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2 Samuel 16 · Preschool

God Sees the Wrong

Name Date

Color the donkeys and the bread! God cared for David on the road.

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

Bible Verse

It may be that Yahweh will look on the wrong done to me, and that Yahweh will repay me good for the cursing of me today.”

2 Samuel 16:12 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: When someone was mean to David, he let God take care of it. We can ask God for help when people are unkind.

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2 Samuel 16 · Kindergarten

God Cares

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

REST
BREAD
GOOD
GOD
The king and all the people who were with him arrived weary; and he refreshed himself there.

2 Samuel 16:14 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

DONKEY
BREAD
GRAPES
STONES

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw someone answering unkindness with kindness.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What can you do when someone is mean to you?
  • What food would you share with a tired friend?

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2 Samuel 16 · Grade 1

Leave It to God

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

CURSED
STONES
GOOD
WEARY
It may be that Yahweh will look on the wrong done to me, and that Yahweh will repay me good for the cursing of me today.”

2 Samuel 16:12 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Ziba brought donkeys with food.
Shimei threw stones at David.
Abishai wanted to stop Shimei.
David said, Leave him alone.
Hushai went to Absalom.

Trouble on the Road

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

refreshed himself there

Shimei, the son of Gera

It may be that Yahweh will look on the wrong done to me

a couple of donkeys saddled

Draw someone answering unkindness with kindness.

Memory Verse

It may be that Yahweh will look on the wrong done to me, and that Yahweh will repay me good for the cursing of me today.”

2 Samuel 16:12 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did Ziba bring to David?
  • Why did Abishai want to stop Shimei?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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2 Samuel 16 · Grade 2

Kind When Others Are Mean

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Read the Story

David was on the road. A man named Ziba brought donkeys. They carried bread, raisins, and fruit. Ziba said the food was for the king's family.

A man named Shimei came out. He yelled mean words at David. He threw stones and dust. David's helper Abishai wanted to stop him.

David said, Leave him alone. Maybe God will see the wrong done to me. Maybe God will give me good. David and his people were tired. They rested.

Memory Verse

It may be that Yahweh will look on the wrong done to me, and that Yahweh will repay me good for the cursing of me today.”

2 Samuel 16:12 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. What did Ziba bring?

  2. What did Shimei throw?

    They restedStones and dustLeave him alone

  3. Who wanted to stop Shimei?

    AbishaiLeave him aloneThey rested

  4. What did David say?

    They restedStones and dustLeave him alone

  5. What did David and his people do when they were tired?

    Stones and dustThey restedAbishai

Word Search

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

HDBRPDELJHLMAOOGWHKDBISNSIHOURSTKHNEUSEIOEIEWHTANNYMLOCLDSESEDPGOODSUIVECJGFSINEK
  • DONKEYS
  • RAISINS
  • SHIMEI
  • STONES
  • BREAD
  • DUST
  • GOOD
  • WINE

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you stay calm when someone says mean things to you?
  • Who helps you when you are worn out?

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2 Samuel 16 · Grade 3

Cursed on the Road

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Read the Story

Ziba was Mephibosheth's servant. He met David with donkeys. They carried bread, raisins, fruit, and wine. Ziba said Mephibosheth stayed in Jerusalem to get back his grandfather's kingdom. David believed Ziba. He gave Ziba all of Mephibosheth's things.

Then Shimei came out. He was from Saul's family. He cursed David and threw stones at him. Abishai wanted to stop Shimei by force. But David said, Leave him alone. He said maybe the Lord would look on the wrong done to him. Maybe the Lord would repay him good for the cursing.

David's people arrived weary and refreshed themselves. Meanwhile Absalom came to Jerusalem. Hushai greeted him with Long live the king. Absalom asked why he did not go with his friend David. Hushai said he would serve the one the Lord and the people had chosen.

Memory Verse

It may be that Yahweh will look on the wrong done to me, and that Yahweh will repay me good for the cursing of me today.”

