Lesson 13 14. Manasseh 15. Amon Kings #14 - #15 of Judah 2 Kings 21 & 2 Chronicles 33 14. Manasseh 2 Kings 21:1-18 & 2 Chronicles 33:1-20 Manasseh was 12 years old when he became the king of Judah. His father was Hezekiah and he reigned for 55 years in Jerusalem. He was evil and worshipped idols. He rebuilt the idols that his father Hezekiah had destroyed. He built a lot of idols and practiced various evil abominations and God was angry. He even added a wooden idol in the temple – in the House of God! God told the prophets that Manasseh was worse than all the Amorites and He was going to bring calamity against Jerusalem and Judah. It would be so bad that the ears would tingle on those that heard about it. God said that he was going to wipe the people of Jerusalem like a person that wipes a plate clean and turns it over. They will be delivered into the hands of their enemies because of their evil ways. Manasseh also killed a lot of innocent people which God didn’t approve of. God sent the captains of the army of the King of Assyria to Judah. They captured Manasseh and took him in bronze shackles to Babylon. During a time when he was sick, he humbled himself to God, prayed and begged with Him. God heard him and Manasseh was taken back to Jerusalem and his kingdom. Finally, Manasseh knew that the Lord was God. After his captivity, he built a very tall wall outside Jerusalem, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, as far as the Fish Gate and enclosed Ophel. He put army captains in the fortified cities of Judah. He took away all the idols and altars that he had built and he repaired the altar of the Lord. He offered peace and thank offerings to God. He commanded the people of Judah to worship the God of Israel. But, some of the people still worshipped idols in the high places. When Manasseh died, he was buried in the garden of his home and his son Amon became the king. 15. Amon 2 Kings 21:18-26 & 2 Chronicles 33:20-25 Anon was 22 years old when he became the king of Judah. His father was Manasseh and he was the king for 2 years in Jerusalem. He was evil and followed the idols that his father did. He served and worshipped the idols instead of God. He did not humble himself like his father to God but sinned even more. Amon’s servants conspired against him and killed him in his own house. The people of Judah made his son Josiah the next king. These crown visuals are for Manasseh. The visual design & lesson was written by Christina Barkley. She gave me permission to recreate and share. Click here to download. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack contains the posters and worksheets. It also includes the visual above for Manasseh and the visuals for Amon. All without logos. Click here for the application pack. Click here to download the lesson. Click here for the visuals for Manasseh. Click here for the pictures to color for Manasseh. Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. Click here to see the king lessons in this series

Carte du Royaume unifié d'Israel et de Juda a l'époque des Rois Saul et David

Lesson 10 9. Amaziah 10. Azariah (Uzziah) 11. Jotham Kings #9 - #11 of Judah 2 Kings 14:1-15:35 2 Chronicles 25-27 9. Amaziah 2 Kings 12:21, 14:1-21 & 2 Chronicles 25 Amaziah is the son of Joash. He was 25 years old when he became the king of Judah. He reigned in Jerusalem for 29 years. He did what was right in God’s eyes. But the idols were not removed from the high places. He executed the ones that killed his father according to the old law. He killed 10,000 Edomites in battle and took Sela; but changed the name to Joktheel. He was feeling powerful after this victory and decided to fight Israel. King Amaziah of Judah sent messengers to King Jehoash of Israel. He said he wanted to go to battle against him. King Jehoash sent back his reply in a story. He said there was a thistle in Lebanon that sent a message to the cedar in Lebanon, but a wild beast trampled the thistle. King Jehoash told Amaziah that just because he won the battle against Edom and now felt victorious, didn’t mean he is strong enough to war against Israel. But Amaziah didn’t listen to the warning. Both kings went to Beth Shemesh and their armies fought a battle. Judah lost the battle against Israel and the men ran. King Amaziah was captured and taken to Jerusalem. They broke down part of the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate. King Jehoash of Israel took all the gold and silver and other treasures that were in the king’s house. He took hostages back to Samaria with him. There were more battles between the two kings. The kings were always fighting. King Jehoash of Israel died and King Amaziah lived 15 more years after him. There was a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, so he fled to Lachish. They followed him and he was killed there. They took him back to Jerusalem on horseback and buried him. The people made his son Azariah who was 16 years old the next king. 10. Azariah 2 Kings 14:21-22, 15:1-7, 2 Chronicles 26 The people made Amaziah’s son Azariah the next king during the 27th year of reign of King Jeroboam of Israel. He is called Uzziah in Chronicles and Amaziah in Kings. He was 16 years old and was a king for 52 years! After his father was buried, he built Elath and returned it to Judah. He did what was right according to God, except there were still idols in the high places that people were worshipping. God made him prosper as long as he worshipped God. He battled against the Philistines and broke down the wall of Gath and other cities. He built cities around some of the Philistine cities. God was with him when he fought the Philistines and Arabians as long as he followed God’s law. The Ammonites brought him tribute and he was known as far as Egypt. His kingdom was very strong. Azariah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and Valley Gate and fortified the city. He built towers in the desert and dug a lot of wells for water for his abundant livestock. He loved the land and had farmers and vineyards to produce the soil. Azariah had a lot of soldiers. There were 2,600 chief officers. There were 307,500 soldiers under them that were good soldiers. Azariah made the whole army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and slings. He made weapons for the towers to shoot arrows and throw rocks. He was well-known all around the area and this pride was his downfall. He went to the temple to burn incense and Azariah the priest (popular name) followed him into the temple. There were 80 priests in the temple. The priest told King Azariah that it wasn’t his place to burn the incense; that was the job for the priests. He told the king to leave. King Azariah became angry and God struck King Azariah with leprosy. The priest removed the king in a hurry when he saw the leprosy break out on his forehead. King Amaziah had leprosy and he was forced to live in an isolated house until he died. His son Jotham was a co-king until he died and then he became the sole king of Judah. 11. Jotham 2 Kings 15:32-38, 2 Chronicles 27:1-9 During the 2nd year of King Pekah of Israel’s reign, the son of Azariah’s son Jotham became the king of Judah. He was 25 years old and was a king for 16 years. He was a good king and obeyed God’s laws. Although, the idols were still in the high places and some of the people worshipped them. He added to Judah with more cities in the mountains and the wall of Ophel. He built fortresses and towers in the forests. He battled the Ammonites and was victorious so the people gave him tribute of 100 talents of silver, 10,000 kors of wheat and 10,000 of barley for 3 years. There were battles between Judah and King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel. He became mighty because he followed God. When Jotham died, he was buried in Jerusalem and his son Ahaz became the king. A few of the lessons in this kings series will have these worksheets. This worksheet is available for Amaziah. The questions and answers were written and given to me by Christina Barkley with permission to recreate the worksheets to share. Click here to download. Also for Amaziah, is the fill-in-the-finger worksheet. The idea, instructions and answers were created by Christina Barkley and I recreated the worksheets with permission to share. This includes the hand that you see above (without logo) and a blank worksheet for students to draw their own hand. Although the answers may vary, a basic teacher's worksheet is included also to show the students what to do. Click here to download. These flash cards for King Amaziah have a couple of ways to use them. Christina Barkley wrote the 15 statements and gave me permission to create the flash cards and share them with you. Click here to download. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack includes the worksheets and posters. It also has the visuals for these kings that are not in the Kings Visual Packs. The visual aid posters you see above are also in this pack. Click here for the application pack. The Thistle story poster can be downloaded here in the Jehoash visual pack. Click here to download the lesson. Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. Click here to see the king lessons in this series

This Icon is based on 2 Kings 23:21-25 (And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the Lord your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant. Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah; But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the Lord in Jerusalem. Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the Lord. And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him). 2 Chronicles 35:1-19(Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the Lord in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the Lord, And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the Lord, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the Lord your God, and his people Israel, And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son. And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites. So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses. And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king's substance. And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle and three hundred oxen. Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen. So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king's commandment. And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them. And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen. And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people. And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron. And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. So all the service of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandment of king Josiah. And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days. And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.

