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2 Samuel 11 · Grade 5

The Thing David Had Done

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Chapter 11 is a turning point in David's life. At the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab and the army, but he remained at Jerusalem. From his roof he saw Bathsheba. He inquired and learned she was the wife of Uriah the Hittite, one of his own soldiers. Still he sent for her and took her. The Bible names this plainly as sin; it was adultery.

When Bathsheba sent word that she was with child, David tried to cover what he had done. He brought Uriah home and twice tried to send him to his own house. Uriah refused. He said that the ark, Israel, and Judah were staying in tents, and Joab and the soldiers were camping in the open field, so he would not go home. The foreigner Uriah displayed the integrity that the king had abandoned.

Then David arranged Uriah's death. He wrote to Joab, sending the letter by Uriah's own hand, and ordered him placed at the front of the hottest battle and then left alone. Uriah died, along with other soldiers. David sent Joab a message not to let the thing displease him. Yet the chapter closes with God's verdict: the thing that David had done displeased Yahweh. People might look away, but God saw.

Show What You Know

  1. What did David learn before sending for Bathsheba?

  2. How did David try to cover his sin?

  3. How did Uriah display integrity?

  4. How did David arrange Uriah's death?

  5. What is God's verdict at the end of the chapter?

Crossword

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Across

  1. At ____, David arose from his bed.
  2. walked on the ____ of the king’s house

Down

  1. Bathsheba's husband, a Hittite
  2. David wrote a ____ to Joab.
  3. Leader of David's army

Think About It

  1. David told Joab not to let the thing displease him, but it displeased the Lord. Why does God's view of our actions matter more than anyone else's?

  2. Even a man after God's heart fell into grave sin. What does this teach about watching our own hearts and choices?

Memory Verse

“But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and didn’t go down to his house.”

2 Samuel 11:9 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for seeing what I do. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it important that God saw what people did not?
  • What warnings does David's fall give to people with power?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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