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Bible Stories · Ages 7+ · Set A
Solomon asks for wisdom
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Remember: Solomon asked for a wise heart, listened to both women, and chose with care.

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A wise kingYoung King Solomon lived in Jerusalem. In those days a king was also the judge, so people brought their problems to him. One day Solomon went up to the high hill of Gibeon and brought many gifts. That night, in a dream, God told him to ask for anything he wanted. Solomon asked for a wise and understanding heart. He did not ask for gold or for a long life. Later, two women who lived in the same house came to the king. Each said that the living baby was hers. Solomon listened to the first woman and then to the second. The first woman begged the king to give the baby to the other woman, if only the baby could be safe. Solomon knew she was the mother.
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Where did Solomon bring his gifts?
🌊To the sea⛰️To the high hill of Gibeon⛺To a tent
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Solomon could ask for anything. Which did he ask for?
🪙Gold🎂A long life🦉A wise and understanding heart
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In those days a king was also the , so people brought their problems to him.
cooksailorjudge
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Solomon was the son of King David.
TrueFalse

Words and order

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Join each word to its meaning.
  1. 1Wisdom
  2. 2Judge
  3. 3Altar
  4. 4Jerusalem
  • Aknowing what is fair and kind, and doing it
  • Bthe city where Solomon lived
  • Ca person who listens and decides what is fair
  • Da heap of stones where people brought gifts and prayed
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Number the story from first to last.
  • Two women come with a baby
  • Solomon asks for a wise heart
  • God speaks to Solomon in a dream
  • The first woman asks for the baby to be safe
  • Solomon goes to Gibeon
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Both women said the baby was theirs. What did Solomon do first?
☝️He picked one at once👂He listened to both of them🚪He sent them away
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The second woman begged the king to give the baby away.
TrueFalse
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Circle every thing the story says Solomon did.
👂He listened to both women🙏He thanked God for being kind to his father David🪙He asked for gold🚪He sent the women away

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Mia wrote: Solomon asked for gold and a long life. Which fix is right?
🍽️Solomon asked for a feast.🦉Solomon asked for a wise heart.⛵Solomon asked for a boat.
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Two friends want one swing. What does the story show a wise child does?
👂Listens to both✋Grabs it first🚶Walks away
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Write what wisdom means, in your own words.
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Draw one kind thing a wise child could do today.
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Answer key · Set A
Solomon asks for wisdom
1To the high hill of Gibeon Solomon went up to Gibeon, a high hill with a great altar, and brought many gifts.
2A wise and understanding heart Solomon asked for a wise heart. He did not ask for gold or a long life.
3judge A king was also the judge, and he said what was fair.
4True The story begins with young King Solomon, the son of King David.
51-A, 2-C, 3-D, 4-B These are the story's own words: wisdom is fair and kind, a judge decides what is fair, an altar is a heap of stones, and Solomon lived in Jerusalem.
64, 3, 2, 5, 1 Gibeon and the dream come first, then the wise heart. Later come the two women, and the first woman speaks last.
7He listened to both of them Solomon listened to the first woman, and then he listened to the second.
8False The first woman did. The second woman folded her arms.
9He listened to both women, He thanked God for being kind to his father David Solomon listened to both women and thanked God. He did not ask for gold, and he did not send the women away.
10Solomon asked for a wise heart. The feast came later, after Solomon woke and went home to Jerusalem. What he asked for was a wise heart.
11Listens to both A wise child listens to both sides before choosing, as Solomon did.
12Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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