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

Lesson 2 The Divided Kingdom: Jeroboam First King of Israel 1 Kings 12:20-14:20 & 2 Chronicles 10 Saul, David and Solomon were the first kings. Last week we studied Rehoboam. He was Solomon’s son and he became the king after Solomon died. God had said that the kingdom would be divided, and we will continue learning about the kings. God let Rehoboam have two tribes as part of his kingdom: Judah and Benjamin. They were the southern kingdom. Rehoboam was the King of Judah. The rest of the tribes rebelled and Jeroboam became the king of the other tribes known as the Northern Kingdom or King of Israel. We learn how that happened in 1 Kings 12-14. Solomon saw that Jeroboam was brave and hard-working and made him an officer over the workforce. Ahijah the prophet met Jeroboam when he left Jerusalem. They were alone in the field and Ahijah put a new garment on him. Ahijah took the garment and tore it into 12 pieces. He told Jeroboam to take 10 of the pieces. Ahijah said that “God will take the kingdom away from Solomon and give 10 tribes to Jeroboam. Solomon would keep one tribe because of David and one for Jerusalem. They worship idols and do not walk in God’s ways. God said that you will be king over Israel.” Solomon searched for Jeroboam to kill him. But, he went to Egypt and stayed there until Solomon died. When Solomon died, the people sent word to Jeroboam and he returned. The people gathered together with the new king Rehoboam. They told him that his father Solomon had made their lives a burden and they asked that he lighten their load. He told the people to return in 3 days. When they were assembled together again, Rehoboam said he would make their burden even harder. He listened to his friend’s advice instead of the older men. This was God’s plan to divide Solomon’s kingdom. The people rebelled against this burden. They sent for Jeroboam and made him king over Israel. The only ones that stayed with Rehoboam was Judah. Rehoboam gathered 180,000 men from Judah and Benjamin to fight. So, he had the tribes of Judah and Benjamin for his two tribes. Shemaiah went to Rehoboam and told him “The Lord says you will not go fight the people of Israel because this is because of Me.” They obeyed God and didn’t fight. Jeroboam lived in Ephraim in the mountains. He made two calves of gold and told the people that it was too much trouble to go to Jerusalem to worship. He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan and told them “Here are your gods!” He built shrines in high places and made priests from all the tribes except for the tribe of Levi. He created a new feast and sacrificed to the gold calves he made. He made these changes “in his own heart” and these sacrifices and incense burning were not what God said to do. There was a man of God that told Jeroboam that a child named Josiah would be born and will stop the priests from false sacrifices. When King Jeroboam heard about this, he stretched his arm over the altar and said to arrest him. His hand instantly withered and the altar split apart and the ashes poured out. Jeroboam asked him to pray and return his hand to normal. The man of God did and Jeroboam’s hand went back to normal. Jeroboam’s son Abijah became sick. He asked his wife to go see the prophet Ahijah disguised so he wouldn’t recognize her. But God told Ahijah who it was and what to say. He told her that because Jeroboam had not kept the commandments of God, their son would die when she returned to the city. It happened just as God said and the people mourned for Abijah. Jeroboam was the first king of Israel for 22 years. When he died, his son Nadab became king. This set of worksheets is an idea from Christina Barkley. As you can see, there is an assortment of printing options and a teacher's answer sheet is included. Click here to download. Jeroboam is one of the kings with a worksheet available. 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. The Jeroboam application pack includes the fill-in-the-blank worksheet, word search, maze, map, the information poster, the posters shown above and more. 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 see all the kings lessons in this series. Click here to see the lesson and Magnetic Board Visuals for the old prophet and the man of God in 1 Kings 13:11-34.

