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2 Samuel 14 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Absalom Comes Home

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.

PreschoolBring Him Home

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

KindergartenCome Home

WOMAN → picture 4KING → picture 3CITY → picture 2FIELD → picture 1

Grade 1Bring Him Back

A wise woman came to the king. → picture 3She told the king a story. → picture 5Joab brought Absalom home. → picture 2Absalom did not see the king. → picture 4At last the king kissed Absalom. → picture 1

Order:

1. a wise woman2. but devises means, that he who is banished not be an outcast3. brought Absalom to Jerusalem4. the king kissed Absalom

Grade 2The Son Comes Home

  1. Who did David miss? Absalom (circle)
  2. Who did Joab send to the king? A wise woman (circle)
  3. What did David say? Bring Absalom back. (circle)
  4. How long did David not see Absalom? Two years (circle)
  5. What did the king do at last? He kissed him. (circle)
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Grade 3A Wise Woman's Story

  1. What did Joab see? The king's heart was toward Absalom.
  2. Where was the wise woman from? Tekoa
  3. What did the king promise the woman? To protect her son
  4. What does God devise, according to the woman? Means so that the banished is not an outcast from Him
  5. How long did Absalom live in Jerusalem without seeing the king? Two full years
1: a wise woman2: but devises means, that he who is banished not be an outcast3: brought Absalom to Jerusalem4: the king kissed Absalom

Grade 4Half a Welcome

  1. What did the wise woman pretend to be? A widow whose only remaining son was in danger
  2. What did she compare life to? Water spilled on the ground that cannot be gathered again
  3. How did Absalom get Joab's attention? He had Joab's barley field set on fire.
  4. How did David finally receive Absalom? With a kiss

Word bank: 1. Absalom; 2. wise; 3. water; 4. banished

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

Grade 5God Devises Means

  1. How was the woman's case like Nathan's parable? It was a story that led the king to judge himself.
  2. What did David swear about the woman's son? That not one hair of her son would fall to the earth
  3. What do the woman's memorable words say about God? He does not take away life but devises means so that he who is banished is not an outcast from Him.
  4. What hints at Absalom's pride? The writer notes his striking appearance and heavy hair.
  5. How did Absalom force a meeting? He burned Joab's barley field.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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