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2 Kings 14 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Amaziah's Pride

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.

PreschoolElath Rebuilt

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

KindergartenNot Proud

CITY → picture 4BUILD → picture 3KING → picture 2SEA → picture 1

Grade 1Pride

Amaziah was king. → picture 3He won a fight. → picture 5He became proud. → picture 2The wall was broken. → picture 4Later Elath was built. → picture 1

Order:

1. He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes2. He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt3. Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah4. He built Elath and restored it to Judah

Grade 2Pride Comes First

  1. Who was king of Judah? Amaziah (circle)
  2. Whom did he win a battle against? Edom (circle)
  3. What did Amaziah become? Proud (circle)
  4. What was broken? The wall of Jerusalem (circle)
  5. What does God want us to be? Humble (circle)
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Grade 3The Thistle and the Cedar

  1. Whom did Amaziah not punish? The children for what their fathers did
  2. Where did Amaziah beat Edom? The Valley of Salt
  3. What stepped on the thistle? A wild animal
  4. What did Jehoash take from the temple? The gold and silver
  5. Which prophet had spoken about Israel's land? Jonah
1: He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes2: He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt3: Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah4: He built Elath and restored it to Judah

Grade 4Pride Goes Before a Fall

  1. How many Edomites did Amaziah strike? Ten thousand
  2. What had Amaziah's heart done after beating Edom? Lifted him up
  3. Where was Judah defeated? At Beth Shemesh
  4. How old was Azariah when he became king? Sixteen

Word bank: 1. Salt; 2. Amaziah; 3. thistle; 4. Jehoash; 5. Elath

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

Grade 5Victory Breeds Pride

  1. Which law did Amaziah honor? Deuteronomy 24:16: each person dies for his own sin
  2. What did the parable of the thistle and cedar mock? Amaziah's inflated sense of importance
  3. Why did the Lord help Israel under Jeroboam the second? He saw Israel's bitter affliction and had not said He would blot out Israel's name.
  4. What does James 4:6 in the New Testament say? God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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