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2 Samuel 15 · Preschool

A Loyal Friend

Name Date

Color the ark and the mountain! David's friend Ittai stayed with him.

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

Bible 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)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Ittai promised to stay with David in hard times. God is with us in hard times too, and He gives us friends.

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2 Samuel 15 · Kindergarten

Trust God

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

TRUST
ARK
CITY
HILL
Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried God’s ark to Jerusalem again; and they stayed there.

2 Samuel 15:29 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

ARK
HILL
CITY
FRIEND

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a loyal friend.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who is a loyal friend to you?
  • Where do you go when you feel sad?

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2 Samuel 15 · Grade 1

Loyal Friends

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

HEARTS
LOYAL
ARK
WEPT
Absalom did this sort of thing to all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

2 Samuel 15:6 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Absalom sat by the gate.
He made himself king.
David left the city.
Zadok carried the ark back.
David went up the hill weeping.

David Flees

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

Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel

Arise! Let's flee

David went up by the ascent of the Mount of Olives

As Yahweh lives

Draw a loyal friend.

Memory Verse

“Absalom did this sort of thing to all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.”

2 Samuel 15:6 (WEB)

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 Absalom do to steal the hearts of the people?
  • Why did David leave Jerusalem?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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2 Samuel 15 · Grade 2

A Son Turns Away

Name Date

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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2 Samuel 15 · Grade 3

David Leaves Jerusalem

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Read the Story

Absalom got a chariot and horses and fifty men to run before him. He rose early and stood by the gate. He told people with problems that their case was good, but no one from the king would hear them. He wished he were judge. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

Absalom asked to go to Hebron to pay a vow, but there he made himself king. When David heard, he said, Arise, let's flee. David left with his household. Ittai the Gittite said he would be wherever the king was, whether for death or for life.

Zadok and the Levites brought God's ark. David told Zadok to carry it back into the city. He said if he found favor in God's eyes, God would bring him back. David went up the Mount of Olives, weeping with his head covered. He prayed that God would turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. He sent his friend Hushai back to the city to help.

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)

Answer the Questions

  1. How did Absalom steal the hearts of the men of Israel?

  2. Where did Absalom make himself king?

  3. What did Ittai say?

  4. Why did David send the ark back?

  5. What did David pray about Ahithophel?

David Flees

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did Absalom use kind words for a selfish plan?
  • How can you stay loyal to a friend who is going through a hard time?

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2 Samuel 15 · Grade 4

Faith on the Road Out

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Read and Think

Absalom worked slowly to win the people. He rose early to stand by the gate, met everyone who came for judgment, and told them no one would hear their case. He hinted that things would be better if he were judge. When people bowed, he took their hands and kissed them. In this way he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

Using a vow as an excuse, Absalom went to Hebron and had trumpets announce him as king. Even Ahithophel, David's counselor, joined him. David chose to flee rather than let Jerusalem be struck with the sword. Ittai, a foreigner who had only recently arrived, swore loyalty to David whether for death or for life.

When Zadok brought the ark, David sent it back. He would not use the ark as a lucky charm. He said that if God had no delight in him, God could do to him as seemed good. David climbed the Mount of Olives barefoot and weeping. When he heard Ahithophel had joined Absalom, he prayed. Then he sent Hushai back to defeat Ahithophel's counsel.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Absalom do when people bowed to him?

  2. Why did David choose to flee?

  3. Why did David send the ark back?

  4. What did David do when he heard Ahithophel had joined Absalom?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

goodheartsfleearkIttai
  1. In this way he stole the of the men of Israel.
  2. David chose to rather than let Jerusalem be struck with the sword.
  3. , a foreigner who had only recently arrived, swore loyalty to David whether for death or for life.
  4. When Zadok brought the , David sent it back.
  5. He said that if God had no delight in him, God could do to him as seemed .

Think About It

  1. Absalom won people with flattering words. How can you tell the difference between real care and flattery?

  2. David said God could do to him as seemed good. How can you trust God when you do not know how things will turn out?

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)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does David's Here I am show about his trust in God?
  • How did God answer David's prayer through Hushai?

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2 Samuel 15 · Grade 5

Here I Am

Name Date

Read and Think

Absalom's rebellion grew from a careful campaign. He displayed royal style with a chariot, horses, and fifty runners. Each morning at the gate he intercepted people seeking justice, declared their cause good, criticized the king's lack of deputies, and wished aloud that he were judge. With handshakes and kisses he stole the hearts of the men of Israel. At the end of forty years, as the text counts them, he went to Hebron, where David had first reigned, claiming to pay a vow, and there he was proclaimed king. David's own counselor Ahithophel joined the conspiracy.

David fled to spare the city. Many stayed loyal. Ittai the Gittite, an exile only recently arrived, swore that wherever the king was, whether for death or for life, he would be there. The priests Zadok and Abiathar came carrying the ark, but David told Zadok to carry it back into the city. His words show deep surrender: if God delighted in him, He would bring him back; if not, Here I am. Let him do to me as seems good to him.

The king climbed the Mount of Olives, weeping, head covered, and barefoot, and all the people with him wept. When told that Ahithophel was among the conspirators, David prayed that Yahweh would turn Ahithophel's counsel into foolishness. Almost at once God provided an answer: Hushai the Archite met him with torn clothes. David sent him back to Jerusalem to pretend loyalty to Absalom and defeat Ahithophel's counsel, passing word through the priests' sons.

Show What You Know

  1. How did Absalom intercept people seeking justice?

  2. Why was it significant that Absalom went to Hebron?

  3. How did David show deep surrender?

  4. How did God answer David's prayer about Ahithophel almost at once?

  5. How would word reach David?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Absalom stole the ____ of the men of Israel.
  2. David went up by the ascent of the Mount of ____.

Down

  1. A priest who carried the ark
  2. The Gittite who stayed with David
  3. David's friend who went back to the city

Think About It

  1. David said, Here I am. Let him do to me as seems good to him. What would it look like to pray that way in a hard situation?

  2. Ittai, a newcomer, showed greater loyalty than David's own son. What makes someone a truly loyal friend?

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)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is flattery dangerous for both leaders and followers?
  • How can we stay faithful when people we love turn away?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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