Scripture: 2 Kings 18-20 & 2 Chronicles 31:20 Hezekiah was the son of King Ahaz. Ahaz was the king of Judah. Hezekiah was 25 years old when he became the 13th king of Judah, and Hezekiah was the king for 29 years in Jerusalem. Hezekiah did what was right in the sight of the Lord. Hezekiah repaired the temple and took down the idols that the people had been worshipping. (2 Chronicles 29:3) God said 'Do not have idols!' God had told Moses to make a bronze serpent for the people to look at when they were bitten by a snake while they were in the wilderness. But, over time, the people started to worship it and burn incense to it. Hezekiah knew that was wrong, so he broke it into pieces. (2 Kings 18:4) King Hezekiah trusted God. The Bible tells us in 2 Kings 18:5-6 that there wasn't any other king of Judah before or after him that was like him. Hezekiah stayed faithful to God, always following Him. He kept God's commandments that had been given to Moses. The Lord was with King Hezekiah and he prospered (did well) everywhere he went. The King of Assyria sent a great army to Jerusalem. They were standing at the aqueduct and called to King Hezekiah. Some of King Hezekiah's men went out to talk to them. They made fun of them and mocked King Hezekiah. (19) The army wanted Hezekiah's people to make a pledge to the king of Assyria, and shouted to everyone that the king of Assyria would win the fight and they shouldn't listen to King Hezekiah! King Hezekiah will not win the battle! Don't listen to King Hezekiah! When King Hezekiah heard about this, he tore his clothes and went into the temple. He sent his men to find Isaiah the prophet. (2 Kings 19:2) Isaiah told them to tell the king that the Lord has spoken and said not to be afraid. God said the King of Assyria will hear a rumor and will return home. He will die by the sword in his own land. King Hezekiah prayed to God to save the people. God told Isaiah the prophet that the King of Assyria would not fight in their city. Here is what happened. During the night, the angel of God went out and went to the Assyrian camp. The angel killed 185,000 people. When the people got up early the next morning, they found all the people dead. So, the king of Assyria returned home and stayed at Nineveh. (35-36) 2 Chronicles 31:20 Hezekiah was faithful to God. He did what was 'good and right and true'. All the work he did was according to the law and commandments of God. Hezekiah put his whole heart into his works and he prospered (did well). Click here to download. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the updated visuals. All are not 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 application pack with posters, a crossword puzzle and the bronze serpent poster shown above (and more). See more about Hezekiah here. See Hezekiah for preschool here.

Lesson 2 The Divided Kingdom: Jeroboam First King of Israel 1 Kings 12:20-14:20 & 2 Chronicles 10 Saul, David and Solomon were the first kings. Last week we studied Rehoboam. He was Solomon’s son and he became the king after Solomon died. God had said that the kingdom would be divided, and we will continue learning about the kings. God let Rehoboam have two tribes as part of his kingdom: Judah and Benjamin. They were the southern kingdom. Rehoboam was the King of Judah. The rest of the tribes rebelled and Jeroboam became the king of the other tribes known as the Northern Kingdom or King of Israel. We learn how that happened in 1 Kings 12-14. Solomon saw that Jeroboam was brave and hard-working and made him an officer over the workforce. Ahijah the prophet met Jeroboam when he left Jerusalem. They were alone in the field and Ahijah put a new garment on him. Ahijah took the garment and tore it into 12 pieces. He told Jeroboam to take 10 of the pieces. Ahijah said that “God will take the kingdom away from Solomon and give 10 tribes to Jeroboam. Solomon would keep one tribe because of David and one for Jerusalem. They worship idols and do not walk in God’s ways. God said that you will be king over Israel.” Solomon searched for Jeroboam to kill him. But, he went to Egypt and stayed there until Solomon died. When Solomon died, the people sent word to Jeroboam and he returned. The people gathered together with the new king Rehoboam. They told him that his father Solomon had made their lives a burden and they asked that he lighten their load. He told the people to return in 3 days. When they were assembled together again, Rehoboam said he would make their burden even harder. He listened to his friend’s advice instead of the older men. This was God’s plan to divide Solomon’s kingdom. The people rebelled against this burden. They sent for Jeroboam and made him king over Israel. The only ones that stayed with Rehoboam was Judah. Rehoboam gathered 180,000 men from Judah and Benjamin to fight. So, he had the tribes of Judah and Benjamin for his two tribes. Shemaiah went to Rehoboam and told him “The Lord says you will not go fight the people of Israel because this is because of Me.” They obeyed God and didn’t fight. Jeroboam lived in Ephraim in the mountains. He made two calves of gold and told the people that it was too much trouble to go to Jerusalem to worship. He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan and told them “Here are your gods!” He built shrines in high places and made priests from all the tribes except for the tribe of Levi. He created a new feast and sacrificed to the gold calves he made. He made these changes “in his own heart” and these sacrifices and incense burning were not what God said to do. There was a man of God that told Jeroboam that a child named Josiah would be born and will stop the priests from false sacrifices. When King Jeroboam heard about this, he stretched his arm over the altar and said to arrest him. His hand instantly withered and the altar split apart and the ashes poured out. Jeroboam asked him to pray and return his hand to normal. The man of God did and Jeroboam’s hand went back to normal. Jeroboam’s son Abijah became sick. He asked his wife to go see the prophet Ahijah disguised so he wouldn’t recognize her. But God told Ahijah who it was and what to say. He told her that because Jeroboam had not kept the commandments of God, their son would die when she returned to the city. It happened just as God said and the people mourned for Abijah. Jeroboam was the first king of Israel for 22 years. When he died, his son Nadab became king. This set of worksheets is an idea from Christina Barkley. As you can see, there is an assortment of printing options and a teacher's answer sheet is included. Click here to download. Jeroboam is one of the kings with a worksheet available. 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. The Jeroboam application pack includes the fill-in-the-blank worksheet, word search, maze, map, the information poster, the posters shown above and more. 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 see all the kings lessons in this series. Click here to see the lesson and Magnetic Board Visuals for the old prophet and the man of God in 1 Kings 13:11-34.

