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2 Samuel 3 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Abner Turns to David

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.

PreschoolDavid Grows Strong

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

KindergartenStronger and Stronger

HOUSE → picture 4KING → picture 3PEOPLE → picture 1SAD → picture 2

Grade 1David Makes Peace

David grew stronger and stronger. → picture 5Abner came to David with twenty men. → picture 1David made them a feast. → picture 4Abner went away in peace. → picture 2David wept for Abner. → picture 3

Order:

1. David grew stronger and stronger2. Abner sent messengers to David3. The king lifted up his voice, and wept4. All the people took notice of it

Grade 2Stronger and Stronger

  1. Who got stronger and stronger? David (circle)
  2. Who was the leader of Saul's army? Abner (circle)
  3. What did David make for Abner? A feast (circle)
  4. Who killed Abner? Joab (circle)
  5. What did David do for Abner? He wept for him. (circle)
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Grade 3Abner Comes to David

  1. What happened to David's house during the war? It grew stronger and stronger.
  2. Why did Abner turn to David? He had an argument with Ishbosheth and became very angry.
  3. What did David ask Abner to bring first? His wife Michal
  4. Why did Joab kill Abner? Abner had killed his brother Asahel.
  5. How did David show he was sad? He wept at Abner's grave and would not eat until the sun went down.
1: David grew stronger and stronger2: Abner sent messengers to David3: The king lifted up his voice, and wept4: All the people took notice of it
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Grade 4Peace Broken by Revenge

  1. Who had been holding Saul's house together? Abner
  2. What did Abner say he would do? Transfer the kingdom to David
  3. How did David welcome Abner? With a feast, and he sent him away in peace
  4. What did all Israel understand? The king had not wanted Abner killed.

Word bank: 1. Hebron; 2. Abner; 3. peace

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

Grade 5A Prince and a Great Man Has Fallen

  1. Why does the list of David's sons matter? Those names, like Amnon, Absalom, and Adonijah, matter greatly later in the book.
  2. Why did Abner turn to David? Ishbosheth accused him of a fault, and Abner became furious.
  3. What did David ask for before making an alliance? The return of Michal, Saul's daughter
  4. How did Joab act without David's knowledge? He called Abner back and killed him at the gate of Hebron.
  5. How did the people respond to David's grief? They noticed it, and it pleased them.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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