2 Samuel 16:12 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did Ziba say about Mephibosheth?

  2. What did Shimei do to David?

  3. What did Abishai want to do?

  4. What did David hope the Lord would do?

  5. What did Hushai say to Absalom?

Trouble on the Road

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why should David have heard Mephibosheth's side of the story?
  • How can you be an honest friend?

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2 Samuel 16 · Grade 4

Repay Me Good

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Read and Think

As David fled, Ziba came with food and a story. He said Mephibosheth was waiting in Jerusalem. He said Mephibosheth hoped to get back his grandfather's kingdom. David gave Ziba all that was Mephibosheth's. He did not hear Mephibosheth's side. Later we will see that Ziba's story may not be true.

Next Shimei, of Saul's house, cursed David, calling him a man of blood and throwing stones. Abishai offered to kill him. David refused. He said that if his own son was seeking his life, he should not be surprised by this Benjamite. David chose to leave the matter with God, hoping that the Lord would see his distress and repay him good for the cursing.

In Jerusalem, Hushai greeted Absalom as king. Absalom asked why he did not go with his friend. Hushai said he would serve the one the Lord and Israel had chosen. Then Absalom asked Ahithophel for advice. People treated his advice as if they had asked the word of God. But his advice to Absalom was evil. It was meant to end all hope of peace with David.

Show What You Know

  1. What did David do without hearing Mephibosheth's side?

  2. What did Shimei call David?

  3. Why did David refuse to let Abishai kill Shimei?

  4. How was Ahithophel's counsel treated in those days?

Think About It

  1. David did not strike back at Shimei. How can you answer unkind words without returning evil?

  2. David made a quick judgment about Mephibosheth. Why is it wise to hear both sides before deciding?

Memory Verse

It may be that Yahweh will look on the wrong done to me, and that Yahweh will repay me good for the cursing of me today.”

2 Samuel 16:12 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does trusting God's justice help us not take revenge?
  • Why was Ahithophel's advice so dangerous?

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2 Samuel 16 · Grade 5

Bearing Insults with Trust

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Read and Think

Chapter 16 shows David at his lowest point and also some of his best responses. Ziba met him beyond the top of the Mount of Olives with two saddled donkeys loaded with bread, raisins, summer fruits, and wine. When asked about Mephibosheth, Ziba claimed that he had stayed behind hoping Israel would restore his grandfather's kingdom to him. David, weary and hurried, transferred all of Mephibosheth's property to Ziba without investigation.

At Bahurim, Shimei of Saul's family followed along the hillside, cursing David as a man of blood and throwing stones and dust. He claimed the Lord was repaying David for the blood of Saul's house. Abishai offered to kill him. David's answer was humble: his own son sought his life, so why be surprised at a Benjamite? Perhaps the Lord had told him to curse. Let him alone. David hoped that the Lord would look on the wrong done to him and repay him good for the cursing.

Meanwhile Absalom entered Jerusalem. Hushai cleverly greeted him, saying he would serve the one whom Yahweh and the people had chosen, wording that Absalom took as loyalty. Absalom then turned to Ahithophel, whose counsel in those days was treated like an inquiry of the word of God. Ahithophel's advice was meant to make Absalom odious to his father beyond any hope of peace. The counselor's wisdom had become a tool of wickedness.

Show What You Know

  1. How did David handle Mephibosheth's property?

  2. What did Shimei claim the Lord was doing?

  3. What was David's humble answer to Abishai?

  4. How did Hushai cleverly word his loyalty?

  5. What was Ahithophel's advice meant to do?

Crossword

3241

Across

  1. He threw stones at David.
  2. Yahweh will repay me ____.
  3. a couple of ____ saddled

Down

  1. two hundred loaves of ____
  2. He cast ____ at David

Think About It

  1. David hoped that the Lord would repay him good for the cursing. How does trusting God's justice free us from taking revenge?

  2. Ahithophel's great wisdom was used for evil. Why does wisdom need a good heart to guide it?

Memory Verse

It may be that Yahweh will look on the wrong done to me, and that Yahweh will repay me good for the cursing of me today.”

2 Samuel 16:12 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you use your smarts to help instead of hurt?
  • What can we learn from how David handled insults?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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