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2 Kings 24 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Babylon Comes to Jerusalem

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.

PreschoolTaken to Babylon

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

KindergartenFar Away

CITY → picture 2KING → picture 4AWAY → picture 1LOVE → picture 3

Grade 1Jerusalem

An army came to the city. → picture 2The king gave up. → picture 4Many people went away. → picture 5They took the treasure. → picture 1God did not forget them. → picture 3

Order:

1. In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up2. And the city was besieged3. As Yahweh had said4. The king of Babylon made Mattaniah

Grade 2Taken Far Away

  1. Who ruled Babylon? Nebuchadnezzar (circle)
  2. Where did his army come? Jerusalem (circle)
  3. What did Babylon take from God's house? The gold (circle)
  4. Who stayed? The poorest people (circle)
  5. Who took the people far away? Babylon (circle)
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Grade 3Carried Away

  1. How long did Jehoiakim serve Nebuchadnezzar? Three years
  2. Because of whose sins did the raiders come? Manasseh's
  3. How long did Jehoiachin rule? Three months
  4. How many captives were carried away? Ten thousand
  5. Whom did Babylon make king? Zedekiah
1: In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up2: And the city was besieged3: As Yahweh had said4: The king of Babylon made Mattaniah

Grade 4As the Lord Had Spoken

  1. Whose bands did the Lord send against Judah? Chaldeans, Syrians, Moabites, and Ammonites
  2. In what year of Nebuchadnezzar was Jehoiachin taken prisoner? His eighth year
  3. Who made the vessels of gold? Solomon
  4. What was Zedekiah's name before? Mattaniah

Word bank: 1. Jehoiakim; 2. Babylon; 3. mother; 4. Zedekiah

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

Grade 5The Beginning of Exile

  1. What does the narrator insist was the true cause of the raids? The Lord's judgment for Manasseh's sins
  2. Whose words to Hezekiah were fulfilled? Isaiah's
  3. Which prophets were among the exiles of these years? Daniel and Ezekiel
  4. What does Peter call believers in 1 Peter 2:11 in the New Testament? Foreigners and pilgrims
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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