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2 Kings 9 · Preschool

A New King

Name Date

Color the young prophet pouring oil on Jehu's head. God chose Jehu to be king.

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

Bible Verse

He arose, and went into the house. Then he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I have anointed you king over the people of Yahweh, even over Israel.

2 Kings 9:6 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God chose a new king. God's word always comes true.

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2 Kings 9 · Kindergarten

God's Word

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

OIL
KING
RIDE
TRUE
So the young man, the young prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead.

2 Kings 9:4 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

OIL
KING
DOOR
WORD

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a trumpet.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your true word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who poured oil on Jehu?
  • Who became king?

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2 Kings 9 · Grade 1

Jehu the King

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

OIL
KING
FAST
TRUE
So the young man, the young prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead.

2 Kings 9:4 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

A young prophet went.
He poured oil on Jehu.
Jehu became king.
They blew the trumpet.
God's word came true.

God's Word Comes True

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

And put it under him on the top of the stairs

I have anointed you king over the people of Yahweh

Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets

Which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite

Draw a trumpet.

Memory Verse

“So the young man, the young prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead.”

2 Kings 9:4 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your true word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did Jehu drive?
  • Does God's word come true?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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2 Kings 9 · Grade 2

God's Word Comes True

Name Date

Read the Story

Elisha sent a young prophet. He found a captain named Jehu. He poured oil on Jehu's head. He said God made Jehu king of Israel.

The men blew a trumpet. They said Jehu is king! Jehu drove his chariot very fast. He went to judge Ahab's family, as God had said.

Long before, Elijah had said bad Queen Jezebel would be judged. Now it came true. Jezebel died. God's word always comes true.

Memory Verse

He arose, and went into the house. Then he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I have anointed you king over the people of Yahweh, even over Israel.

2 Kings 9:6 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Whom did Elisha send?

    ElijahOilA young prophet

  2. What did he pour on Jehu's head?

    A young prophetA trumpetOil

  3. What did the men blow?

    OilElijahA trumpet

  4. How did Jehu drive?

    A trumpetVery fastA young prophet

  5. Who had said Jezebel would be judged?

    A trumpetOilElijah

Word Search

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

EDELIJAHJBWKINGJJESVJYGVFEHPDJORAMZUOILEKVARJJEZEBELEUKSNPWMNERNUYTSFLLMTRUMPETOH
  • TRUMPET
  • JEZREEL
  • JEZEBEL
  • ELIJAH
  • JORAM
  • JEHU
  • KING
  • OIL

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your true word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you cheer on a friend who gets a new job?
  • How can you trust God's word?

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2 Kings 9 · Grade 3

Jehu Rides

Name Date

Read the Story

Elisha called a young prophet. He told him to take a jar of oil to Ramoth Gilead. He found Jehu with the captains. He took him into a room and poured oil on his head. He said God had made him king over Israel. Jehu was to judge Ahab's house for the evil it had done. Then the young prophet ran away.

Jehu's men put their coats on the steps and blew the trumpet. They said Jehu is king! Jehu drove his chariot to Jezreel. The watchman said he drove like a madman. King Joram of Israel came out to meet him. King Ahaziah of Judah was with him.

Jehu said there could be no peace while Jezebel's sins went on. Joram and Ahaziah both died. Jezebel also died, as God had warned. Jehu said this was the word Elijah had spoken.

Memory Verse

He arose, and went into the house. Then he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I have anointed you king over the people of Yahweh, even over Israel.

2 Kings 9:6 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Where did the young prophet find Jehu?

  2. What did the men put on the steps?

  3. How did the watchman say Jehu drove?

  4. Who was with King Joram?

  5. Whose word came true about Jezebel?

God's Word Comes True

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your true word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be ready when God gives you a job?
  • How can you choose God's ways?

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2 Kings 9 · Grade 4

The Word of Elijah Fulfilled

Name Date

Read and Think

Elisha sent one of the sons of the prophets with a flask of oil to Ramoth Gilead. He took Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi, into an inner room and poured oil on his head. He announced that the Lord had anointed him king over Israel to strike the house of Ahab and avenge the blood of the prophets Jezebel had shed. Then he opened the door and fled.

