David was now an outlaw. He found himself traveling from place to place, knowing that Saul wanted to get him, even though he had done nothing wrong. Many people in Israel realized that David would …

Scripture Reference: 1 Samuel 31:1-6; 2 Samuel 5:1-5; 6:1-19 Suggested Emphasis: Obeying the Lord is more important than being popular. Memory Verse: “So, you people are not loyal to God! You…

David was called as king of Israel long before the people of Israel even knew who he was. David was still a shepherd boy when he was anointed to be king by Samuel. The story of David's calling and anointing will help young children understand how God has a plan for each person even if we think we are unimportant.

This is lesson 20 in the Life of David series. It is found in 2 Samuel 2-5. This lesson really should be divided into a couple of weeks to have time to use the worksheets and application worksheet. King Saul was in a battle against the Philistines. The people started to run, and Saul and his three sons were killed. David and the people were very upset when they learned that Saul was dead. David mourned Jonathan who was like a brother. David asked the Lord if he should go to any of the cities in Judah, and God told him to go to Hebron. David took both of his wives and the men that fought with him to Hebron. The men of Judah came to David and anointed him king over Judah. It was God’s plan for David to be the king over all of Israel, but Abner made Ishbosheth the king over Israel. Abner was related to Saul (1 Chron. 8:33) and was the commander of Saul’s army. Ishbosheth was the only son of Saul that was alive. He was 40 years old when he became the king. He reigned 2 years. David was king over Judah for 7 ½ years. This begins battles between Judah and Israel. Abner seemed to instigate, as he had been the one to make Ishbosheth a king, then decided to have the men from each side compete. After a particularly bitter battle, when they counted the men, only 20 of David’s men had been killed. But 360 of Abner’s men had died. David’s men were good soldiers. (Chapter 3) The battles continue. The first verse tells us that there was a long war between Saul’s people and David’s. David’s just grew stronger as Saul’s grew weaker. David’s family is growing. He has 6 sons by his 6 wives. God did not approve of having more than one wife as seen in Deuteronomy 17:17. This verse also warns kings about being concerned with making more and more gold and silver. These things will turn them away from God. Abner has been gaining more authority over Ishbosheth and Saul’s people. Ishbosheth and Abner got into an argument and Abner said he would set up a covenant with David and David would have both kingdoms. Abner sent messengers to David saying that he would give Israel to him. David said he would make the covenant with Abner; but first, he had to bring David’s first wife back to him. David wanted Michal (Saul’s daughter) back. So, David now has 7 wives. Abner talked to the elders of Israel and said “It is time for David to be king of Israel. The Lord has said that he will save the people from the Philistines and all their enemies.” David had a feast with Abner and his men. Abner said he was going to gather the people to make a covenant with David. After he left, a man named Joab took him aside. He wanted to talk to him in private. But instead, Joab stabbed him in the stomach and killed him. David didn’t know anything about it. When he found out, David told the people to mourn for Abner and King David followed the coffin. He showed his grief for Abner’s death and said he didn’t have anything to do with it. In chapter 4, we read those two men snuck into Ishbosheth’s house. He was lying in bed, and they killed him. David was angry when he learned about his death. This changes things for Israel. With the death of Ishbosheth, the tribes of Israel went to David. They made a covenant with David and made him king over Israel. David was 30 years old when he became the king. He was king for 40 years. He was the king in Hebron over Judah for 7 ½ years and was king over Israel and Judah for 33 years. The printables for David in this series are for an older age group than I usually post. Most of these lessons about David are not appropriate for early elementary. But David is a great study. So, as you can see from the above picture, there is a Q&A. This could be used with younger groups by using the answer sheet and just asking the questions for discussion. Each post in this series will have a maze and some type of puzzle. The additional application worksheet is different than the others in this series. It will take a couple of weeks to really use this in depth and study everything. This is a general comparison of Saul, David and Solomon. There is a teacher's answer sheet for this and they are both black & white only. This also includes an extra page of added notes to support some of the answers and aid discussion. Click here to download the application pack. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the visuals. Click here to download the Pictures to Color. Click here to download the updated visuals. The lesson is included since these are assorted visuals for King David. (These are not included in the application pack.) Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Bible Verse: 2 Samuel 5:4-5 Click here to see the entire list and links for the Life of David series. Click here to see the Magnetic Board Visuals for this lesson. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.

In this lesson we will learn about David’s relationships with Saul and Jonathan. The sin of jealousy. Friendship and trusting God. Free printable preschool Bible lesson.

