Handout Grades 3-6 Sunday School Lesson
David: Facing the Danger
Lesson 3: A Faithful Friend

 Memory Verse:

“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”  Proverbs 17:17
                                             
Key verses for this week: 

“And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.” 1 Samuel 17:1

“But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth. So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the Lord even require it at the hand of David's enemies.” 1 Samuel 20:15-16

“…for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” Hebrews 13:5b

“And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.” 1 Samuel 17:1

Fill in the Blanks

1. King Saul had a son named                                         .
2. Jonathan and                             became best friends.
3. King                            became very jealous of David’s popularity.
4. Saul threw a                                             at David to try to kill him.
5. David honored his promise to Jonathan by bringing                                      to live with him.

True or False

1. Jonathan and David stopped being friends when Saul became angry. 
2. Saul tried to kill Jonathan when he made an excuse for David’s absence. 
3. Saul and Jonathan were both killed in a battle with the Philistines. 
4. David had the children of Judah taught to use slingshots, to remember Jonathan. 
5. David remained a faithful friend to Jonathan, even after Jonathan’s death.