Jehu's fellow officers spread their garments under him on the bare steps, blew the trumpet, and proclaimed that Jehu was king. Jehu raced to Jezreel, where Joram lay recovering from wounds, and Ahaziah of Judah was visiting. The watchman reported that the driving was like the driving of Jehu, for he drove furiously. Joram asked if it was peace. Jehu said there could be no peace while the sins of Jezebel were so many.

Jehu shot Joram with an arrow, and his body was cast on Naboth's field, fulfilling God's word about Naboth's blood. Ahaziah fled but was struck down and died at Megiddo. Jezebel painted her eyes and looked out a window, taunting Jehu. He called for anyone on his side, and servants threw her down. She died, and when they went to bury her, little remained. Jehu said this was the word the Lord spoke by Elijah.

Show What You Know

  1. What did the young prophet do after anointing Jehu?

  2. Why did Jehu say there could be no peace?

  3. Where was Joram's body cast?

  4. Where did Ahaziah die?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

kingJehuJoramoilJezreel
  1. Elisha sent one of the sons of the prophets with a flask of to Ramoth Gilead.
  2. He took son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi, into an inner room and poured oil on his head.
  3. He announced that the Lord had anointed him over Israel to strike the house of Ahab and avenge the blood of the prophets Jezebel had shed.
  4. Jehu raced to , where Joram lay recovering from wounds, and Ahaziah of Judah was visiting.
  5. asked if it was peace.

Think About It

  1. Elijah's warning came true years later. What does this teach you about God's word?

  2. God saw Naboth's suffering and did not forget it. How does it comfort you that God sees injustice?

Memory Verse

He arose, and went into the house. Then he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I have anointed you king over the people of Yahweh, even over Israel.

2 Kings 9:6 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your true word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it important to finish a hard job God gives you?
  • How can you stay faithful when you are given power?

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2 Kings 9 · Grade 5

The Justice of God

Name Date

Read and Think

Years earlier, God had told Elijah at Horeb to anoint Jehu (1 Kings 19:16). Now Elisha completed the task through a young prophet. Jehu was commissioned to strike the house of Ahab as judgment for the blood of the prophets and all the Lord's servants shed by Jezebel. The anointing was swift and secret, and the messenger fled.

Jehu's rise was sudden. His fellow commanders proclaimed him king, and he drove furiously toward Jezreel. When Joram asked if it was peace, Jehu answered that there could be no peace while Jezebel's idolatry and witchcraft continued. Joram fell on the very field of Naboth, the field Ahab had stolen. Ahaziah of Judah, Ahab's grandson, also died. God had not forgotten Naboth.

Jezebel met Jehu with painted eyes and a taunt, calling him Zimri. Jehu called for anyone on his side, and her own servants threw her down. When they went to bury her, little remained, fulfilling Elijah's word that dogs would eat her at Jezreel. The chapter is hard to read, but it shows that God's justice is certain, though it may seem slow. In the New Testament, Peter says the Lord is not slow concerning His promise, but is patient, not wishing that anyone should perish (2 Peter 3:9).

Show What You Know

  1. Where had God first spoken of anointing Jehu?

  2. Why is it significant that Joram fell on Naboth's field?

  3. What did Jezebel call Jehu?

  4. What does Peter say in 2 Peter 3:9 in the New Testament?

Crossword

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Across

  1. ____ drew his bow with his full strength.
  2. Take this vial of ____ in your hand.

Down

  1. And blew the ____.
  2. So Jehu rode in a chariot and went to ____.

Think About It

  1. God's justice came slowly but surely. How can this help you trust God when wrongs seem to go unpunished?

  2. Peter says God's patience gives time to repent. How should God's patience shape the way you live today?

Memory Verse

He arose, and went into the house. Then he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I have anointed you king over the people of Yahweh, even over Israel.

2 Kings 9:6 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your true word. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you do the job God gives you with your whole heart?
  • What does 2 Peter 3:9 teach about God's patience?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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