This is number 10 and continues Cathy's study of David. There are two different lessons from the same scripture. One lesson discusses David becoming the King and the other mostly discusses David Learns to Obey God. Cathy uses these visuals with a magnetic board. She cuts the pieces out, numbers them on the back (these are already numbered on the front), laminates them and adds thin magnets on the back. Put your title up first (David for this lesson), then add and take away each visual as you teach the lesson. Some of the visuals are the same as what you will see each week for the David series, if you'd like to combine them. You won't have to print all of those, unless you like to keep everything in its own pack. They can also be used as visuals alone, a flip chart, and/or a bulletin board. These can also be attached to large craft sticks and held up while you are teaching. Click here to download. This lesson has the corresponding numbers for the visuals and discusses David Becoming the King and is more of an outline. Click here to download. This lesson discusses David Learns to Obey God. This is the lesson only, but you could use a lot of the above visuals for this. You can combine them both to make one lesson. Click here to download. Click here to download the updated visuals. The lesson is included since these are assorted visuals for King David. (These are not included in the application pack.) Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Cathy Whitacre is a Christian, wife, mother, Nana, sister, and friend. Cathy and her husband Gerry worship with the New Hope church of Christ, in Bradyville, Tennessee. Family has been one of her crowning joys in life. Married to Gerry for over 47 years they have had many years of adventure and love. Her children and grandchildren have kept her busy and happy. Everywhere Cathy has lived from Ohio, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee and more she has made dear friends who she considers family. Cathy has had the opportunity to participate in mission work for many years. She has had the privilege of speaking at Ladies Days, teaching Vacation Bible Schools, and conducting workshops in Jamaica, Scotland, New Zealand, and here in the United States. Cathy has been involved in teaching for over 50 years, from nursery to adults. Cathy feels that Christian Education is one of the greatest mission efforts we can be involved in, and the benefits are eternal.

In this King David object lesson, children learn that God sees their hearts and they decide what they want Him to see.

2 Samuel 5 David Becomes King Spot the Differences

2 Samuel 5 David Becomes King Bible Word Search Puzzles

These fun King Saul and David Printables is a great way to teach young children about King Saul and his relationship with David which can be found in 1 and 2 Samuel.

Use the Samuel Anoints David Word Search as a fun activity for your next children's sermon.

This lesson about David being chosen by God as the next king is #4 in our study of David. The lesson can be found in 1 Samuel 16. This lesson did not come with a set of Magnetic Board visuals, but since almost every other lesson for David has these, I added this download so there will be a complete set for David. Cathy uses these visuals with a magnetic board. She cuts the pieces out, numbers them on the back (these are already numbered on the front), laminates them and adds thin magnets on the back. Put your title up first (Samuel) for this lesson), then add and take away each visual as you teach the lesson. Some of the visuals are the same as what was available last week, if you'd like to combine them. You won't have to print all of those, unless you like to keep everything in its own pack. They can also be used as visuals alone, a flip chart, and/or a bulletin board. They can also be attached to large craft stick to hold up while teaching. Click here to download the visuals. Cathy used a flip chart with pictures for this lesson, so I also added this set of visuals. Click here to download the Flip Chart Visuals. Cathy uses these puzzles for review. You can enlarge the black and white one onto poster board so you have a super size one. For this visual, cut on the lines on the body and also around the head so you have the 5 parts. Add magnets to use on a magnetic board, or lay them on the floor. They can be handed out to students to create the puzzle and they can tell you the Bible facts they remember. Also, these can be printed as they are for the students to cut an put together for review. Color and black & white is included. Click here to download the puzzle. Click here to download the lesson. Cathy Whitacre is a Christian, wife, mother, Nana, sister, and friend. Cathy and her husband Gerry worship with the New Hope church of Christ, in Bradyville, Tennessee. Family has been one of her crowning joys in life. Married to Gerry for over 47 years they have had many years of adventure and love. Her children and grandchildren have kept her busy and happy. Everywhere Cathy has lived from Ohio, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee and more she has made dear friends who she considers family. Cathy has had the opportunity to participate in mission work for many years. She has had the privilege of speaking at Ladies Days, teaching Vacation Bible Schools, and conducting workshops in Jamaica, Scotland, New Zealand, and here in the United States. Cathy has been involved in teaching for over 50 years, from nursery to adults. Cathy feels that Christian Education is one of the greatest mission efforts we can be involved in, and the benefits are eternal. Thanks so much to True Aim Education for featuring this post! Click here to see it!

2 Samuel 5 David Becomes King Sunday School Crossword Puzzles

I'm back with another overview look at our preschool Sunday School unit on David! In this unit we look at 4 different names to describe David.

I'm back with another overview look at our preschool Sunday School unit on David! In this unit we look at 4 different names to describe David.