Lesson 2 The Divided Kingdom: Jeroboam First King of Israel 1 Kings 12:20-14:20 & 2 Chronicles 10 Saul, David and Solomon were the first kings. Last week we studied Rehoboam. He was Solomon’s son and he became the king after Solomon died. God had said that the kingdom would be divided, and we will continue learning about the kings. God let Rehoboam have two tribes as part of his kingdom: Judah and Benjamin. They were the southern kingdom. Rehoboam was the King of Judah. The rest of the tribes rebelled and Jeroboam became the king of the other tribes known as the Northern Kingdom or King of Israel. We learn how that happened in 1 Kings 12-14. Solomon saw that Jeroboam was brave and hard-working and made him an officer over the workforce. Ahijah the prophet met Jeroboam when he left Jerusalem. They were alone in the field and Ahijah put a new garment on him. Ahijah took the garment and tore it into 12 pieces. He told Jeroboam to take 10 of the pieces. Ahijah said that “God will take the kingdom away from Solomon and give 10 tribes to Jeroboam. Solomon would keep one tribe because of David and one for Jerusalem. They worship idols and do not walk in God’s ways. God said that you will be king over Israel.” Solomon searched for Jeroboam to kill him. But, he went to Egypt and stayed there until Solomon died. When Solomon died, the people sent word to Jeroboam and he returned. The people gathered together with the new king Rehoboam. They told him that his father Solomon had made their lives a burden and they asked that he lighten their load. He told the people to return in 3 days. When they were assembled together again, Rehoboam said he would make their burden even harder. He listened to his friend’s advice instead of the older men. This was God’s plan to divide Solomon’s kingdom. The people rebelled against this burden. They sent for Jeroboam and made him king over Israel. The only ones that stayed with Rehoboam was Judah. Rehoboam gathered 180,000 men from Judah and Benjamin to fight. So, he had the tribes of Judah and Benjamin for his two tribes. Shemaiah went to Rehoboam and told him “The Lord says you will not go fight the people of Israel because this is because of Me.” They obeyed God and didn’t fight. Jeroboam lived in Ephraim in the mountains. He made two calves of gold and told the people that it was too much trouble to go to Jerusalem to worship. He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan and told them “Here are your gods!” He built shrines in high places and made priests from all the tribes except for the tribe of Levi. He created a new feast and sacrificed to the gold calves he made. He made these changes “in his own heart” and these sacrifices and incense burning were not what God said to do. There was a man of God that told Jeroboam that a child named Josiah would be born and will stop the priests from false sacrifices. When King Jeroboam heard about this, he stretched his arm over the altar and said to arrest him. His hand instantly withered and the altar split apart and the ashes poured out. Jeroboam asked him to pray and return his hand to normal. The man of God did and Jeroboam’s hand went back to normal. Jeroboam’s son Abijah became sick. He asked his wife to go see the prophet Ahijah disguised so he wouldn’t recognize her. But God told Ahijah who it was and what to say. He told her that because Jeroboam had not kept the commandments of God, their son would die when she returned to the city. It happened just as God said and the people mourned for Abijah. Jeroboam was the first king of Israel for 22 years. When he died, his son Nadab became king. This set of worksheets is an idea from Christina Barkley. As you can see, there is an assortment of printing options and a teacher's answer sheet is included. Click here to download. Jeroboam is one of the kings with a worksheet available. 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. The Jeroboam application pack includes the fill-in-the-blank worksheet, word search, maze, map, the information poster, the posters shown above and more. 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 see all the kings lessons in this series. Click here to see the lesson and Magnetic Board Visuals for the old prophet and the man of God in 1 Kings 13:11-34.