Happily, I stumbled across Josh Byers' artwork a few weeks ago on Pinterest. I'm excited to share this with you because the infographs he creates are such a helpful visual to understanding Scripture! Through his pieces we can see clearly when Israel split into two kingdoms, the sharp decline in the tribe of Simeon, and chart on the map where the Israelites fought their battles when they came into the Promised Land. Josh was gracious enough to chat about my questions and is generously giving away one of his posters! (More on that below.) Tell us a little about yourself--where are you from, do you have a day job, are you married, etc. If you check out my profiles on social media it says I'm a husband, father, pastor, designer, Broncos/Arsenal fan, and goldfish cracker connoisseur. To go a little more in depth, I have a wonderful family. I'm married to a fantastic wife with 4 beautiful children. I currently am on staff at a church in West Des Moines, Iowa. I oversee all of our communications and help people assimilate into the church. I also teach and speak from time to time. How did you get started in graphic design? I've always been interested in graphic art even from an early age. When I was in elementary school I would draw pictures of Lamborghinis and Ferraris and sell them to my friends. From that an interest grew into a hobby which grew into a passion. As I've gotten older I've seen my passion for design spring up in a variety of areas from woodworking, to interior decorating, to web design and most recently digital art. Why did you start doing Biblical infographs? The visual theology infographics came out of a passion for design and good teaching and theology. I believe that the visual medium is something God has used ever since the beginning of time to teach man so there is a reason why we are natural learners from visuals. So a few years ago when I was doing student ministry I wanted a way to connect biblical truth to a generation who has grown up on visuals but didn't respond to the tired flannel graph of my youth. With the rise of the internet infographic it became the perfect medium to communicate simple and even complex truths in an exciting and visual way. What's your favorite infograph that you've designed and why? That's tough. It's like asking which one of my kids is my favorite :) I would probably say the Books of the Bible in the style of the Periodic Table. It was one of the first and people just really seemed to resonate with it. That particular graphic spread very quickly, was translated into several languages, and has been used to teach numerous kids and adults around the world. There is a lot of satisfaction when you know people are buying into what you are doing, using it, learning from it, and loving it. What's next for you? Will there be more Biblical designs from you? Yep – there will be more, tons more! In fact I have partnered with Tim Challies and we wrote a book called (ever so appropriately) Visual Theology... It is is actually available for pre-order now and will be released next April. We are also launching a dedicated website for our Visual Theology pieces that I hope to have available in the next few weeks. How has the graphic design work affected your faith? It has strengthened it for sure. When you are thinking about how to communicate theology to people you tend to look at it from many different angles. The end result is a deeper understanding of how God works and who he is. The Giveaway: Josh has agreed to send one reader a poster size print of the brand new version of the Periodic Table! He packed in a surprising amount of information to this sleek design, including authors, approximate dates written, and what category each book falls under. See the Rafflecopter below to enter. Contest runs through December 2 at midnight and the winner will be announced next week. a Rafflecopter giveaway Be sure and visit Josh's website and grab a couple of free downloads! If you want to order a print head to his page on Society 6. Thanks so much to Josh for a fun giveaway!

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Lesson 7 5. Jehoram 6. Ahaziah Kings #5 - #6 of Judah 2 Kings 8:16-24, 9:27-29, 11:1-3 2 Chronicles 21:1-22:9 5. Jehoram 2 Kings 8:16-24 & 2 Chronicles 21 Jehoram the king of Judah is the son of Jehoshaphat. He is mentioned as sharing the reign part of the time with his father. Jehoshaphat had given his sons silver, gold and other precious things. But, he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the oldest. He was 32 when he became the king and reigned for 8 years in Jerusalem. Once Jehoram had the kingdom in order, he killed his 6 brothers with a sword to give his own position more strength. He killed the other princes, too. He was evil and worshipped idols and added more in the mountains. This caused the people to stray from God. While studying this Jehoram, keep in mind that there was a King Jehoram of Israel that was king at the same time. They are both called Jehoram and/or Joram. This Jehoram is referred as the son of Jehoshaphat. There were several revolts during his time. And Elijah sent him a letter saying because he followed the idols and had killed his brothers, God was sending him and his family a serious illness that would make their intestines come out of their bodies. They would get sicker by the day. God sent the Philistines and Arabians into Judah. They took away all the things they found in the king’s house including his sons and wives. The only son left was his youngest son Jehoahaz. Then he became sick with the incurable disease of his intestines. It took 2 years, but his intestines came out and he was in severe pain when he died. The people didn’t mourn him and he was buried in Jerusalem (but not in the tomb of the kings) and his son Ahaziah became the next king. 6. Ahaziah 2 Kings 8:24, 9:27-29,11:1-3, 2 Chronicles 22:1-9 Ahaziah was the son of Jehoram became the king of Judah when he was 22 years old. He was a king for 1 year in Jerusalem. His mother was Athaliah. He worshipped idols and not God. Ahaziah went to see King Joram of Israel because he was wounded in a battle against the Syrians. It happened that Jehu shot Joram in the back with an arrow and he died. Ahaziah ran and hid in Samaria, but Jehu found him and killed him. All of his brothers had been taken, so there wasn’t anyone to take power of the kingdom of Judah. When Ahaziah’s mother Athaliah learned that he had died, she killed all the other royal heirs and became queen of Judah.  The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack includes the worksheets and posters. The visuals used for these kings that are not in the Kings Visual Pack are included. Click here for the application pack. Click here to download the lesson. Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. Click here to see the king lessons in this series

Er is vrede in Israël zolang Salomo Jehovah dient. Waarom raakt Israël verdeeld? Wat voor koningen zijn Rehabeam en Jerobeam?

1207 BCE. Two world empires. And between them, an unassuming strip of seacoast land that has been at the center of history, ever since.

Lesson 11 17. Menahem 18. Pekahiah 19. Pekah 20. Hoshea Kings #17 - #20 of Israel 2 Kings 15:14--31, 17:1-23 17. Menahem 2 Kings 15:14-22 Menahem was the son of Gadi and he traveled to Samaria from Tirzah. He struck Shallum and killed him and became the next king of Israel. He was mean and brutal. He became the king during the 39th year of King Uzziah of Judah. He was the king of Israel for 10 years in Samaria. He was evil and did not worship God. King Pul of Assyria went to Israel to take the land. But, Menahem collected 50 shekels of silver from every wealthy man and gave King Pul 1,000 talents of silver. King Pul left and didn’t stay in the land. When Menahem died, his son Pekahiah became the king. 18. Pekahiah 2 Kings 15:22-26 Pekahiah became the king of Israel during the 50th year of King Azariah of Judah. He was Menahem’s son. He lived in Samaria and was the king of Israel for 2 years. He was evil and did not follow God’s laws. Pekah was an officer and conspired against Pekahiah. Pekah killed him in the citadel (fortress) of the king’s house in Samaria. Pekah took his place as the king of Israel. 19. Pekah 2 Kings 15:25-31 Pekah attacked and killed Pekahiah in Samaria and became the next king. He became the king of Israel during the 52nd year of King Azariah of Judah’s reign. Pekah was the son of Remaliah. He was the king for 20 years. He was evil and did not follow God’s laws. During his reign, King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria attacked the land of Israel and took a lot of captives back to Assyria. So Hoshea led a conspiracy against Pekah. He struck and killed him and became the next king. 20. Hoshea 2 Kings 15:30-31, 17:1-23 Hoshea was the son of Elah and he led a conspiracy against Pekah. He struck and killed him and became the next king of Israel. He became the king during the 12th year of King Ahaz of Judah’s reign. He was a king for 9 years. He was also evil and didn’t obey God’s laws. Hoshea was working another conspiracy with Assyria and Egypt. Israel kings had been paying tribute money to the Assyrian kings each year. (See 2 Kings 17:4 & 2 Kings 15:19) He was trying to work something out with King So of Egypt. He didn’t bring the yearly tribute (taxes, pay off) to the Assyrian king. King Shalmaneser found out about King So of Egypt and took Hoshea prisoner. The king of Assyria went to Samaria and took control of it for 3 years. During Hoshea’s 9th year of reign, the king of Assyria took the people from Samaria and put them in places in Assyria. God was angry and tired of the people of Israel not worshipping Him. They have been following the same sins as the first king of Israel Jeroboam. The king of Assyria brought people and they occupied Samaria. The people of Israel were removed. We are not told what happened to Hoshea. He was the last king of Israel. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack has the posters and worksheets. I didn't see anything that needed a visual, poster or map created specifically for the lesson. Click here for the application pack. Click here for the lesson. Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. Click here to see the king lessons in this series

