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Joash the Boy King Crossword for Kids (Easy, Medium and Hard)

Free printable Joash the Boy King crossword in three levels for Sunday school, from easy with a word box to hard with Bible look-ups. Answer keys included.

Grades K–5 · Medium

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Ages: Early Elementary (K–2), Upper Elementary (3–5)
Difficulty: Medium
Time: 10–20 minutes
Scripture: 2 Kings 11:1–12:2
Bible story: Joash the Boy King

These free Joash the Boy King crossword puzzles come in three levels, so every reader in your class can finish one. Every answer comes from the King James Bible (2 Kings 11:1–12:2), and each level downloads with or without an answer key.

Easy (ages 5–7): short answers, simple clues and a word box to pick from.
Medium (grades K–2): more words and no word box.
Hard (grades 3–5): kids look up each verse in their Bible to find the answer.

Use them after the Joash the Boy King Sunday school lesson, with the maze and word search.

The Bible story

Athaliah destroyed the king's family and reigned over the land, but Jehosheba stole away the king's son Joash, and they hid him and his nurse, and he was hid in the house of the LORD six years. In the seventh year Jehoiada the priest brought him out, "put the crown upon him," and the people "clapped their hands, and said, God save the king." Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he "did that which was right in the sight of the LORD" all the days that Jehoiada the priest instructed him. Read the whole story in 2 Kings 11:1–12:2 (KJV).

Memory verse: "And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him." (2 Kings 12:2, KJV). It is printed on every level.

The clues

The easy crossword has 6 answers and a word box to pick from. The medium crossword has 8 clues like these:

Jehosheba took ___ the son of Ahaziah. (2 Kings 11:2)
___, the daughter of king Joram, took Joash and hid him. (2 Kings 11:2)
In the seventh year ___ sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds. (2 Kings 11:4)
Jehoiada made a ___ with them in the house of the LORD. (2 Kings 11:4)
They ___ their hands, and said, God save the king. (2 Kings 11:12)
The king stood by a ___, as the manner was. (2 Kings 11:14)
All the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with ___. (2 Kings 11:14)
Jehoiada the ___ instructed him. (2 Kings 12:2)

The hard crossword has 11 clues, each with its verse printed after it, so kids find the answers in their own Bible.

Answer keys

Each level downloads two ways: the puzzle on its own, or with a second page that shows the answer (the filled grid with each answer's verse). Print the key for helpers, or let kids check their own work.

Frequently asked questions

What ages are these Joash the Boy King crosswords for?

The easy crossword (with a word box) is for ages 5–7, the medium one for kindergarten to 2nd grade readers, and the hard one for 3rd to 5th grade. Each level downloads with or without an answer key.

Are the answers from the Bible?

Yes. Every answer comes from the King James Bible, and the answer key gives the verse for each one.

Are these crosswords free?

Yes. Print as many as you need for your church, school or home. Please don't resell them.

What Bible verses are in the Joash the Boy King crossword?

Every clue comes from 2 Kings 11:1–12:2 (KJV), and the answer key gives the verse for each answer. The hard level prints the verse after every clue so kids can look it up.