beat Edom?

  3. What stepped on the thistle?

  4. What did Jehoash take from the temple?

  5. Which prophet had spoken about Israel's land?

Stay Humble

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for humble hearts. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did Azariah build?
  • How can you thank God when you win?

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2 Kings 14 · Grade 4

Pride Goes Before a Fall

Name Date

Read and Think

Amaziah son of Joash did right in the Lord's eyes, yet not like David his father. The high places remained. He put to death the servants who killed his father. But he spared their children. He obeyed the law of Moses that each person dies for his own sin. He struck ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt and took Sela.

Then Amaziah challenged Jehoash of Israel to meet face to face in battle. Jehoash replied with a parable: a thistle in Lebanon asked a cedar to give its daughter to his son, but a wild animal trampled the thistle. He said Amaziah's heart had lifted him up after beating Edom. He told him to glory in that and stay home. Otherwise he would fall, and Judah with him.

Amaziah would not listen. At Beth Shemesh Judah was defeated. Jehoash captured Amaziah. He broke down four hundred cubits of Jerusalem's wall. He took the gold, silver, temple treasures, and hostages. Later a conspiracy rose against Amaziah, and he was killed at Lachish. Azariah, age sixteen, became king and built Elath. In Israel, Jeroboam the second restored Israel's border, as the Lord had spoken through Jonah son of Amittai. The Lord saw Israel's bitter affliction and saved them by Jeroboam.

Show What You Know

  1. How many Edomites did Amaziah strike?

  2. What had Amaziah's heart done after beating Edom?

  3. Where was Judah defeated?

  4. How old was Azariah when he became king?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

ElathSaltthistleJehoashAmaziah
  1. He struck ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of and took Sela.
  2. Then challenged Jehoash of Israel to meet face to face in battle.
  3. Jehoash replied with a parable: a in Lebanon asked a cedar to give its daughter to his son, but a wild animal trampled the thistle.
  4. captured Amaziah.
  5. Azariah, age sixteen, became king and built .

Think About It

  1. Amaziah's victory made him proud, and pride led to defeat. How can you stay humble after you succeed?

  2. God helped Israel even when its king was not faithful. What does this show about God's compassion?

Memory Verse

“He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, yet not like David his father. He did according to all that Joash his father had done.”

2 Kings 14:3 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for humble hearts. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it wise to listen when someone warns you not to fight?
  • What story did Jehoash tell?

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2 Kings 14 · Grade 5

Victory Breeds Pride

Name Date

Read and Think

Amaziah's reign began with careful obedience. When he punished his father's assassins, he spared their children, honoring Deuteronomy 24:16: each person dies for his own sin. His victory over Edom in the Valley of Salt was real. Yet the high places remained, and his devotion fell short of David's.

Success became his snare. Jehoash of Israel saw it plainly: Amaziah's heart had lifted him up. His parable of the thistle and the cedar mocked Amaziah's inflated sense of importance. The warning was wise: Enjoy the glory of it, and stay at home. Amaziah would not hear, and Judah suffered a humiliating defeat. Jerusalem's wall was breached, and the temple treasures were carried off.

In contrast, the chapter ends with unexpected grace to Israel. Though Jeroboam the second did evil, the Lord saw Israel's bitter affliction and had not said He would blot out Israel's name. He used Jeroboam to restore the borders, fulfilling the word of Jonah son of Amittai, the same prophet later sent to Nineveh. God's mercy reached beyond what anyone deserved. In the New Testament, James writes that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6).

Show What You Know

  1. Which law did Amaziah honor?

  2. What did the parable of the thistle and cedar mock?

  3. Why did the Lord help Israel under Jeroboam the second?

  4. What does James 4:6 in the New Testament say?

Crossword

32154

Across

  1. You have indeed struck ____.
  2. He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of ____.

Down

  1. The son of ____ the son of Ahaziah.
  2. Now the rest of the acts of ____.
  3. And trampled down the ____.

Think About It

  1. Amaziah's success became his snare. How can you guard your heart when things go well?

  2. God showed mercy to Israel when no one deserved it. How has God shown you mercy?

Memory Verse

“He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, yet not like David his father. He did according to all that Joash his father had done.”

2 Kings 14:3 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for humble hearts. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why can winning make it harder to stay humble?
  • How can you listen when someone warns you?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.