King Saul, the first King of united Israel died in battle. David finally sat on the throne, followed by his son-Solomon. After Solomon's death his son-Rehoboam-inflicted even heavier taxes than his money hungry father. Leading to the rebellion of Jeroboam who split away-creating the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Leaving Rehoboam to rule the Southern Kingdom of Judah. This was followed by hundreds of years of murder, coups and death before Syria overtook Israel and Babylon overtook Judah.

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

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.

This photo displays a bronze inscription recently found in southern Arabia (the land of Sheba) that refers to "the towns of Judah." It indicates that there were trade relations between Israel and the homeland of the Queen of Sheba. The artifact is dated to the end of the 7th century BC, after the time of Solomon, though it shows the plausibility of the contact between Israel and the land of Sheba during Solomon's era as portrayed in such passages as 1 Kings 10. The artifact was likely a memorial inscription displayed on a temple wall, and the text is written in the Sabaean language using the South Arabian alphabet. Click "Read more" below to see a map showing the location of Sheba at the southern end of Arabian peninsula. PHOTO USED WITH PERMISSION: © André Lemaire; ARTWORK ON PHOTO: Greg Gulbrandsen

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.

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The Tombs of the Kings are a rock-cut funerary complex in East Jerusalem believed to be the burial site of Queen Helene of Adiabene (died c. AD 50–56). The tombs are located 820 meters (half a mile) north of Jerusalem's Old City. The grandeur of the site led to the belief that the tombs had once been the burial place of the kings of Judah, hence the name Tombs of the Kings; but the tombs are now associated with Queen Helena of Adiabene. According to this theory, Queen Helena chose the site to bury her son Isates and others of her dynasty.

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

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 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 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 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.

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 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.

The printables for David in this series are for an older age group than I usually post. Some of these lessons about David are not appropriate for early elementary. But David is a great study. It is worth your time to read the lesson and study the Bible scripture even if you are not teaching it. That being said, as you can see from the 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 and usually an additional application. When appropriate, there will be a map. (This is lesson 1 and can be used to review David; or as an introduction about David.) Each post has a lesson, visuals, Bible verse and printables. This would be a great series to use as an Interactive Notebook. (See a free video here.) You can print the worksheets you want to use at 75%. Or, print 2 to a page. This makes them small enough for the notebooks. You can use the Bible verse as an introduction to begin a new lesson in the notebook. 1. David the Shepherd 2. The people Want a King 3. Saul is Chosen as First King 4. Saul Saves the People 5. Saul Offers a Sacrifice 6. Saul Disobeys God 7. David Anointed the Next King 8. David Plays for King Saul 9. David Fights Goliath 10. Saul is Jealous of David 11. Michal & Jonathan Protect David 12. Jonathan Warns David 13. God Protected David Against Saul 14. Saul Keeps Pursuing David 15. David Spares Saul’s Life 16. David, Nabal & Abigail 17. King Saul & the Medium of EnDor 18. David & the Amalekites 19. Saul and Jonathan are Killed 20. David is Crowned the King 21. The Ark of God is Returned to Jerusalem 22. David is Kind to Mephibosheth 23. David, Bathsheba & Nathan 24. Amnon’s Crime Against Tamar 25. The Real Absalom 26. Absalom’s Conspiracy Against David 27. Absalom’s Death 28. David Has Solomon Anointed King Click here to see these. The Kings in the Old Testament series

Lesson 8 7. Athaliah 8. Joash Queen #7 & King # 8 of Judah 2 Kings 11:1-12:21 2 Chronicles 22:10-24:27 When Athaliah learned that her son Ahaziah had been killed, she killed the other royal heirs and became queen of Judah. But, Ahaziah’s sister saved Joash while the others were being killed and hid him with his nurse in the bedroom. They hid him in their house for 6 years. In 2 Chronicles 22, we are told that Jehoshabeath was the daughter of King Jehoram. She was Ahaziah’s sister. She was married to Jehoiada the priest. She is the one that saved Joash. During her 7th year of reign, Jehoiada the priest brought bodyguards and escorts to Joash’s house. They were to keep their weapon handy and keep young Joash safe. The priest gave the army captain hundreds of spears and shields that had been King David’s and were kept in the temple. The escorts surrounded Joash in the temple and put a crown on him. They anointed him king, clapped their hands and said “Long live the king!” When Queen Athaliah heard the noise, she went to the temple and saw Joash crowned the king. They were happy and blowing trumpets. She tore her clothes and shouted “Treason! Treason!” Jehoiada the priest told the army captain to take her outside and kill her with the sword because he didn’t want her killed in the temple. Jehoiada made a promise between God, King Joash and the people to follow God’s law. All of the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down and broke it into pieces. They took down all the altars and images. The people were happy and Joash was 7 years old when he became the king of Judah and reigned for 40 years in Jerusalem. He is also called Jehoash. He followed God’s laws while Jehoiada the priest was alive. Joash told the priests to take the money that was donated to the temple and use it for repairs. During the 23rd year of Joash’s reign, King Joash asked the priests why the temple had not been repaired. Jehoiada put a hole in a chest and put it where people could put in their contributions. The money was collected by the king’s scribe and high priest put it into bags and paid the workers for their labor on the temple. Jehoiada the priest was 130 years old when he died. After the priest died, the leaders of Judah went to Joash and they began to worship idols again. God sent prophets to talk to them; but they refused to follow God’s laws. Joash allowed them to stone Jehoiada’s son when he tried to remind them of God. In the spring, the Syrian army attacked Judah and killed all the leaders and Joash was severely wounded. Joash’s servants conspired together and killed him while he was in his bed. He was buried in Jerusalem; but, not in the tombs of the kings. His son Amaziah became the next king. Joash is one of the lessons that has a worksheet available. Click here to download it. 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 fill-in-the-blank-worksheets, the introduction posters shown above (without logos), crossword puzzle and more. Click here for 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 the king lessons in this series