Lesson 2 The Divided Kingdom: Jeroboam First King of Israel 1 Kings 12:20-14:20 & 2 Chronicles 10 Saul, David and Solomon were the first kings. Last week we studied Rehoboam. He was Solomon’s son and he became the king after Solomon died. God had said that the kingdom would be divided, and we will continue learning about the kings. God let Rehoboam have two tribes as part of his kingdom: Judah and Benjamin. They were the southern kingdom. Rehoboam was the King of Judah. The rest of the tribes rebelled and Jeroboam became the king of the other tribes known as the Northern Kingdom or King of Israel. We learn how that happened in 1 Kings 12-14. Solomon saw that Jeroboam was brave and hard-working and made him an officer over the workforce. Ahijah the prophet met Jeroboam when he left Jerusalem. They were alone in the field and Ahijah put a new garment on him. Ahijah took the garment and tore it into 12 pieces. He told Jeroboam to take 10 of the pieces. Ahijah said that “God will take the kingdom away from Solomon and give 10 tribes to Jeroboam. Solomon would keep one tribe because of David and one for Jerusalem. They worship idols and do not walk in God’s ways. God said that you will be king over Israel.” Solomon searched for Jeroboam to kill him. But, he went to Egypt and stayed there until Solomon died. When Solomon died, the people sent word to Jeroboam and he returned. The people gathered together with the new king Rehoboam. They told him that his father Solomon had made their lives a burden and they asked that he lighten their load. He told the people to return in 3 days. When they were assembled together again, Rehoboam said he would make their burden even harder. He listened to his friend’s advice instead of the older men. This was God’s plan to divide Solomon’s kingdom. The people rebelled against this burden. They sent for Jeroboam and made him king over Israel. The only ones that stayed with Rehoboam was Judah. Rehoboam gathered 180,000 men from Judah and Benjamin to fight. So, he had the tribes of Judah and Benjamin for his two tribes. Shemaiah went to Rehoboam and told him “The Lord says you will not go fight the people of Israel because this is because of Me.” They obeyed God and didn’t fight. Jeroboam lived in Ephraim in the mountains. He made two calves of gold and told the people that it was too much trouble to go to Jerusalem to worship. He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan and told them “Here are your gods!” He built shrines in high places and made priests from all the tribes except for the tribe of Levi. He created a new feast and sacrificed to the gold calves he made. He made these changes “in his own heart” and these sacrifices and incense burning were not what God said to do. There was a man of God that told Jeroboam that a child named Josiah would be born and will stop the priests from false sacrifices. When King Jeroboam heard about this, he stretched his arm over the altar and said to arrest him. His hand instantly withered and the altar split apart and the ashes poured out. Jeroboam asked him to pray and return his hand to normal. The man of God did and Jeroboam’s hand went back to normal. Jeroboam’s son Abijah became sick. He asked his wife to go see the prophet Ahijah disguised so he wouldn’t recognize her. But God told Ahijah who it was and what to say. He told her that because Jeroboam had not kept the commandments of God, their son would die when she returned to the city. It happened just as God said and the people mourned for Abijah. Jeroboam was the first king of Israel for 22 years. When he died, his son Nadab became king. This set of worksheets is an idea from Christina Barkley. As you can see, there is an assortment of printing options and a teacher's answer sheet is included. Click here to download. Jeroboam is one of the kings with a worksheet available. 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. The Jeroboam application pack includes the fill-in-the-blank worksheet, word search, maze, map, the information poster, the posters shown above and more. 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 see all the kings lessons in this series. Click here to see the lesson and Magnetic Board Visuals for the old prophet and the man of God in 1 Kings 13:11-34.