Parmi les découvertes vieilles de 2 700 ans: 120 sceaux sur des jarres contenant de la nourriture collectée comme taxes pour les rois Ezéchias, Menashe à l'époque du Premier Temple

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Cuando Ocozías murió después de haber reinado tan solo un año, Atalía, su madre quién usurpó el trono, exterminó a todo el resto de la línea real, con la excepción de Jehoás (Joás), para entonces …

Every man under his vine The Hebrew text: And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. 1 Kings Chapter 5 Size 10.3x7.3''

Lesson 4 2. Abijam & 3. Asa 4. Jehoshaphat #2 - #4 Kings of Judah 1 Kings 14:31-15:24 & 22:41-51 2 Chronicles 13-20 Remember the first kings were Saul, David and Solomon. The kingdom divided into the northern and southern kingdoms. Rehoboam was the first king of Judah which was the southern kingdom. It consisted of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. (see map) 2. Abijam 1 Kings 14:31-15:8 & 2 Chronicles 13:1-14:1 Note: He is called Abijam in 1 Kings and Abijah in 2 Chronicles. When Rehoboam died, his son Abijam became king of Judah. King Jeroboam of Israel was in his 18th year of reign. Abijam was the king in Jerusalem for 3 years. He followed the same sins as his father and did not worship God. For David, God let Abijam set up the kingdom in Jerusalem. King Rehoboam and King Jeroboam had war between them all their life. The war between the kings carried on with King Abijam. Abijam had 14 wives, 22 sons and 16 daughters. When Abijam died, his son Asa became the king. Note: Verse 8 states that Abijam was buried in the City of David. That is what we know as Jerusalem. 3. Asa 1 Kings 15:9-24 & 2 Chronicles 14-16 Asa became the king of Judah during King Jeroboam of Israel’s 20th year. He was the king for 41 years. King Asa did what was right according to God! He removed all the idols from the land. He took down altars of idols, pillars, wood images and incense altars. He commanded the people to obey the law and commandments of God. He took away the queen title from his grandmother Maachah because she had an ‘obscene image of Asherah’ made. He cut down the idol and burned it by the Brook Kidron. Asa’s heart was loyal to God all of his days. King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel had war between them all their life. King Baasha had Ramah built as a fortification. It was used to block access to Jerusalem and King Asa. Asa gathered together the gold and silver and sent his servants to Ben-Hadad. He was the King of Syria and lived in Damascus. The message asked for a treaty between Asa and Ben-Hadad. Asa asked him to break his treaty with King Baasha. King Ben-Hadad agreed and sent his army to attack cities in the tribe of Naphtali. When Baasha heard about the attacks, he stopped building at Ramah and stayed in Tirzah. King Asa made a proclamation throughout Judah and they took away the stones and lumber from Ramah. King Asa used the supplies to build Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah. He built fortified cities in Judah. There weren’t any wars during this time because God gave them rest. They built cities and walls around them with towers, gates and bars. They built and prospered. There were mighty warriors. Asa’s army from Judah had 300,000 men with shields and spears. There were 280,000 men from Benjamin that carried shields and bows. Asa had a severe disease in his foot during his 39th year of reign. He didn’t seek an answer from God, but from the doctors. He died during the 41st year of being king. 4. Jehoshaphat 1 Kings 15:24, 22:41-51, 2 Chronicles 17-20 When Asa died from old age, his son Jehoshaphat became the king. He became the king of Judah during the 4th year of King Ahab of Israel. Jehoshaphat was 35 when he became the king. He was a king for 25 years. He was like his father and did what was right in God’s sight. He removed the altars and wood images from Judah. He sent some Levites and priests through the cities in the land of Judah with the Book of the Law and they taught the people God’s laws. There was fear of the Lord in the land and the wars ceased. The kingdoms around Jehoshaphat brought him gifts and he became more powerful. There was a battle and Jehoshaphat told the people to believe in God and they would prosper. He chose men to go before the army singing and praising God. God set up ambushes to protect the people of Judah. When the people of Judah came to a place that overlooked the wilderness, they saw all their enemies that died. No one had escaped. They searched the bodies and took the valuables. They praised God on the fourth day for His protection. He also allied himself with the wicked king Ahaziah of Israel. Jehoshaphat built merchant ships to sail for gold. But the ships wrecked and didn’t sail because God didn’t like that Jehoshaphat associated with King Ahaziah of Israel. When Jehoshaphat died, his son Jehoram became the king. This fill-in-the-finger worksheet is available for Asa. The idea, instructions and answers were created by Christina Barkley and I recreated the worksheets with permission to share. This includes the hand that you see above (without logo) and a blank worksheet for students to draw their own hand. Although the answers may vary, a basic teacher's worksheet is included to show the students what to do. Click here to download. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king (like the Jerusalem poster that is in this pack). This pack includes the misc. visuals for these kings that are not in the Kings Visual Pack. There are maps and the posters that were used above. Click here for the application pack. Click here to download the lesson. Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. Click here to see the king lessons in this series.

Lesson 14 16. Josiah King # 16 of Judah 2 Kings 22:1-23:30 2 Chronicles 34-35 Josiah was 8 years old when he became the king of Judah. He was the son of Amon and he reigned 31 years in Jerusalem. He followed God’s laws. During the 8th year of his reign, be began to seek the true God. He was still young and in his 12th year, he began to eliminate the idols, wood carvings and altars in Jerusalem and the land of Judah. During the 18th year of King Josiah’s reign, he sent Shaphan the scribe to the temple. Shaphan was to tell Hilkiah the high priest to count the money that the doorkeepers had been collecting from the people. The workers doing repairs on the temple were to be paid. While Shaphan was in the temple, Hilkiah told him that he had found the Book of the Law in the temple. He gave it to Shaphan and after he read it, he went to King Josiah. Shaphan reported to King Josiah about the workers being paid. Then Shaphan showed him the book. Shaphan read it to the king and when King Josiah heard it, he tore his clothes. He called in the priests to ask God about the book because they were not following God’s words! God said that because Josiah had a loving heart and he humbled himself to Him, King Josiah would not see the calamity that would happen in Judah. King Josiah gathered all the elders of Judah and they went to the temple. All the people: the priests & prophets, all the people small and great went to the temple to hear the Book of the Law. King Josiah read it to everyone. King Josiah stood by a pillar and made a promise to God. He promised to follow God and keep His commandments and His laws with all his heart and soul and to perform the instructions that were written in the Book of the Law. All the people agreed to keep the promises. King Josiah told Hilkiah, the priests and the doorkeepers to remove all the idols that were in the temple. He burned them outside of Jerusalem. He tore down the idols, pillars, shrines and wooden images in the high places and all of Judah and executed the priests that worshipped them. He told the people to keep the Passover that was written in the Book. In the 18th year of his reign, King Josiah held a Passover before the Lord in Jerusalem. “Such a Passover had not been held since the time of the judges and not during the kings of Israel or Judah.” There was not another king like him who worshipped God with his whole heart and soul and power. He worshipped according to the Law of Moses. Pharaoh Necho of Egypt was fighting Carchemish by the Euphrates and King Josiah went out to see him. The pharaoh sent messengers and they told Josiah that he didn’t have anything against him. He was there for a different battle. Pharaoh said that God told him to hurry and Josiah needed to leave so he wouldn’t be killed during the battle. But, Josiah didn’t listen and he disguised himself so he could fight the pharaoh. The archers of pharaoh killed King Josiah at the Valley of Megiddo when Josiah confronted him. King Josiah told his servants to take him away because he was severely wounded. Josiah’s servants took him out of that chariot and put him in a different chariot and returned him to Jerusalem. They buried him in his own tomb. All of Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah because he was a good king and followed God’s laws. The people of Judah anointed his son Jehoahaz to be the next king. Click here to download the worksheet. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. The Josiah pack includes the fill-in-the-blank worksheet & a worksheet about keeping promises, information poster, crossword puzzle, maze and more (without logos). Click here for the application pack. Click here for the lesson. Click here to download the updated visuals. Not all are shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Click here to see the Magnetic Board Visuals for King Josiah. Click here for more on King Josiah. Click here for King Josiah for preschool. Click here to see the king lessons in this series

