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2 Samuel 17 · Grade 2

Hiding in a Well

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Read the Story

Ahithophel told Absalom, Let me chase David tonight. Then Absalom asked Hushai. Hushai was David's friend. He gave a different plan. Absalom liked Hushai's plan better. God was in charge.

Two young men ran to warn David. Someone saw them. They hid in a well. A woman put a cover over it. She spread grain on top. No one found them.

They told David, Cross the river now! David and his people crossed the Jordan. Then friends brought beds, bowls, wheat, beans, honey, and cheese. The people were hungry and tired, and their friends fed them.

Memory Verse

“Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For Yahweh had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring evil on Absalom.”

2 Samuel 17:14 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Whose plan did Absalom like better?

    GrainHushai's planThe Jordan

  2. Where did the two young men hide?

    Hushai's planIn a wellThe Jordan

  3. What did the woman spread on the cover?

    Hushai's planIn a wellGrain

  4. What river did David cross?

    Hushai's planGrainThe Jordan

  5. What did friends bring?

Word Search

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

FHLEMNSVABHUOMTHCYUOTNGEEOPTNHGGAEURTEIWJRPNWEYRAEJYSERRSBPAJELEATEFPRLLIUYJBMEYP
  • COUNSEL
  • THIRSTY
  • HUNGRY
  • BUTTER
  • WEARY
  • HONEY
  • SHEEP
  • WELL

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for sending people to help me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you help someone who is hiding or afraid?
  • How can you bring food or help to someone who is tired?

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