2 Kings 3 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Water in the Valley

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.

PreschoolAn Easy Thing

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

KindergartenWater Comes

WATER → picture 4VALLEY → picture 3KING → picture 1MUSIC → picture 2

Grade 1God Gives Water

Three kings went out. → picture 5They had no water. → picture 1A musician played. → picture 4They dug ditches. → picture 2In the morning water came. → picture 3

Order:

1. Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria2. That we may inquire of Yahweh by him3. Both you and your livestock and your other animals4. About the time of offering the sacrifice

Grade 2Water in the Valley

Who would not obey Israel? The king of Moab (circle)
How many kings went to fight? Three (circle)
What did they run out of? Water (circle)
What did Elisha say to dig? Ditches (circle)
When did the water come? In the morning (circle)

Grade 3Nothing Too Hard

What did the king of Moab stop doing? Paying Israel
Why did Elisha help? For Jehoshaphat's sake
What did Elisha ask for? A musician
Where did the water come from? The way of Edom
What did the Moabites think the water was? Blood

1: Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria2: That we may inquire of Yahweh by him3: Both you and your livestock and your other animals4: About the time of offering the sacrifice

Grade 4An Easy Thing for God

What tribute had Mesha paid Israel? Lambs and wool
What did God say they would not see? Wind or rain
When did the water come? In the morning, at the time of the offering
What did the Moabites think when they saw the water? That it was blood

Word bank: 1. Moab; 2. Edom; 3. water; 4. Elisha; 5. valley

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

Grade 5Trenches of Faith

What good thing had Jehoram done? He removed a pillar of Baal.
Why were the trenches an act of faith? They prepared for something not yet seen.
What did the king of Moab do in desperation? He sacrificed his firstborn son on the city wall.
What does Jesus say in Matthew 19:26 in the New Testament? With God all things are possible.

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