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 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

Amos was written and the prophecies correlate with the reign of King Jeroboam II (2 Kings 14:23-29). The prophet Jonah was also during this time. I previously blogged about 2 Kings so there are mor…

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

Bought for a pittance at a market in 1980, 8th century BCE paleo-Hebrew inscription is the earliest writing found on a clay seal impression in the Land of Israel, study shows

Scripture Reference: 1 Kings 11:41-12:24; 2 Chronicles 10:1-11:4 Suggested Emphasis: Listen to advice from older, wiser people: parents, elders, teachers. Memory Verse: “Listen to advice and accept…

Bought for a pittance at a market in 1980, 8th century BCE paleo-Hebrew inscription is the earliest writing found on a clay seal impression in the Land of Israel, study shows

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

Although most of the kings are more than one to a lesson, each king can be taught on its own. When possible, each new king begins on a new page; unless there is only basic information about him and/or there is only a paragraph about him. I have the 40 kings divided into 15 lessons; although if I were to teach them, I would probably take two quarters plus Saul, David and Solomon. Some of the kings will have visuals for the lesson. Although some do not and that is why it has taken so long to add them here. Some have charts, maps when applicable, etc. They all have a sheet to fill in to create a notebook. If you want to make an interactive notebook, the pages can be printed at 75% or 2 per page. See a free video here on how to make this option. Add the pages to a composition notebook. Dollar Tree or Wal Mart or Target or Amazon Just a note: As these lessons were written, I began in the Kings and then added Chronicles. All numbers are in number form and not written out. I know this is not proper writing, but it is much easier to see a number when teaching. The application packs are different from the Life of David since most will teach several kings together. Any extra visuals, maps, posters, etc. are included in the application pack along with the worksheet for the king(s) being studied. There is a basic teacher’s answer sheet with scriptures included. Thanks to Christina Barkley for allowing me to reproduce and share some of her king ideas. Please, if there is a typo or error, leave a nice comment on the post it is located on so I can correct it. (Thanks ☺) If you feel I have left out important information about a certain king, please leave the info and scripture on the post where the original lesson is. Saul, David and Solomon are not included in this series. Click here to see more information about them. This is a bulletin board that I was permitted to share. Click here to see the post with other ideas. I wanted to add the printables for this series to create a similar bulletin board using Laura Cann and the ladies of Southside Church of Christ in Rapid City, South Dakota's general layout. I used the most basic crown since there are 40 crowns to cut out ☺. The only thing not included are the letters for The Divided Kingdom. Click here to download. Note: I just (3 Jan 2018) stumbled on this bulletin board at Hands On Bible Teacher. Credit goes to Rhonda for the original concept for the bulletin board and sorry I didn't see it earlier. That is what Pinterest is for! Although I believe in giving the original designers the credit. Check out the website for a lot of Bible class ideas and songs. Click here to see the lesson and Magnetic Board Visuals for the old prophet and the man of God in 1 Kings 13:11-34. This visual pack includes an assortment of visuals that can be used for almost every king. For instance, the people worshipping the golden calves and taking them down. There are 20 that I used for several lessons. These are in color only. Click here to download. As I was working on lessons for 2020, I made this chart and realized I didn't have one for the kings series. This is not in the above pack, but click here to download it by itself. You can use this bulletin board border to make easy crowns. If you use attendance charts, you could make these and let the student add a jewel each week. They can be found at your local teacher's supply store or here. There are metallic and sparkle available in different colors. Lesson 1 First King of Judah The Divided Kingdom: 1. Rehoboam Lesson 2 First King of Israel The Divided Kingdom: 1. Jeroboam Lesson 3 Kings of Israel 2. Nadab 3. Baasha 4. Elah 5. Zimri 6. Tibni 7. Omri Lesson 4 Kings of Judah 2. Abijam 3. Asa 4. Jehoshaphat Lesson 5 King of Israel 8. Ahab Lesson 6 Kings of Israel 9. Ahaziah 10. Joram 11. Jehu Lesson 7 Kings of Judah 5. Jehoram 6. Ahaziah Lesson 8 Queen & King of Judah 7. Athaliah 8. Joash Lesson 9 Kings of Israel 12. Jehoahaz 13. Jehoash 14. Jeroboam 2 15. Zechariah 16. Shallum Lesson 10 Kings of Judah 9. Amaziah 10. Azariah (Uzziah) 11. Jotham Lesson 11 Kings of Israel 17. Menahem 18. Pekahiah 19. Pekah 20. Hoshea Lesson 12 Kings of Judah 12. Ahaz 13. Hezekiah Lesson 13 Kings of Judah 14. Manasseh 15. Amon Lesson 14 King of Judah 16. Josiah Lesson 15 Kings of Judah 17. Jehoahaz 18. Jehoiakim 19. Jehoiachin 20. Zedekiah