Lesson 1 The Divided Kingdom: Rehoboam First King of Judah 1 Kings 11:243-12:19-1 Kings 14:31 & 2 Chronicles 9:31-12:14 The first three kings were Saul, David and his son Solomon. They were each a king for 40 years. The divided kingdoms begin in 1 Kings 11. Rehoboam was Solomon’s son and he became the next king when Solomon died. All the people gathered at Shechem to make Rehoboam the king. The people sent word to Jeroboam who was still in Egypt, and when he heard the news, he went to Shechem also. The people complained to Rehoboam that Solomon had made their lives hard and they wanted him to make changes to lighten their burdens. Rehoboam told the people to come back in three days. King Rehoboam asked the elders “What should we do about the people’s request?” They told him if he would serve them and say the right things, then the people would continue being his servants. But, Rehoboam didn’t take their advice and asked his young friends that he grew up with the same question. They suggested that he tell them that he would make it even harder on the people. (His friend's opinions were worth more than the elders'.) Everyone gathered together on the third day and Rehoboam repeated what his friends suggested. The people were not happy and went to their tents. Rehoboam went to Jerusalem and found men from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin who were fighting men. He picked 180, 000 men to restore his kingdom. God told Shemaiah not to fight and to return home. This was God’s plan and they obeyed Him. Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built defense cities in the lands of Judah and Benjamin. He built up the strongholds, supplied food and weapons, and put captains in charge. The priests and Levites moved to Jerusalem and they were faithful to God for three years. Rehoboam had 18 wives and 60 concubines. They had 28 sons and 60 daughters. He sent his sons throughout the land to every fortified city. He provided plenty of supplies and found wives for them. Once Rehoboam had established his kingdom, he didn’t follow God’s laws anymore. They were worse than his ancestors had been. They built idols on every ‘high hill and under every green tree.’ The people were corrupt. During his fifth year, Shishak king of Egypt attacked and took over the cities of Judah. Shemaiah the prophet told Rehoboam that he had forsaken God. Rehoboam and the leaders humbled themselves and said “The Lord is righteous.” So, God let the Egyptians take the treasures in Jerusalem. They took the gold shields that Solomon had made and Rehoboam made bronze ones to replace them. Rehoboam stayed in Jerusalem. He was 41 years old when he became king and reigned for 17 years. He did evil and didn’t seek the Lord. His son Abijah became the next king of Judah. This is one of the few kings lessons in this series to have this type of worksheet. Christina Barkley sent me the questions and answers and I created the worksheet. The answers are: 1. friends 2. better 3. three 4. young men 5. scourges 6. ten 7. scared Click here to download. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack includes the fill-in-the-blank worksheet, word search, maze and assorted posters (without the logos) for the lesson. Click here for the application pack. Click here for the lesson. Click here for the visuals. Click here for the pictures to color. Click here to see all the kings lessons in this series.

Lesson 11 17. Menahem 18. Pekahiah 19. Pekah 20. Hoshea Kings #17 - #20 of Israel 2 Kings 15:14--31, 17:1-23 17. Menahem 2 Kings 15:14-22 Menahem was the son of Gadi and he traveled to Samaria from Tirzah. He struck Shallum and killed him and became the next king of Israel. He was mean and brutal. He became the king during the 39th year of King Uzziah of Judah. He was the king of Israel for 10 years in Samaria. He was evil and did not worship God. King Pul of Assyria went to Israel to take the land. But, Menahem collected 50 shekels of silver from every wealthy man and gave King Pul 1,000 talents of silver. King Pul left and didn’t stay in the land. When Menahem died, his son Pekahiah became the king. 18. Pekahiah 2 Kings 15:22-26 Pekahiah became the king of Israel during the 50th year of King Azariah of Judah. He was Menahem’s son. He lived in Samaria and was the king of Israel for 2 years. He was evil and did not follow God’s laws. Pekah was an officer and conspired against Pekahiah. Pekah killed him in the citadel (fortress) of the king’s house in Samaria. Pekah took his place as the king of Israel. 19. Pekah 2 Kings 15:25-31 Pekah attacked and killed Pekahiah in Samaria and became the next king. He became the king of Israel during the 52nd year of King Azariah of Judah’s reign. Pekah was the son of Remaliah. He was the king for 20 years. He was evil and did not follow God’s laws. During his reign, King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria attacked the land of Israel and took a lot of captives back to Assyria. So Hoshea led a conspiracy against Pekah. He struck and killed him and became the next king. 20. Hoshea 2 Kings 15:30-31, 17:1-23 Hoshea was the son of Elah and he led a conspiracy against Pekah. He struck and killed him and became the next king of Israel. He became the king during the 12th year of King Ahaz of Judah’s reign. He was a king for 9 years. He was also evil and didn’t obey God’s laws. Hoshea was working another conspiracy with Assyria and Egypt. Israel kings had been paying tribute money to the Assyrian kings each year. (See 2 Kings 17:4 & 2 Kings 15:19) He was trying to work something out with King So of Egypt. He didn’t bring the yearly tribute (taxes, pay off) to the Assyrian king. King Shalmaneser found out about King So of Egypt and took Hoshea prisoner. The king of Assyria went to Samaria and took control of it for 3 years. During Hoshea’s 9th year of reign, the king of Assyria took the people from Samaria and put them in places in Assyria. God was angry and tired of the people of Israel not worshipping Him. They have been following the same sins as the first king of Israel Jeroboam. The king of Assyria brought people and they occupied Samaria. The people of Israel were removed. We are not told what happened to Hoshea. He was the last king of Israel. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack has the posters and worksheets. I didn't see anything that needed a visual, poster or map created specifically for the lesson. Click here for the application pack. Click here for the lesson. Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. Click here to see the king lessons in this series

