Free Printable1 Samuel 16

1 Samuel 16 Activity Sheet

The Heart of 1 Samuel 16

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Three pages: word search + verse fill-in, crossword + true/false, and an answer key.

Word Search

Words hide across, down, and diagonally — forwards and backwards.

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  • HEART
  • CHOICE
  • HUMILITY
  • SAMUEL
  • JESSE
  • ISRAEL
  • DONT
  • DAVID
  • SENT
  • CHOOSE
  • KING
  • TALL
  • HANDSOME
  • PEOPLE

Crossword

Every answer comes from 1 Samuel 16.

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Across

  1. Well," said ___, "there's the youngest, David
  2. Not being proud
  3. A group who belong together
  4. Well," said Jesse, "there's the youngest, ___
  5. The inside of you - what you really love and care about

Down

  1. So ___ anointed David to be the future king
  2. They ___ for him
  3. To pick out from many
  4. The name of God's people
  5. The ruler of a kingdom

True or False

Read the chapter and circle the right answer.

  1. God sent the prophet Samuel to the family of a man named Jesse, to choose a new king for Israel
  2. Samuel thought
  3. People look at the OUTSIDE - at how someone looks
  4. It is not true that god sent the prophet Samuel to the family of a man named Jesse, to choose a new king for Israel

Memory Verse

Fill in the missing words.

The Lord looks at what is in the .

1 Samuel 16:7 · NIrV

About this 1 Samuel 16 activity sheet

This free printable worksheet reviews 1 Samuel 16 through four short activities: a word search over the chapter’s key words, a crossword whose clues come from the passage, four true/false statements to talk through, and a memory-verse fill-in from 1 Samuel 16:7. The final page is a complete answer key for the adult in the room.

The sheet is written for roughly ages 6–12. Read the chapter aloud first, or work through the 1 Samuel 16 kids study guide together, then hand out the sheet as a review. You can also read 1 Samuel 16 before you start.

Print as many copies as your Sunday school class, midweek club, homeschool co-op, or family devotional needs. Choose Actual size in your printer settings so the puzzles keep their proportions.

“The Lord looks at what is in the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7 · NIrV

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