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2 Samuel 15 · Grade 2

A Son Turns Away

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Read the Story

Absalom wanted to be king. He stood by the city gate. He told people, I would be fair to you. He kissed them. He stole the hearts of the people.

Absalom went to Hebron. He made himself king. A man told David, The people are following Absalom. So David left Jerusalem with his family and helpers.

A man named Ittai said, I will stay with you. The priests had the ark. David said, Take it back. If God is pleased with me, He will bring me back. David went up a hill. He wept as he went.

Memory Verse

Ittai answered the king and said, “As Yahweh lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in what place my lord the king is, whether for death or for life, your servant will be there also.”

2 Samuel 15:21 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. What did Absalom want to be?

    IttaiThe hearts of the peopleKing

  2. Where did Absalom stand?

    IttaiHe weptBy the city gate

  3. What did Absalom steal?

  4. Who said, I will stay with you?

    He weptIttaiThe hearts of the people

  5. What did David do as he went up the hill?

    By the city gateKingHe wept

Word Search

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

ILWKARKYOHUSHAIKUIWWOIZPEFYLEHLTASEJRPYEITDDRFTFAAVAOSLVWHVREIKEFDRTOTSMEBTPREFSW
  • HEARTS
  • OLIVES
  • HUSHAI
  • ITTAI
  • ZADOK
  • FLEE
  • WEPT
  • ARK

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for friends who stay with me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did Ittai promise David?
  • Why did David send the ark back to the city?

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