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2 Samuel 24 · Preschool

God's Mercy Is Great

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Color the altar and the cows! David gave God a gift that cost him something.

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

Bible Verse

David said to Gad, “I am in distress. Let us fall now into Yahweh’s hand, for his mercies are great. Let me not fall into man’s hand.”

2 Samuel 24:14 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God's mercies are great. David trusted God's kindness even when he had done wrong.

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2 Samuel 24 · Kindergarten

God Is Merciful

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

MERCY
ALTAR
GIFT
GOD
David went up according to the saying of Gad, as Yahweh commanded.

2 Samuel 24:19 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

ALTAR
OXEN
GRAIN
MERCY

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a gift you could give to God.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your great mercies. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What is a gift you could give to God?
  • How do you feel when someone forgives you?

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2 Samuel 24 · Grade 1

A Gift to God

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

MERCY
ALTAR
SINNED
SILVER
David went up according to the saying of Gad, as Yahweh commanded.

2 Samuel 24:19 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Joab counted the people.
David said, I have sinned.
God told the angel, It is enough.
David paid silver for the place.
David built an altar to the Lord.

A Gift That Costs

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

his mercies are great

It is enough

David's heart struck him

David built an altar to Yahweh there

Draw a gift you could give to God.

Memory Verse

“David went up according to the saying of Gad, as Yahweh commanded.”

2 Samuel 24:19 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your great mercies. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did David feel bad after counting the people?
  • What did God tell the angel?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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2 Samuel 24 · Grade 2

A Gift That Costs

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Read the Story

David told Joab to count all the people. Joab did not want to, but he did it. Then David felt bad in his heart. He said, I have sinned.

A prophet named Gad came. Hard times would come. David said, Let us fall into God's hands. His mercies are great. A great sickness came on the people. Then God said to the angel, It is enough. The sickness stopped.

Gad told David to build an altar. A man named Araunah wanted to give David the place for free. David said, No, I will pay. I will not give God a gift that costs me nothing. David built an altar and prayed. God heard.

Memory Verse

David said to Gad, “I am in distress. Let us fall now into Yahweh’s hand, for his mercies are great. Let me not fall into man’s hand.”

2 Samuel 24:14 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who did David tell to count the people?

    His mercies are greatJoabI have sinned

  2. What did David say after the count?

    I have sinnedHis mercies are greatJoab

  3. Why did David want to fall into God's hands?

    His mercies are greatJoabI have sinned

  4. What did God say to the angel?

    His mercies are greatIt is enoughJoab

  5. Why did David pay Araunah?

Word Search

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

ACSINNEDTNOTHINGNGHOXENWIBYUHHNBWUVFHLISILVERFEHDALTARGFENOUGHHDEMERCIESTGREATKFH
  • MERCIES
  • NOTHING
  • ENOUGH
  • SILVER
  • SINNED
  • ALTAR
  • GREAT
  • OXEN

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your great mercies. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you give to God even when it is hard?
  • How can you trust God after you have done wrong?

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2 Samuel 24 · Grade 3

His Mercies Are Great

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Read the Story

David told Joab to go through all the tribes of Israel and count the people. Joab asked why the king wanted this, but David insisted. After nine months and twenty days, Joab came back with the numbers.

Then David's heart struck him. He said to the Lord, I have sinned greatly. The prophet Gad brought three choices of judgment. David said he was in distress, but he wanted to fall into Yahweh's hand, for His mercies are great. A pestilence came, and seventy thousand men died. When the angel reached toward Jerusalem, the Lord said, It is enough.

David saw the angel and prayed that God's hand would be against him and not against the people. Gad told David to build an altar on the threshing floor of Araunah. Araunah offered it as a gift, but David said he would not offer to Yahweh what cost him nothing. He paid fifty shekels of silver, built the altar, and the plague was removed.

Memory Verse

David said to Gad, “I am in distress. Let us fall now into Yahweh’s hand, for his mercies are great. Let me not fall into man’s hand.”

2 Samuel 24:14 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. How long did Joab take to count the people?

  2. What did David say after his heart struck him?

  3. Why did David want to fall into Yahweh's hand?

  4. What did the Lord say to the angel?

  5. How much did David pay Araunah?

A Gift That Costs

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your great mercies. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it good to listen when a friend warns you?
  • How did David pray for the people when he saw the angel?

