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2 Samuel 5 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: David Becomes King over All Israel

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.

PreschoolThe Shepherd King

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

KindergartenGod Was with David

KING → picture 3CITY → picture 1SHEEP → picture 4TREES → picture 2

Grade 1David the King

All the tribes came to David. → picture 4They anointed David king. → picture 3David took the stronghold of Zion. → picture 1Hiram built David a house. → picture 5God's army marched in the tops of the trees. → picture 2

Order:

1. they anointed David king over Israel2. David took the stronghold of Zion3. David grew greater and greater4. attack them in front of the mulberry trees

Grade 2King of All Israel

  1. Who came to David? All the tribes of Israel
  2. How old was David when he became king? Thirty years old (circle)
  3. What city did David take? The stronghold of Zion (circle)
  4. Why did David grow greater? God was with him. (circle)
  5. What did David do before he went to fight? He asked God. (circle)
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Grade 3David's City

  1. What had the Lord said David would be? Shepherd of His people
  2. How long did David reign? Forty years
  3. What did David call the stronghold of Zion? David's city
  4. What did Hiram send? Cedar trees and workers
  5. What sound told David that God had gone before him? The sound of marching in the treetops
1: they anointed David king over Israel2: David took the stronghold of Zion3: David grew greater and greater4: attack them in front of the mulberry trees

Grade 4The Lord Was with Him

  1. How long had David ruled in Hebron? Seven and a half years
  2. Who boasted that David could never get in? The Jebusites
  3. Why did David grow greater and greater? The Lord, the God of Armies, was with him.
  4. Why did David ask God a second time? He did not assume the answer would be the same.

Word bank: 1. shepherd; 2. anointed; 3. Zion; 4. greater; 5. God

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

Grade 5Shepherd of My People

  1. What three reasons did the tribes give for accepting David? He was their bone and flesh, he had led Israel in battle, and the Lord had said he would be shepherd and prince.
  2. Who sent cedar, carpenters, and masons? Hiram king of Tyre
  3. How does the writer explain David's success? The Lord, the God of Armies, was with him.
  4. For whose sake did God exalt David's kingdom? His people Israel's sake
  5. What did David name the place of the first victory? Baal Perazim
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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