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2 Samuel 11 · Preschool

Faithful Uriah

Name Date

Color the king's house and the door! Uriah stayed faithful.

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

Bible 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)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Uriah was a faithful soldier. This chapter tells us King David did wrong, and God was not pleased. We will see next time that God still loved David and helped him turn back.

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2 Samuel 11 · Kindergarten

God Sees

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

GOD
SEES
DOOR
WRONG
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)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

DOOR
HOUSE
CITY
ARMY

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a heart that wants to do what is right.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who sees everything we do?
  • What can you do when you make a wrong choice?

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2 Samuel 11 · Grade 1

God Was Not Pleased

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

WRONG
FAITHFUL
URIAH
DOOR
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)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

The army went out to fight.
David stayed home in Jerusalem.
Uriah slept at the king's door.
David sent a letter to Joab.
God was not pleased with David.

David Sins

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

David stayed at Jerusalem

walked on the roof of the king's house

the thing that David had done displeased Yahweh

David wrote a letter to Joab

Draw a heart that wants to do what is right.

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)

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where did David stay when his army went out?
  • How did Uriah show he was faithful?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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2 Samuel 11 · Grade 2

David Does Wrong

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Read the Story

It was time for war. David sent his army out. But David stayed home.

David wanted another man's wife. Her name was Bathsheba. Her husband was Uriah. He was a soldier. David took her to his house. That was wrong.

Uriah was faithful. He slept at the king's door with the servants. Then David sent Uriah to the hardest battle. Uriah died there. David married Bathsheba. But God was not pleased with what David did.

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)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Where did David stay?

    At homeNoUriah

  2. Who was Bathsheba's husband?

    At homeUriahNo

  3. Where did Uriah sleep?

    To the hardest battleAt the king's doorNo

  4. Where did David send Uriah?

    To the hardest battleAt homeAt the king's door

  5. Was God pleased with what David did?

    To the hardest battleAt the king's doorNo

Word Search

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

BEGLFAYOLVAVYEJWWTNATEOTOOSRTHHNFTAMUOWOSIGEBRJOOUHNERINFFMSEGRAREHJAEBCHGGNVYNKA
  • BATHSHEBA
  • EVENING
  • LETTER
  • URIAH
  • HOUSE
  • WOMAN
  • ROOF
  • JOAB

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 to be where you are supposed to be?
  • How can you say no when you want something that belongs to someone else?

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2 Samuel 11 · Grade 3

What David Did Displeased the Lord

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Read the Story

At the time when kings go out to war, David sent Joab and the army to fight the Ammonites. But David stayed at Jerusalem.

David saw a woman named Bathsheba. She was the wife of Uriah the Hittite, one of David's soldiers. David took her to his house, which was wrong.

David called Uriah home, but Uriah would not go to his own house while the army was camping in the field. So David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. It said to put Uriah where the battle was hottest. Uriah died. After Bathsheba mourned, David married her, and she had a son. But the thing David had done displeased the Lord.

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)

Answer the Questions

  1. Where did David stay during the war?

  2. Who was Bathsheba?

  3. Why would Uriah not go to his own house?

  4. What did David's letter tell Joab?

  5. How did the Lord feel about what David did?

David Sins

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

BCJJOYKBPHAAHOUSENLETNIATMTUEVHLDBBEURTESROOFYVITNHCTOYPPAEIEAAFRTCHRNBWAWOMANHGA
  • BATHSHEBA
  • EVENING
  • LETTER
  • URIAH
  • HOUSE
  • WOMAN
  • ROOF
  • JOAB

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you stop a wrong choice before it grows bigger?
  • How can you be honest right away instead of hiding a wrong?

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2 Samuel 11 · Grade 4

A King Who Fell

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Read and Think

At the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab and all Israel to fight, but David stayed at Jerusalem. One evening he saw Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite. Even after he learned she was married, David sent for her and took her to his house. This was adultery, a sin against God and against Uriah.

When Bathsheba told David she was with child, David tried to hide his sin. He called Uriah home from the battle and urged him to go to his house. But Uriah refused. He said the ark, Israel, and Judah were staying in tents, so he would not go home to eat and drink. Uriah, a foreign soldier, showed more loyalty than the king.

David then wrote a letter to Joab, carried by Uriah himself, ordering that Uriah be placed in the fiercest battle and left alone. Uriah died. When the mourning was over, David brought Bathsheba into his house as his wife. The chapter ends with a short but serious line: the thing that David had done displeased Yahweh.

Show What You Know

  1. Where was David when the army went to war?

  2. What sin did David commit with Bathsheba?

  3. Why did Uriah refuse to go home?

  4. How does the chapter end?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

JoabGodBathshebahouseUriah
  1. At the time when kings go out to battle, David sent and all Israel to fight, but David stayed at Jerusalem.
  2. One evening he saw Bathsheba, the wife of the Hittite.
  3. Even after he learned she was married, David sent for her and took her to his .
  4. This was adultery, a sin against and against Uriah.
  5. When told David she was with child, David tried to hide his sin.

Think About It

  1. One wrong choice led David to more wrong choices to hide it. Why is it better to admit sin quickly instead of covering it?

  2. Uriah stayed faithful when the king did not. How can you stay faithful even when others around you do wrong?

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)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does the chapter teach about trying to hide sin?
  • How did Uriah's integrity show up the king's failure?

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2 Samuel 11 · Grade 5

The Thing David Had Done

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Read and Think

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)

Copy It

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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