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2 Samuel 24 · Grade 4

An Offering That Costs

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Read and Think

The book ends with one more failure and one more mercy. David ordered a census of the fighting men. Joab objected, but the king's word prevailed. The count took nine months and twenty days. Afterward David's heart struck him, and he confessed that he had sinned greatly and acted very foolishly.

Through Gad the seer, God offered three judgments: famine, fleeing from enemies, or three days of pestilence. David said, Let us fall now into Yahweh's hand, for his mercies are great. The pestilence took seventy thousand men. But when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem, Yahweh relented and said, It is enough.

David pleaded for the people, asking that God's hand be against him and his father's house instead, since the people were like sheep. Gad told him to build an altar at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. Araunah offered the place, the oxen, and the wood for free. David refused: he would not offer burnt offerings that cost him nothing. He bought it, built an altar, and Yahweh was entreated for the land.

Show What You Know

  1. What did David confess?

  2. What three judgments did God offer?

  3. What did David plead for the people?

  4. What did David refuse to do?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

altarnothingGodenoughoxen
  1. Through Gad the seer, offered three judgments: famine, fleeing from enemies, or three days of pestilence.
  2. But when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem, Yahweh relented and said, It is .
  3. Gad told him to build an at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
  4. Araunah offered the place, the , and the wood for free.
  5. David refused: he would not offer burnt offerings that cost him .

Think About It

  1. David would not give God an offering that cost him nothing. What does it mean to give God something that truly costs you?

  2. David trusted God's mercy more than people's mercy. Why is God's mercy greater than any human mercy?

Memory Verse

David said to Gad, “I am in distress. Let us fall now into Yahweh’s hand, for his mercies are great. Let me not fall into man’s hand.”

2 Samuel 24:14 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your great mercies. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What could you give up to help someone else?
  • Why is God's mercy greater than man's mercy?

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2 Samuel 24 · Grade 5

Into the Hand of the Lord

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Read and Think

Second Samuel closes with a story of sin, judgment, intercession, and worship. The text says Yahweh's anger burned against Israel, and David was moved to count Israel and Judah. Joab objected, asking why the king delighted in this, but he was overruled. After nine months and twenty days, the count was 800,000 fighting men in Israel and 500,000 in Judah.

Then David's heart struck him. He confessed, I have sinned greatly in that which I have done, and asked Yahweh to put away his iniquity. Through Gad the seer, God offered three judgments. David's answer reveals his faith: I am in distress. Let us fall now into Yahweh's hand, for his mercies are great. Let me not fall into man's hand. A pestilence followed, and seventy thousand died. As the angel stretched out his hand over Jerusalem, Yahweh relented and said, It is enough. Now withdraw your hand.

Seeing the angel at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, David interceded: he had sinned, but what had these sheep done? Let God's hand fall on him and his father's house. Gad directed him to build an altar there. Araunah offered everything freely, but David insisted on paying, saying he would not offer burnt offerings to Yahweh his God which cost him nothing. He bought the threshing floor and oxen for fifty shekels of silver, built an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Yahweh was entreated for the land, and the plague was removed. The book ends with mercy answering repentance and worship.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Joab ask David?

  2. What was the count?

  3. What does David's choice reveal about his faith?

  4. How did David intercede for the people?

  5. How does the book end?

Crossword

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Across

  1. I have ____ greatly.
  2. David built an ____ to Yahweh there.
  3. Let us fall now into Yahweh's hand, for his ____ are great.
  4. It is ____.

Down

  1. which cost me ____

Think About It

  1. David chose to fall into God's hands because His mercies are great. When you have done wrong, why is it good news to turn to God?

  2. David stood between God's judgment and the people, asking that it fall on himself. How does that picture a leader who cares for others more than for himself?

Memory Verse

David said to Gad, “I am in distress. Let us fall now into Yahweh’s hand, for his mercies are great. Let me not fall into man’s hand.”

2 Samuel 24:14 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your great mercies. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does this last chapter show sin, judgment, and mercy together?
  • What can we learn from how David responded when his heart struck him?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.