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2 Samuel 24 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: David Counts the People

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGod's Mercy Is Great

altarpeopleperson

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGod Is Merciful

ALTAR → picture 2OXEN → picture 4GRAIN → picture 1MERCY → picture 3

Grade 1A Gift to God

Joab counted the people. → picture 2David said, I have sinned. → picture 4God told the angel, It is enough. → picture 5David paid silver for the place. → picture 1David built an altar to the Lord. → picture 3

Order:

1. David's heart struck him2. his mercies are great3. It is enough4. David built an altar to Yahweh there

Grade 2A Gift That Costs

  1. Who did David tell to count the people? Joab (circle)
  2. What did David say after the count? I have sinned. (circle)
  3. Why did David want to fall into God's hands? His mercies are great. (circle)
  4. What did God say to the angel? It is enough. (circle)
  5. Why did David pay Araunah? He would not give God a gift that costs him nothing.
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Grade 3His Mercies Are Great

  1. How long did Joab take to count the people? Nine months and twenty days
  2. What did David say after his heart struck him? I have sinned greatly.
  3. Why did David want to fall into Yahweh's hand? His mercies are great.
  4. What did the Lord say to the angel? It is enough.
  5. How much did David pay Araunah? Fifty shekels of silver
1: David's heart struck him2: his mercies are great3: It is enough4: David built an altar to Yahweh there

Grade 4An Offering That Costs

  1. What did David confess? That he had sinned greatly and acted very foolishly
  2. What three judgments did God offer? Famine, fleeing from enemies, or three days of pestilence
  3. What did David plead for the people? That God's hand be against him and his father's house instead
  4. What did David refuse to do? Offer burnt offerings that cost him nothing

Word bank: 1. God; 2. enough; 3. altar; 4. oxen; 5. nothing

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Into the Hand of the Lord

  1. What did Joab ask David? Why the king delighted in this count
  2. What was the count? 800,000 fighting men in Israel and 500,000 in Judah
  3. What does David's choice reveal about his faith? He trusted that Yahweh's mercies are great, more than man's.
  4. How did David intercede for the people? He asked what the sheep had done and asked God's hand to fall on him and his father's house.
  5. How does the book end? With mercy answering repentance and worship
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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