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2 Samuel 12 · Preschool

David Says Sorry

Name Date

Color the little lamb! Nathan told David a story about a lamb.

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

Bible Verse

David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die.

2 Samuel 12:13 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: David told God, I have sinned. God forgave him. When we do wrong, we can tell God and ask Him to forgive us.

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2 Samuel 12 · Kindergarten

I Have Sinned

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

PRAY
LAMB
GOD
LOVE
David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.

2 Samuel 12:16 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

LAMB
NATHAN
PRAY
BABY

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a little lamb being cared for.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What do you say when you have done something wrong?
  • How would you take care of a little lamb?

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2 Samuel 12 · Grade 1

The Little Lamb

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

LAMB
SINNED
BEGGED
LOVED
David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.

2 Samuel 12:16 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

A poor man had one little lamb.
Nathan said, You are the man!
David said, I have sinned.
A baby named Solomon was born.
The Lord loved Solomon.

Nathan's Story

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

Yahweh sent Nathan to David

one little ewe lamb

he called his name Solomon

I have sinned against Yahweh

Draw a little lamb being cared for.

Memory Verse

“David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.”

2 Samuel 12:16 (WEB)

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did God send Nathan to David?
  • How can you tell God you are sorry?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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2 Samuel 12 · Grade 2

You Are the Man

Name Date

Read the Story

God sent Nathan to David. Nathan told a story. A rich man had many sheep. A poor man had one little lamb. He loved it like a child. The rich man took the poor man's lamb.

David got very angry. He said, That man did wrong! Nathan said, You are the man! David had done wrong too.

David said, I have sinned against the Lord. Nathan said God had put away his sin. But sad things still came. David's baby got sick and died. Later God gave David and Bathsheba a son named Solomon. The Lord loved him.

Memory Verse

David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die.

2 Samuel 12:13 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who did God send to David?

    One little lambNathanYou are the man!

  2. How many lambs did the poor man have?

    One little lambYou are the man!Nathan

  3. What did Nathan say to David?

    You are the man!The LordNathan

  4. What did David say?

  5. Who loved Solomon?

    You are the man!The LordNathan

Word Search

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

LAMBKEWEHSOLOMONCBIFASTEDDWAJYBWWNJMWORSHIPEDDYLOVEDKFUYGAMBULANATHANEHJSINNEDDUB
  • WORSHIPED
  • SOLOMON
  • NATHAN
  • SINNED
  • FASTED
  • LOVED
  • LAMB
  • EWE

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why was David angry at the rich man in the story?
  • How did David show he trusted God after the baby died?

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2 Samuel 12 · Grade 3

David Confesses

Name Date

Read the Story

The Lord sent Nathan to David. Nathan told about two men in one city. The rich man had very many flocks. The poor man had only one little ewe lamb that grew up with his children. When a traveler came, the rich man took the poor man's lamb to make a meal.

David's anger burned hot. He said the man must pay back four times as much. Nathan said, You are the man! God had given David so much, yet David had taken Uriah's wife and had Uriah killed in battle. Nathan said trouble would come in David's own house.

David said, I have sinned against the Lord. Nathan said the Lord had put away his sin, and David would not die. But the baby became sick. David prayed and fasted. When the child died, David got up, washed, and worshiped in the Lord's house. Later Bathsheba had a son, Solomon, and the Lord loved him.

Memory Verse

David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die.

2 Samuel 12:13 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did the poor man have?

  2. What did David say the rich man must do?

  3. What did Nathan say to David?

  4. What did Nathan say the Lord had done?

  5. What did David do after the child died?

Nathan's Story

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you listen when someone shows you what you did wrong?
  • How does it feel to know God forgives you when you confess?

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2 Samuel 12 · Grade 4

Forgiven but Not Without Sorrow

Name Date

Read and Think

God did not leave David hiding his sin. He sent Nathan the prophet with a story. A rich man with many flocks refused to take one of his own animals for a traveler. Instead he took the only lamb of a poor man, a lamb the poor man loved like a daughter.

David burned with anger and said the man deserved to die. Nathan answered, You are the man! Speaking for God, Nathan reminded David of all God had given him and asked why he had despised the Lord's word. Because David had struck Uriah and taken his wife, the sword would never depart from his house.

David did not make excuses. He said, I have sinned against Yahweh. Nathan replied that the Lord had put away his sin. Yet the consequences remained. The child became very sick. David fasted and lay on the ground, hoping God would be gracious. After the child died, David worshiped. He said he would go to the child, but the child would not return to him. God then gave David and Bathsheba Solomon, and sent word through Nathan that the Lord loved him.

Show What You Know

  1. How did God help David stop hiding his sin?

  2. What would never depart from David's house?

  3. How did David respond to Nathan?

  4. What did David say after the child died?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

sinnedfastedNathanlambGod
  1. did not leave David hiding his sin.
  2. He sent the prophet with a story.
  3. Instead he took the only of a poor man, a lamb the poor man loved like a daughter.
  4. He said, I have against Yahweh.
  5. David and lay on the ground, hoping God would be gracious.

Think About It

  1. David confessed right away when he was confronted. Why is it hard to admit our sins, and why is it good?

  2. God forgave David, but some consequences remained. How can forgiveness and consequences both be true?

Memory Verse

David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die.

2 Samuel 12:13 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did consequences remain even after David was forgiven?
  • How does David's confession show a heart that is turning back to God?

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2 Samuel 12 · Grade 5

You Are the Man

Name Date

Read and Think

Chapter 12 shows God's faithful pursuit of a guilty king. Yahweh sent Nathan, who told a story that drew out David's sense of justice. A rich man spared his own flocks and seized a poor man's only ewe lamb, which ate from his food, drank from his cup, and lay in his bosom. David angrily declared that the man deserved to die and must restore the lamb fourfold, because he had no pity.

Nathan's reply was four words: You are the man! God had anointed David, delivered him from Saul, and given him much, and would have given more. Yet David had despised the Lord's word by striking Uriah with the sword and taking his wife. Therefore the sword would never depart from David's house, and evil would rise up against him from within his own family.

David's response was immediate: I have sinned against Yahweh. Nathan announced that the Lord had put away his sin and that David would not die, but the child would die because David had given great occasion to the enemies of Yahweh to blaspheme. David pleaded with God, fasting and lying on the earth for seven days. When the child died, David rose, worshiped in the house of the Lord, and accepted God's will. Later Solomon was born, the Lord loved him, and through Nathan the prophet he was named Jedidiah. The chapter closes with Joab and David taking Rabbah.

Show What You Know

  1. How did Nathan's story draw out David's sense of justice?

  2. What had David despised?

  3. What would never depart from David's house?

  4. What name was Solomon given through Nathan the prophet?

  5. What city did Joab and David take?

Crossword

1234

Across

  1. he called his name ____
  2. one little ewe ____

Down

  1. I have ____ against Yahweh.
  2. Yahweh ____ him.
  3. God's prophet who told David a story

Think About It

  1. God sent Nathan because He loved David too much to leave him in sin. Who in your life tells you the truth when you need to hear it?

  2. David worshiped even after his prayer was not answered the way he hoped. What does it look like to trust God when the answer is no?

Memory Verse

David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die.

2 Samuel 12:13 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did the name Jedidiah show about God's love?
  • Why is a friend who tells the truth a gift from God?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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