Lesson 6 9. Ahaziah 10. Joram 11. Jehu Kings #9 - #11 of Israel 1 Kings 22:51-2 Kings 10 9. Ahaziah 1 Kings 22:51-2 Kings 1:18 Ahaziah is the son of Ahab and became the king of Israel in Samaria after Ahab died. He reigned for 2 years. King Jehoshaphat was the king of Judah. He was evil and followed his parents’ ways of worshipping Baal. Ahaziah was injured when he fell through the lattice of his upper room. He sent messengers to ask the idol Baal-Zebub if he would recover from his fall. But, God told Elijah to tell the messengers that he would surely die in the bed. Ahaziah sent a captain with 50 men to look for Elijah when he heard the news. Elijah was sitting on the top of a hill and the captain told Elijah that “Man of God, the king said to come down.” Elijah said if he is a man of God, let fire from heaven come down and consume him and his men. A fire came from heaven and consumed them! King Ahaziah sent another captain with 50 men. The same thing happened! The third time the king sent his captain and 50 men, the captain fell on his knees before Elijah and pleaded with him to spare his life and the other men. The angel of God told Elijah to go with the men and he would be safe. Elijah told Ahaziah that because he sent men to ask the idol Baal-Zebub about his injury. Did he think God wasn’t in Israel to ask? Because of this, he would die. Which he did and because he didn’t have a son; Jehoram (his brother) became the next king. 10. Joram 2 Kings 1:17, 2 Kings 3, 2 Kings 9:14-26 Joram is also called Jehoram. There was also a King Jehoram of Judah. This Jehoram was the son of Ahab and was a king for 12 years. He became the king of Israel in Samaria during King Jehoshaphat of Judah’s 18th year of reign. He was an evil king. He didn’t worship the idols that his parents did; but, he worshipped the golden calf like Jeroboam did. When King Ahab died, King Mesha of Moab rebelled against Israel. He was a sheep breeder and had been paying the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and 100,000 rams regularly. King Joram left Samaria and gathered the people. He said the king of Moab is rebelling and asked who would fight with him? He also sent a message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah asking him to fight with him. Jehoshaphat agreed and they met in the Wilderness of Edom. The king of Edom met there also. They traveled for 7 days and began to worry because there wasn’t any water. The kings went to see Elisha so he could ask God about their situation. Elisha said the only reason he would speak to them was because of Jehoshaphat that worships God. Otherwise, he would let them ask their idols that they worship! God told Elisha to make the valley full of ditches. God said you won’t see wind or rain; but the valley will be filled with water to drink. They will win the battle against Moab. They needed to attack every fortified city, cut down the good trees, stop the spring waters and ruin the good land with rocks. Suddenly the next morning, the land was filled with water. The Moabites looked out over the land, the sun was shining and it looked like blood to them. They thought there was a battle and everyone had died. They went down to the camp of Israel expecting to take the loot. The people of Israel attacked the Moabites and killed them. They did everything God told them to. Later, Elisha sent a servant to anoint Jehu to be the next king. He conspired against Joram. King Joram had been in a battle with the Syrians and was in Jezreel recovering from wounds. When Joram saw the men coming, he sent a horseman out to see if they came in peace. But the horseman stayed with Jehu. Finally, Joram had his chariot made ready and King Joram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah went to meet with Jehu. Joram spoke with Jehu and when Joram turned around to talk to Ahaziah, Jehu drew back his bow and shot an arrow through his back and out of Joram’s heart. They put his body in the land that Ahab had stolen from Nathan. 11. Jehu 2 Kings 9-10 After Jehu became the king of Israel, he had all of Ahab’s sons (or princes totaled 70) killed. He even had Jezebel killed. He had everyone killed in Ahab’s house in Jezreel. Then he told all the people that he wanted to give a sacrifice to Baal. He wanted all the Baal worshippers to assemble with him for this. Everything was done to make this happen and he wanted everyone there. Jehu had 80 men on the outside and were told not to let anyone escape. Once the ceremony started, Jehu told his men to kill the people inside worshipping Baal. They went to the inner room and destroyed the pillars and temple of Baal and made it a garbage dump. But, Jehu still did not follow God’s laws. He worshipped the golden calves that Jeroboam had made. God was pleased that he destroyed Baal. But not happy that he worshipped the golden calves. So, God began to ‘cut off parts of Israel.’ They lost battles and they lost land. When Jehu died, his son Jehoahaz became the next king. Jehu was a king of Israel for 28 years. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack includes the worksheets and posters (without logos) that they all have. This also has the visuals for these kings that are not included in the Kings Visual Pack and any posters created for these kings. Click here for the application pack. Click here to download the lesson. Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. 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Lesson 3 2. Nadab 3. Baasha 4. Elah 5. Zimri 6. Tibni 7. Omri Kings #2 - #7 of Israel 1 Kings 15:20-16:28 2. Nadab 1 Kings 15:25-32 The first king of Israel was Jeroboam and he was king for 22 years. After he died, his son Nadab became the king. It was the second year of King Asa of Judah. All we know about him is that he was the king of Israel for 2 years. He was evil and sinned like his father. He worshipped idols instead of God and the people followed his bad example. Nadab was killed during a siege at Gibbethon. The city was a Philistine city and Nadab and the men of Israel had laid siege. He was killed by Baasha. 3. Baasha 1 Kings 15:27-16:6 Baasha was the son of Ahijah from the tribe of Issachar. He had conspired against Nadab and killed him. Baasha self-appointed himself the king of Israel. It was during the third year of King Asa of Judah. He killed everyone in the house of Jeroboam. This was done according to God’s will because of Jeroboam’s sins. There always seemed to be a war between the kings of Israel and Judah. This was true of King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel. Baasha was the king of Israel for 24 years. He was evil because he followed idols like Jeroboam and caused the people to sin by not worshipping God. 4. Elah 1 Kings 16:6-14 Elah was the next king of Israel. He was the son of Baasha and became king during the 26th year of King Asa of Judah. He reigned in Tirzah for 2 years. Zimri was his servant and commander of half of his chariots. Zimri conspired against Elah. Elah was drinking and was getting drunk at his steward’s (Arza) house. Zimri struck Elah and killed him at Arza’s house. 5. Zimri 1 Kings 16:8-20 The wars between the kings of Judah and Israel continued and as soon as Zimri took the throne, he killed everyone in Baasha’s household. God was so angry at Baasha for his idol worship, He told Jehu the prophet and Zimri killed all the males in Baasha’s house. Zimri became king during the 27th year of King Asa’s reign of Judah. Zimri was a king for 7 days. The people were camped at Gibbethon which was a Philistine city. The people heard that Zimri had conspired and killed King Elah. The people of Israel made Omri the king. He was the commander of the army. They went to Tirzah and took it over. When Zimri saw the city was taken, he went into the citadel (stronghold or fortress) of the king’s house. He set the king’s house on fire and he burned up in the fire and died. He was evil in God’s sight because he worshipped the idols that Jeroboam had made and the people worshipped the idols also. 6. Tibni 1 Kings 16:16-28 The people had made Omri king of Israel in Gibbethon. But the people were divided. Half of the people followed Tibni who was the son of Ginath. The other half followed Omri. They became co-kings of Israel during the 27th year of reign of King Asa of Judah. The people that followed Omri conquered the people of Tibni though. When Tibni died in the 31st year of King Asa of Judah, Omri became sole king of Israel. In verse 25, we are told that Omri did evil in God’s eyes and ‘did worse than all those before him’. Tibni didn’t make any changes to remove idol worship and he didn’t follow God. It is also interesting to note that Tibni is not always considered a king according to some charts created. But note that in verse 21, we are told that half of the people made him king. In verse 22, it states ‘So Tibni died and Omri reigned.’ Omri didn’t [sole] reign until Tibni died. Tibni is listed first because Omri lived longer and the next king is listed after Omri in verse 28. 7. King Omri Omri was the king of Israel for 12 years. During six years of his reign, he was in Tirzah. Omri purchased the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver. He built a city in the hill and named it Samaria. He was evil in God’s sight and was worse than the other kings before him. He worshipped the idols that Jeroboam had built and the people followed him and worshipped the idols also. The kings set the example of idol worship and the people followed their example. This made God angry because they weren’t following Him. When Omri died, Ahab his son became the next king. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack has the information posters and the plain posters that are in all the packs. They would make a great bulletin board! Since there isn't much information for any of these kings, there is not much here. The basic worksheets are included and a map with the cities listed with these kings and a word scramble puzzle for these kings. Click here for the application pack. Click here to download the lesson. Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. All visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. Click here to download. Click here to see the king lessons in this series.

Lesson 2 The Divided Kingdom: Jeroboam First King of Israel 1 Kings 12:20-14:20 & 2 Chronicles 10