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

Lesson 15 17. Jehoahaz 18. Jehoiakim 19. Jehoiachin 20. Zedekiah (last king) Kings #17 - #20 of Judah 2 Kings 23-17 2 Chronicles 36 17. Jehoahaz 2 Kings 23:30-37, 2 Chronicles 36:1-5 Jehoahaz was Josiah’s younger (than Jehoiakim) son, He was 23 when he became the king of Judah and he reigned for 3 months. He was evil and worshipped idols. Pharaoh Necho of Egypt put Jehoahaz in prison at Riblah in Hamath so he couldn’t reign in Jerusalem. Pharaoh forced a tribute to be paid of 100 talents of silver and a talent of gold. Then Pharaoh put Eliakim (son of Jehoahaz) the king of Judah. Pharaoh changed his name to Jehoiakim and took Jehoahaz to Egypt. Jehoahaz died in Egypt. 18. Jehoiakim 2 Kings 23:34-24:6, 2 Chronicles 36:5-8 & Jeremiah 36 Jehoiakim was the older son of Josiah. His name was changed from Eliakim by Pharaoh Necho of Egypt. He was 25 years old when he became the king of Judah. He reigned for 11 years in Jerusalem. He was evil and worshipped idols. Jehoiakim gave Pharaoh Necho the gold and silver that was a forced tribute for 3 years. But to do so, he taxed the all the people of the land. During the 4th year of Jehoiakim’s reign, God told Jeremiah to write all the words that He had told Jeremiah about Israel and Judah. God thought that maybe if the people heard what God planned to bring upon them, they would change their evil ways. Jeremiah told Baruch what to write on the scroll. Jeremiah instructed him to go and read the scroll to all the people on the day of fasting. In the 5th year of his reign, the people from Judah proclaimed a fast and Baruch read from the scroll. He was at the entry of the New Gate of the temple in the upper court where everyone could hear him read. Michaiah heard the words of the scroll and went to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s house and told the princes that were sitting there what he had heard. They sent Jehudi to Baruch. He went to the princes and read the scroll to them. They were scared when they heard the words and said they would tell the king. They told Baruch and Jeremiah to hide. They went to the court of the king and told him what Jeremiah’s scroll said. The king sent for the scroll and it was read to the king and the princes that were there. The king happened to be in his winter house and there was a fire burning. After Jehudi read 3 or 4 columns, the king took it and cut it with the scribe’s knife. Then he threw it into the fire. The king and the princes were not even worried about the words Jeremiah had written! The king wanted Jeremiah and Baruch taken, but God hid them. After the king burned the scroll, God told Jeremiah to write the same words on another scroll. Jeremiah was told to speak to King Jehoiakim of Judah and tell him that he would be punished for their sins. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon went to Judah and besieged the land. Then Jehoiakim fought against the Babylonians and he was merciless. About this time the king of Babylon had taken a lot of the land in Egypt. Pharaoh stayed in Egypt and didn’t return to Judah. King Nebuchadnezzar fought against Jehoiakim and took him prisoner. He put bronze shackles on Jehoiakim and took him to Babylon. King Nebuchadnezzar also took some items from the temple with him to Babylon. He put them in the temple in Babylon. When Jehoiakim died, his son Jehoiachin became the king of Judah. 