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2 Kings 25 · Preschool

Some Stayed to Work

Name Date

Color the people working in the vineyard. Some people stayed in the land to care for the vines.

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

Bible Verse

“But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.”

2 Kings 25:12 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Jerusalem was sad and broken. But God left some people in the land, and He never stopped caring for them.

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2 Kings 25 · Kindergarten

God Still Cares

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

VINES
FIELD
HOPE
GOD
But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

2 Kings 25:12 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

VINES
FIELD
CITY
HOPE

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a table with bread.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hope. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What happened to God's house?
  • Who stayed to care for the vines?

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2 Kings 25 · Grade 1

Hope

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

VINES
FIELDS
HOPE
TABLE
But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

2 Kings 25:12 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

The city was broken.
Many people went away.
Some cared for the vines.
A king was set free.
He ate at the king's table.

Hope Remains

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

He burned every great house with fire

The captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields

Jehoiachin ate bread before him continually all the days of his life

And they built forts against it around it

Draw a table with bread.

Memory Verse

“But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.”

2 Kings 25:12 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hope. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who ate at the king's table?
  • How can you have hope in sad times?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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2 Kings 25 · Grade 2

A Sad Day and a Little Hope

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Read the Story

King Zedekiah did not obey. The army of Babylon came again. They stayed around Jerusalem a long time. The people had no food.

The army broke the wall. They burned God's house. They took most of the people to Babylon. Some poor people stayed to care for the vines and fields.

Many years later, the king of Babylon let King Jehoiachin out of prison. He gave him good clothes. He let him eat at his table every day. God had not forgotten David's family.

Memory Verse

“But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.”

2 Kings 25:12 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who did not obey?

    King ZedekiahGod's houseSome poor people

  2. What did the people not have?

    Some poor peopleFoodKing Zedekiah

  3. What did the army burn?

    David'sKing ZedekiahGod's house

  4. Who stayed to care for the vines?

    Some poor peopleGod's houseKing Zedekiah

  5. Whose family had God not forgotten?

    David'sFoodKing Zedekiah

Word Search

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

TGPUBREADFHEHOUSEEIZEDEKIAHEYPHABIYALKTBLLPOWDFNHNEIDUSPRISONADOABURNEDHBABYLONBI
  • ZEDEKIAH
  • GEDALIAH
  • BABYLON
  • BURNED
  • FIELDS
  • PRISON
  • HOUSE
  • BREAD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hope. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who was the king of Babylon?
  • How can you trust God to keep His promises?

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2 Kings 25 · Grade 3

The City Falls

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Read the Story

Zedekiah rebelled against Babylon. So Nebuchadnezzar came with his whole army and camped around Jerusalem. The siege lasted until the eleventh year of Zedekiah. There was no bread for the people. Then the city wall was broken. Zedekiah ran away at night, but the army caught him.

Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, burned the Lord's house, the king's house, and all the great houses. The army broke down the walls of Jerusalem. They carried the bronze, silver, and gold to Babylon. Most of the people were taken away. The captain left some of the poorest people to work the vineyards and fields.

Babylon made Gedaliah governor over the people who stayed. He told them to serve the king of Babylon, and it would be well with them. Years later, a new king of Babylon let Jehoiachin out of prison. He spoke kindly to him. Jehoiachin put off his prison clothes. He ate at the king's table for the rest of his life.

Memory Verse

“But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.”

2 Kings 25:12 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Until what year did the siege last?

  2. Who burned the Lord's house?

  3. What were some of the poorest people left to do?

  4. Who was made governor?

  5. Where did Jehoiachin eat for the rest of his life?

Hope Remains

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hope. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who was set free from prison?
  • How can you obey God's warnings?

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2 Kings 25 · Grade 4

The End and a Glimmer

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Read and Think

In Zedekiah's ninth year, Nebuchadnezzar came with all his army against Jerusalem and built siege works around it. The siege lasted until the eleventh year. The famine was severe, and there was no bread. The city was broken into. Zedekiah fled by night. The Chaldeans overtook him in the plains of Jericho. They brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

In the fifth month, Nebuzaradan burned the Lord's house, the king's house, and every great house. The army broke down the walls all around. They broke the bronze pillars and carried the bronze, gold, and silver vessels to Babylon. He carried away the rest of the people, but left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields. Leading priests and officials were taken to Riblah and put to death. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

Nebuchadnezzar made Gedaliah governor over those who remained, but he was killed, and the people fled to Egypt in fear. In the thirty-seventh year of Jehoiachin's captivity, Evil Merodach king of Babylon released him from prison. He spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the other kings in Babylon. Jehoiachin changed his prison garments and ate bread before the king continually all the days of his life.

Show What You Know

  1. Where did the Chaldeans overtake Zedekiah?

  2. What did the army break and carry to Babylon?

  3. Where did the people flee after Gedaliah was killed?

  4. Who released Jehoiachin from prison?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

ZedekiahBabylonfieldsbreadGedaliah
  1. The famine was severe, and there was no .
  2. fled by night.
  3. They brought him to the king of at Riblah.
  4. He carried away the rest of the people, but left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and .
  5. Nebuchadnezzar made governor over those who remained, but he was killed, and the people fled to Egypt in fear.

Think About It

  1. God had warned for centuries before Jerusalem fell. What does this show you about God's patience and His justice?

  2. Kings ends with David's heir eating at a king's table. Why is this small scene a sign of hope?

Memory Verse

“The king of Babylon attacked them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.”

2 Kings 25:21 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hope. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who was made governor?
  • Why did Jerusalem fall?

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2 Kings 25 · Grade 5

Judgment and a Thread of Hope

Name Date

Read and Think

Around 586 BC, the unthinkable happened. After a long siege and severe famine, Jerusalem's wall was breached. The temple Solomon had dedicated, where God had placed His name, was burned. The walls were broken down, and the bronze pillars Jachin and Boaz were carried off in pieces. The words of Moses had come true: disobedience would lead to exile from the land (Deuteronomy 28:36).

The narrator's summary is brief and heavy: so Judah was carried away captive out of his land. The story that began with Solomon's glory ends in ashes. Both kingdoms, Israel and Judah, rejected the Lord's warnings despite the patience He showed through prophet after prophet. The books of Kings explain why the exile happened. The fault lay not with God but with His people's persistent unfaithfulness.

Yet the final verses glow with quiet hope. Jehoiachin, David's heir, was released from prison, given a seat of honor, and fed at the king's table. David's line had not been extinguished. God's promise of a lamp for David still stood. That line would lead, generations later, to the true King. In the New Testament, Matthew traces Jesus' genealogy through Jehoiachin, called Jechoniah, from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ (Matthew 1:11-12, 17).

Show What You Know

  1. Which words of Moses came true?

  2. Where does Kings say the fault for the exile lay?

  3. What did Jehoiachin's release show about David's line?

  4. By what name does Matthew 1 in the New Testament call Jehoiachin?

Crossword

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Across

  1. ____ swore to them and to their men.
  2. A servant of the king of ____.
  3. He ____ every great house with fire.

Down

  1. So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King ____.
  2. He burned every great ____ with fire.

Think About It

  1. Kings ends with judgment but also a thread of hope. How does God bring hope even in the hardest times?

  2. In the New Testament, Jesus comes from David's line through Jehoiachin. How does this show that God always keeps His promises?

Memory Verse

“The king of Babylon attacked them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.”

2 Kings 25:21 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hope. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you care for the poorest people around you?
  • How can you stay faithful to God when you lose something you love?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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