Lesson 9 12. Jehoahaz 13. Jehoash 14. Jeroboam 2 15. Zechariah 16. Shallum Kings #12 - #14 of Israel 2 Kings 13:1- 2 Kings 14:23-29 12. Jehoahaz 2 Kings 13:1-9 While King Joash of Judah was in his 23rd year of reign, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became the king of Israel. He was a king for 17 years in Samaria. Like the other kings of Israel, he was evil and worshipped the golden calves. God was angry and let the Syrians take them into captivity by King Hazael of Syria. The Syrians burdened the people and King Jehoahaz pleaded with God to help them. God answered and they escaped the Syrians and went back to their tents. They still did not follow God’s laws and worshipped the golden calves. There were only 50 horsemen, 10 chariots and 10,000-foot soldiers left in his army. When he died, his son Joash became the king of Israel. 13. Jehoash 2 Kings 13:9-13 While King Joash of Judah was in his 37th year of reign, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz became the next king of Israel. He was a king for 16 years. He was like the other kings and did not follow God’s laws. He worshipped the golden calf that Jeroboam made. Elisha was the prophet at the time and he was sick and would eventually die from this illness. Jehoash went to visit him and cried when he saw Elisha. Elisha told Jehoash to “Take a bow and some arrows. Put your hand on the bow.” Elisha put his hands on top of Jehoash’s hands. He told Jehoash to open the east window and shoot an arrow. Elisha told him that he would win against Syria and that he was to attack at Aphek and destroy them all. Then Elisha told him to use his arrows and hit the ground with them. Which Jehoash did; but he stopped after 3 arrows. Elisha was angry and said he should have shot 5 or 6 times! He could have destroyed Syria! But, since he only shot 3 times, he would only attack Syria 3 times. King Hazael of Syria fought against Israel the whole time Jehoash was the king. God was watching over them and when Hazael died, and his son became the king, Jehoash was able to recapture some of the cities that had been lost in other battles. Jehoash won 3 battles against the Syrians. During his second year of reign, Amaziah became the king of Israel. He won some battles which made him feel victorious and eager to fight against King Jehoash. Amaziah sent a message to Jehoash stating he wanted to face him in battle. But, Jehoash sent a story back as a reply. It said there was a thistle in Lebanon that sent a message to the cedar in Lebanon “Give your daughter to my son as his wife.” But a wild animal went by and trampled the thistle. Jehoash said “Be satisfied that you have conquered Edom! Stay home and don’t cause fights that you will lose and take down Judah with you!” But, Amaziah didn’t listen and they went to battle. Jehoash won the battle and captured King Amaziah of Judah at Beth Shemesh. Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem 400 cubits from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate. He took all the gold and the silver and all the articles in the temple. He also took treasures from the king’s house along with hostages and returned to Samaria. When he died, his son Jeroboam became the king. He was buried with the other kings of Israel. 14. Jeroboam the 2nd 2 Kings 14:23-29 The first king of Israel was Jeroboam, so this king is referred to as the second. Jeroboam was the son of Jehoash. He became the king of Israel and reigned for 41 years. He lived in Samaria. He was evil and didn’t follow God’s laws. There was an earthquake during his reign. See Amos 1:1. God gave back some of the land of Israel from Damascus to Hamath during his reign. When Jeroboam 2 died, his son Zechariah became the king. 15. Zechariah 2 Kings 15:8-12 While King Azariah of Judah was in his 38th year of reign, Zechariah became the king of Israel. He lived in Samaria and ruled for 6 months. He was the son of Jeroboam 2. He did evil like the other kings of Israel and didn’t worship God. Shallum conspired against him. He struck Zechariah and killed him in front of the people. God had told King Jehu that his ‘sons’ would be the king for 4 generations and He had kept his promise. (2 Kings 10:30 & 2 Kings 15:12-13) 16. Shallum 2 Kings 15:13-16 Shallum was the son of Jabesh. He became the king of Israel during the 39th year of King Uzziah of Judah. He was king for a ‘full month’ before Menahem struck him and killed him. Menahem became the next king. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack has the worksheets and posters that all the packs have. It also includes the visuals that are not in the Kings Visual Pack, maps and the poster shown. See below for more posters that are available. Click here for the application pack. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the pack of visuals for King Jehoash only. The opening poster is in the application pack. Click here to download the pictures to color for King Jehoash. Keep in mind some of these are not the best as black & white. (sorry) Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. Click here to see the king lessons in this series

Lesson 9 12. Jehoahaz 13. Jehoash 14. Jeroboam 2 15. Zechariah 16. Shallum Kings #12 - #14 of Israel 2 Kings 13:1- 2 Kings 14:23-29 12. Jehoahaz 2 Kings 13:1-9 While King Joash of Judah was in his 23rd year of reign, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became the king of Israel. He was a king for 17 years in Samaria. Like the other kings of Israel, he was evil and worshipped the golden calves. God was angry and let the Syrians take them into captivity by King Hazael of Syria. The Syrians burdened the people and King Jehoahaz pleaded with God to help them. God answered and they escaped the Syrians and went back to their tents. They still did not follow God’s laws and worshipped the golden calves. There were only 50 horsemen, 10 chariots and 10,000-foot soldiers left in his army. When he died, his son Joash became the king of Israel. 13. Jehoash 2 Kings 13:9-13 While King Joash of Judah was in his 37th year of reign, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz became the next king of Israel. He was a king for 16 years. He was like the other kings and did not follow God’s laws. He worshipped the golden calf that Jeroboam made. Elisha was the prophet at the time and he was sick and would eventually die from this illness. Jehoash went to visit him and cried when he saw Elisha. Elisha told Jehoash to “Take a bow and some arrows. Put your hand on the bow.” Elisha put his hands on top of Jehoash’s hands. He told Jehoash to open the east window and shoot an arrow. Elisha told him that he would win against Syria and that he was to attack at Aphek and destroy them all. Then Elisha told him to use his arrows and hit the ground with them. Which Jehoash did; but he stopped after 3 arrows. Elisha was angry and said he should have shot 5 or 6 times! He could have destroyed Syria! But, since he only shot 3 times, he would only attack Syria 3 times. King Hazael of Syria fought against Israel the whole time Jehoash was the king. God was watching over them and when Hazael died, and his son became the king, Jehoash was able to recapture some of the cities that had been lost in other battles. Jehoash won 3 battles against the Syrians. During his second year of reign, Amaziah became the king of Israel. He won some battles which made him feel victorious and eager to fight against King Jehoash. Amaziah sent a message to Jehoash stating he wanted to face him in battle. But, Jehoash sent a story back as a reply. It said there was a thistle in Lebanon that sent a message to the cedar in Lebanon “Give your daughter to my son as his wife.” But a wild animal went by and trampled the thistle. Jehoash said “Be satisfied that you have conquered Edom! Stay home and don’t cause fights that you will lose and take down Judah with you!” But, Amaziah didn’t listen and they went to battle. Jehoash won the battle and captured King Amaziah of Judah at Beth Shemesh. Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem 400 cubits from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate. He took all the gold and the silver and all the articles in the temple. He also took treasures from the king’s house along with hostages and returned to Samaria. When he died, his son Jeroboam became the king. He was buried with the other kings of Israel. 14. Jeroboam the 2nd 2 Kings 14:23-29 The first king of Israel was Jeroboam, so this king is referred to as the second. Jeroboam was the son of Jehoash. He became the king of Israel and reigned for 41 years. He lived in Samaria. He was evil and didn’t follow God’s laws. There was an earthquake during his reign. See Amos 1:1. God gave back some of the land of Israel from Damascus to Hamath during his reign. When Jeroboam 2 died, his son Zechariah became the king. 15. Zechariah 2 Kings 15:8-12 While King Azariah of Judah was in his 38th year of reign, Zechariah became the king of Israel. He lived in Samaria and ruled for 6 months. He was the son of Jeroboam 2. He did evil like the other kings of Israel and didn’t worship God. Shallum conspired against him. He struck Zechariah and killed him in front of the people. God had told King Jehu that his ‘sons’ would be the king for 4 generations and He had kept his promise. (2 Kings 10:30 & 2 Kings 15:12-13) 16. Shallum 2 Kings 15:13-16 Shallum was the son of Jabesh. He became the king of Israel during the 39th year of King Uzziah of Judah. He was king for a ‘full month’ before Menahem struck him and killed him. Menahem became the next king. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack has the worksheets and posters that all the packs have. It also includes the visuals that are not in the Kings Visual Pack, maps and the poster shown. See below for more posters that are available. Click here for the application pack. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the pack of visuals for King Jehoash only. The opening poster is in the application pack. Click here to download the pictures to color for King Jehoash. Keep in mind some of these are not the best as black & white. (sorry) Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. Click here to see the king lessons in this series