19. Jehoiachin 2 Kings 24:6- 25:30, 2 Chronicles 36:9-10 Jehoiachin was the son of Jehoiakim and was 18 years old when he became the king of Judah. He reigned for 3 months. He was evil and worshipped the idols that his father did. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon besieged Jerusalem. King Jehoiachin of Judah went with his mother, princes, servants and officers to the king of Babylon and they were taken prisoners. It was the 8th year of King Nebuchadnezzar’s reign. The Babylonians removed all the treasures from the temple and the king’s house. He cut up all the articles of gold which King Solomon had made. He took everyone captive except for the poorest of the land of Judah. The king of Babylon made Jehoiachin’s uncle the king of Judah and changed his name from Mattaniah to Zedekiah. Because of their evil ways and worshipping idols, God was angry and let these things happen to the kings and people of Judah. During the 37th year of Jehoiachin’s captivity, the new king of Babylon released him from prison. King Evil-Merodach spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prominent seat than the other kings that were in Babylon. Jehoiachin took off his prison clothes and ate his food with kings regularly. The king of Babylon provided him with a ration of food each day the rest of his life. 20. Zedekiah 2 Kings 24:17-25, 2 Chronicles 36:10-21 & Jeremiah 52:1-11 Zedekiah 21 years old when he became the king He was Jehoiachin’s uncle. The king of Babylon changed his name from Mattaniah to Zedekiah. He was the king of Judah for 11 years. He was the last king of Judah. During the 9th year of his reign, King Nebuchadnezzar surrounded Jerusalem and built a wall around it. During the 11th year, there wasn’t any food for the people because the famine was so severe. The soldiers of Judah escaped during the night. But, the Chaldean army followed King Zedekiah and caught up with him in the plains of Jericho. They took King Zedekiah to the king of Babylon at Riblah. They killed his sons right in front of him, then they put out Zedekiah’s eyes and secured him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon. He died a prisoner in Babylon. During the 19th year of King Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, the Babylonians returned to Jerusalem. They burned down the temple of the Lord, the king’s house and all the palaces in Jerusalem. They broke down the walls surrounding Jerusalem and it was desolate. I love these Spell-It-Out letter visuals! These King Jehoiakim were designed by Christina Barkley and includes the outline written by her. These were recreated with permission with different graphics to share here. Click here to download. Also by Christina Barkley is a scroll activity to review the King Jehoiakim and Jeremiah. This includes a sample word list, color & black & white scrolls to print. 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 has the posters and worksheets and includes the King Nebuchadnezzar poster. Click here for the application pack. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the visuals for Jehoiakim. Click here to download the pictures to color for Jehoiakim. Click here to download the visuals for Jehoiachin & Zedekiah. Click here to download the pictures to color for Jehoiachin & Zedekiah. 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 2 The Divided Kingdom: Jeroboam First King of Israel 1 Kings 12:20-14:20 & 2 Chronicles 10

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

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