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Judges 16 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Samson and Delilah

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.

PreschoolRemember Me

pillarlj and gateCoinjr and ropefire

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

KindergartenHis Hair Grew

PILLAR → picture 2SAMSON → picture 4PRAY → picture 1GATE → picture 3

Grade 1Samson Prays

Samson carried the city gates. → picture 2The lords gave Delilah silver. → picture 4Delilah tied him with ropes. → picture 5His hair began to grow again. → picture 1Samson pushed the two pillars. → picture 3

Order:

1. Samson carries the gate2. The lords offer Delilah silver3. Samson's hair grows again4. Samson prays, Remember me

Grade 2Samson's Secret

  1. What did Samson carry up a hill? The city gates (circle)
  2. Who paid Delilah? The Philistine leaders (circle)
  3. How many times did Samson tell her something not true? Three times (circle)
  4. What began to grow in prison? His hair (circle)
  5. What did Samson push? The two middle pillars (circle)
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Grade 3Lord, Remember Me

  1. When did Samson pull up the gate doors? At midnight
  2. How much silver did each lord offer? Eleven hundred pieces
  3. What three things did Samson lie about? Green cords, new ropes, and weaving his hair
  4. Who departed from Samson? Yahweh
  5. Who was the Philistines' god? Dagon
1: Samson carries the gate2: The lords offer Delilah silver3: Samson's hair grows again4: Samson prays, Remember me

Grade 4Strength Lost and Renewed

  1. How much was Delilah offered? Eleven hundred pieces of silver from each lord
  2. What did Samson not know after his hair was shaved? That Yahweh had departed from him
  3. What began to happen to his hair in prison? It began to grow again.
  4. Whom did the Philistines praise? Dagon

Word bank: 1. Gaza; 2. Delilah; 3. hair; 4. Dagon; 5. pillars

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

Grade 5Remember Me, Please

  1. Where did Samson carry the gate? To a hill before Hebron
  2. What were Delilah's three attempts? Seven green cords, new ropes, and weaving his seven locks into the loom
  3. What did Samson expect when he awoke shaved? To shake himself free as at other times
  4. How many were on the roof? About three thousand
  5. Where was Samson buried? In the burial site of Manoah his father
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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