Lesson 6 9. Ahaziah 10. Joram 11. Jehu Kings #9 - #11 of Israel 1 Kings 22:51-2 Kings 10 9. Ahaziah 1 Kings 22:51-2 Kings 1:18 Ahaziah is the son of Ahab and became the king of Israel in Samaria after Ahab died. He reigned for 2 years. King Jehoshaphat was the king of Judah. He was evil and followed his parents’ ways of worshipping Baal. Ahaziah was injured when he fell through the lattice of his upper room. He sent messengers to ask the idol Baal-Zebub if he would recover from his fall. But, God told Elijah to tell the messengers that he would surely die in the bed. Ahaziah sent a captain with 50 men to look for Elijah when he heard the news. Elijah was sitting on the top of a hill and the captain told Elijah that “Man of God, the king said to come down.” Elijah said if he is a man of God, let fire from heaven come down and consume him and his men. A fire came from heaven and consumed them! King Ahaziah sent another captain with 50 men. The same thing happened! The third time the king sent his captain and 50 men, the captain fell on his knees before Elijah and pleaded with him to spare his life and the other men. The angel of God told Elijah to go with the men and he would be safe. Elijah told Ahaziah that because he sent men to ask the idol Baal-Zebub about his injury. Did he think God wasn’t in Israel to ask? Because of this, he would die. Which he did and because he didn’t have a son; Jehoram (his brother) became the next king. 10. Joram 2 Kings 1:17, 2 Kings 3, 2 Kings 9:14-26 Joram is also called Jehoram. There was also a King Jehoram of Judah. This Jehoram was the son of Ahab and was a king for 12 years. He became the king of Israel in Samaria during King Jehoshaphat of Judah’s 18th year of reign. He was an evil king. He didn’t worship the idols that his parents did; but, he worshipped the golden calf like Jeroboam did. When King Ahab died, King Mesha of Moab rebelled against Israel. He was a sheep breeder and had been paying the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and 100,000 rams regularly. King Joram left Samaria and gathered the people. He said the king of Moab is rebelling and asked who would fight with him? He also sent a message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah asking him to fight with him. Jehoshaphat agreed and they met in the Wilderness of Edom. The king of Edom met there also. They traveled for 7 days and began to worry because there wasn’t any water. The kings went to see Elisha so he could ask God about their situation. Elisha said the only reason he would speak to them was because of Jehoshaphat that worships God. Otherwise, he would let them ask their idols that they worship! God told Elisha to make the valley full of ditches. God said you won’t see wind or rain; but the valley will be filled with water to drink. They will win the battle against Moab. They needed to attack every fortified city, cut down the good trees, stop the spring waters and ruin the good land with rocks. Suddenly the next morning, the land was filled with water. The Moabites looked out over the land, the sun was shining and it looked like blood to them. They thought there was a battle and everyone had died. They went down to the camp of Israel expecting to take the loot. The people of Israel attacked the Moabites and killed them. They did everything God told them to. Later, Elisha sent a servant to anoint Jehu to be the next king. He conspired against Joram. King Joram had been in a battle with the Syrians and was in Jezreel recovering from wounds. When Joram saw the men coming, he sent a horseman out to see if they came in peace. But the horseman stayed with Jehu. Finally, Joram had his chariot made ready and King Joram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah went to meet with Jehu. Joram spoke with Jehu and when Joram turned around to talk to Ahaziah, Jehu drew back his bow and shot an arrow through his back and out of Joram’s heart. They put his body in the land that Ahab had stolen from Nathan. 11. Jehu 2 Kings 9-10 After Jehu became the king of Israel, he had all of Ahab’s sons (or princes totaled 70) killed. He even had Jezebel killed. He had everyone killed in Ahab’s house in Jezreel. Then he told all the people that he wanted to give a sacrifice to Baal. He wanted all the Baal worshippers to assemble with him for this. Everything was done to make this happen and he wanted everyone there. Jehu had 80 men on the outside and were told not to let anyone escape. Once the ceremony started, Jehu told his men to kill the people inside worshipping Baal. They went to the inner room and destroyed the pillars and temple of Baal and made it a garbage dump. But, Jehu still did not follow God’s laws. He worshipped the golden calves that Jeroboam had made. God was pleased that he destroyed Baal. But not happy that he worshipped the golden calves. So, God began to ‘cut off parts of Israel.’ They lost battles and they lost land. When Jehu died, his son Jehoahaz became the next king. Jehu was a king of Israel for 28 years. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack includes the worksheets and posters (without logos) that they all have. This also has the visuals for these kings that are not included in the Kings Visual Pack and any posters created for these kings. Click here for the application pack. Click here to download the lesson. Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. 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Lesson 2 The Divided Kingdom: Jeroboam First King of Israel 1 Kings 12:20-14:20 & 2 Chronicles 10

Lesson 1 The Divided Kingdom: Rehoboam First King of Judah 1 Kings 11:243-12:19-1 Kings 14:31 & 2 Chronicles 9:31-12:14 The first three kings were Saul, David and his son Solomon. They were each a king for 40 years. The divided kingdoms begin in 1 Kings 11. Rehoboam was Solomon’s son and he became the next king when Solomon died. All the people gathered at Shechem to make Rehoboam the king. The people sent word to Jeroboam who was still in Egypt, and when he heard the news, he went to Shechem also. The people complained to Rehoboam that Solomon had made their lives hard and they wanted him to make changes to lighten their burdens. Rehoboam told the people to come back in three days. King Rehoboam asked the elders “What should we do about the people’s request?” They told him if he would serve them and say the right things, then the people would continue being his servants. But, Rehoboam didn’t take their advice and asked his young friends that he grew up with the same question. They suggested that he tell them that he would make it even harder on the people. (His friend's opinions were worth more than the elders'.) Everyone gathered together on the third day and Rehoboam repeated what his friends suggested. The people were not happy and went to their tents. Rehoboam went to Jerusalem and found men from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin who were fighting men. He picked 180, 000 men to restore his kingdom. God told Shemaiah not to fight and to return home. This was God’s plan and they obeyed Him. Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built defense cities in the lands of Judah and Benjamin. He built up the strongholds, supplied food and weapons, and put captains in charge. The priests and Levites moved to Jerusalem and they were faithful to God for three years. Rehoboam had 18 wives and 60 concubines. They had 28 sons and 60 daughters. He sent his sons throughout the land to every fortified city. He provided plenty of supplies and found wives for them. Once Rehoboam had established his kingdom, he didn’t follow God’s laws anymore. They were worse than his ancestors had been. They built idols on every ‘high hill and under every green tree.’ The people were corrupt. During his fifth year, Shishak king of Egypt attacked and took over the cities of Judah. Shemaiah the prophet told Rehoboam that he had forsaken God. Rehoboam and the leaders humbled themselves and said “The Lord is righteous.” So, God let the Egyptians take the treasures in Jerusalem. They took the gold shields that Solomon had made and Rehoboam made bronze ones to replace them. Rehoboam stayed in Jerusalem. He was 41 years old when he became king and reigned for 17 years. He did evil and didn’t seek the Lord. His son Abijah became the next king of Judah. This is one of the few kings lessons in this series to have this type of worksheet. Christina Barkley sent me the questions and answers and I created the worksheet. The answers are: 1. friends 2. better 3. three 4. young men 5. scourges 6. ten 7. scared Click here to download. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack includes the fill-in-the-blank worksheet, word search, maze and assorted posters (without the logos) for the lesson. Click here for the application pack. Click here for the lesson. Click here for the visuals. Click here for the pictures to color. Click here to see all the kings lessons in this series.

Lesson 9 12. Jehoahaz 13. Jehoash 14. Jeroboam 2 15. Zechariah 16. Shallum Kings #12 - #14 of Israel 2 Kings 13:1- 2 Kings 14:23-29 12. Jehoahaz 2 Kings 13:1-9 While King Joash of Judah was in his 23rd year of reign, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became the king of Israel. He was a king for 17 years in Samaria. Like the other kings of Israel, he was evil and worshipped the golden calves. God was angry and let the Syrians take them into captivity by King Hazael of Syria. The Syrians burdened the people and King Jehoahaz pleaded with God to help them. God answered and they escaped the Syrians and went back to their tents. They still did not follow God’s laws and worshipped the golden calves. There were only 50 horsemen, 10 chariots and 10,000-foot soldiers left in his army. When he died, his son Joash became the king of Israel. 13. Jehoash 2 Kings 13:9-13 While King Joash of Judah was in his 37th year of reign, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz became the next king of Israel. He was a king for 16 years. He was like the other kings and did not follow God’s laws. He worshipped the golden calf that Jeroboam made. Elisha was the prophet at the time and he was sick and would eventually die from this illness. Jehoash went to visit him and cried when he saw Elisha. Elisha told Jehoash to “Take a bow and some arrows. Put your hand on the bow.” Elisha put his hands on top of Jehoash’s hands. He told Jehoash to open the east window and shoot an arrow. Elisha told him that he would win against Syria and that he was to attack at Aphek and destroy them all. Then Elisha told him to use his arrows and hit the ground with them. Which Jehoash did; but he stopped after 3 arrows. Elisha was angry and said he should have shot 5 or 6 times! He could have destroyed Syria! But, since he only shot 3 times, he would only attack Syria 3 times. King Hazael of Syria fought against Israel the whole time Jehoash was the king. God was watching over them and when Hazael died, and his son became the king, Jehoash was able to recapture some of the cities that had been lost in other battles. Jehoash won 3 battles against the Syrians. During his second year of reign, Amaziah became the king of Israel. He won some battles which made him feel victorious and eager to fight against King Jehoash. Amaziah sent a message to Jehoash stating he wanted to face him in battle. But, Jehoash sent a story back as a reply. It said there was a thistle in Lebanon that sent a message to the cedar in Lebanon “Give your daughter to my son as his wife.” But a wild animal went by and trampled the thistle. Jehoash said “Be satisfied that you have conquered Edom! Stay home and don’t cause fights that you will lose and take down Judah with you!” But, Amaziah didn’t listen and they went to battle. Jehoash won the battle and captured King Amaziah of Judah at Beth Shemesh. Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem 400 cubits from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate. He took all the gold and the silver and all the articles in the temple. He also took treasures from the king’s house along with hostages and returned to Samaria. When he died, his son Jeroboam became the king. He was buried with the other kings of Israel. 14. Jeroboam the 2nd 2 Kings 14:23-29 The first king of Israel was Jeroboam, so this king is referred to as the second. Jeroboam was the son of Jehoash. He became the king of Israel and reigned for 41 years. He lived in Samaria. He was evil and didn’t follow God’s laws. There was an earthquake during his reign. See Amos 1:1. God gave back some of the land of Israel from Damascus to Hamath during his reign. When Jeroboam 2 died, his son Zechariah became the king. 15. Zechariah 2 Kings 15:8-12 While King Azariah of Judah was in his 38th year of reign, Zechariah became the king of Israel. He lived in Samaria and ruled for 6 months. He was the son of Jeroboam 2. He did evil like the other kings of Israel and didn’t worship God. Shallum conspired against him. He struck Zechariah and killed him in front of the people. God had told King Jehu that his ‘sons’ would be the king for 4 generations and He had kept his promise. (2 Kings 10:30 & 2 Kings 15:12-13) 16. Shallum 2 Kings 15:13-16 Shallum was the son of Jabesh. He became the king of Israel during the 39th year of King Uzziah of Judah. He was king for a ‘full month’ before Menahem struck him and killed him. Menahem became the next king. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack has the worksheets and posters that all the packs have. It also includes the visuals that are not in the Kings Visual Pack, maps and the poster shown. See below for more posters that are available. Click here for the application pack. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the pack of visuals for King Jehoash only. The opening poster is in the application pack. Click here to download the pictures to color for King Jehoash. Keep in mind some of these are not the best as black & white. (sorry) Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. Click here to see the king lessons in this series

Lesson 10 9. Amaziah 10. Azariah (Uzziah) 11. Jotham Kings #9 - #11 of Judah 2 Kings 14:1-15:35 2 Chronicles 25-27 9. Amaziah 2 Kings 12:21, 14:1-21 & 2 Chronicles 25 Amaziah is the son of Joash. He was 25 years old when he became the king of Judah. He reigned in Jerusalem for 29 years. He did what was right in God’s eyes. But the idols were not removed from the high places. He executed the ones that killed his father according to the old law. He killed 10,000 Edomites in battle and took Sela; but changed the name to Joktheel. He was feeling powerful after this victory and decided to fight Israel. King Amaziah of Judah sent messengers to King Jehoash of Israel. He said he wanted to go to battle against him. King Jehoash sent back his reply in a story. He said there was a thistle in Lebanon that sent a message to the cedar in Lebanon, but a wild beast trampled the thistle. King Jehoash told Amaziah that just because he won the battle against Edom and now felt victorious, didn’t mean he is strong enough to war against Israel. But Amaziah didn’t listen to the warning. Both kings went to Beth Shemesh and their armies fought a battle. Judah lost the battle against Israel and the men ran. King Amaziah was captured and taken to Jerusalem. They broke down part of the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate. King Jehoash of Israel took all the gold and silver and other treasures that were in the king’s house. He took hostages back to Samaria with him. There were more battles between the two kings. The kings were always fighting. King Jehoash of Israel died and King Amaziah lived 15 more years after him. There was a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, so he fled to Lachish. They followed him and he was killed there. They took him back to Jerusalem on horseback and buried him. The people made his son Azariah who was 16 years old the next king. 10. Azariah 2 Kings 14:21-22, 15:1-7, 2 Chronicles 26 The people made Amaziah’s son Azariah the next king during the 27th year of reign of King Jeroboam of Israel. He is called Uzziah in Chronicles and Amaziah in Kings. He was 16 years old and was a king for 52 years! After his father was buried, he built Elath and returned it to Judah. He did what was right according to God, except there were still idols in the high places that people were worshipping. God made him prosper as long as he worshipped God. He battled against the Philistines and broke down the wall of Gath and other cities. He built cities around some of the Philistine cities. God was with him when he fought the Philistines and Arabians as long as he followed God’s law. The Ammonites brought him tribute and he was known as far as Egypt. His kingdom was very strong. Azariah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and Valley Gate and fortified the city. He built towers in the desert and dug a lot of wells for water for his abundant livestock. He loved the land and had farmers and vineyards to produce the soil. Azariah had a lot of soldiers. There were 2,600 chief officers. There were 307,500 soldiers under them that were good soldiers. Azariah made the whole army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and slings. He made weapons for the towers to shoot arrows and throw rocks. He was well-known all around the area and this pride was his downfall. He went to the temple to burn incense and Azariah the priest (popular name) followed him into the temple. There were 80 priests in the temple. The priest told King Azariah that it wasn’t his place to burn the incense; that was the job for the priests. He told the king to leave. King Azariah became angry and God struck King Azariah with leprosy. The priest removed the king in a hurry when he saw the leprosy break out on his forehead. King Amaziah had leprosy and he was forced to live in an isolated house until he died. His son Jotham was a co-king until he died and then he became the sole king of Judah. 11. Jotham 2 Kings 15:32-38, 2 Chronicles 27:1-9 During the 2nd year of King Pekah of Israel’s reign, the son of Azariah’s son Jotham became the king of Judah. He was 25 years old and was a king for 16 years. He was a good king and obeyed God’s laws. Although, the idols were still in the high places and some of the people worshipped them. He added to Judah with more cities in the mountains and the wall of Ophel. He built fortresses and towers in the forests. He battled the Ammonites and was victorious so the people gave him tribute of 100 talents of silver, 10,000 kors of wheat and 10,000 of barley for 3 years. There were battles between Judah and King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel. He became mighty because he followed God. When Jotham died, he was buried in Jerusalem and his son Ahaz became the king. A few of the lessons in this kings series will have these worksheets. This worksheet is available for Amaziah. The questions and answers were written and given to me by Christina Barkley with permission to recreate the worksheets to share. Click here to download. Also for Amaziah, is the fill-in-the-finger worksheet. The idea, instructions and answers were created by Christina Barkley and I recreated the worksheets with permission to share. This includes the hand that you see above (without logo) and a blank worksheet for students to draw their own hand. Although the answers may vary, a basic teacher's worksheet is included also to show the students what to do. Click here to download. These flash cards for King Amaziah have a couple of ways to use them. Christina Barkley wrote the 15 statements and gave me permission to create the flash cards and share them with you. Click here to download. The application packs contain any extra posters, worksheets, maps, etc. specific for the king(s) listed. Each set is different and may contain printables that will be used for more than one king. This pack includes the worksheets and posters. It also has the visuals for these kings that are not in the Kings Visual Packs. The visual aid posters you see above are also in this pack. Click here for the application pack. The Thistle story poster can be downloaded here in the Jehoash visual pack. Click here to download the lesson. Most visuals used in these lessons are in the Kings Visual Pack. This has an assortment of visuals that are used in several lessons. You can print one set to reuse, or print a set for each lesson. The other visuals are in the application pack. Click here to download. Click here to see the king lessons in this series