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Solomon Builds the Temple Crossword (Easy, Medium and Hard)

Free printable Solomon Builds the Temple crossword in three levels, 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: 1 Kings 6; 8:1–11
Bible story: Solomon Builds the Temple

These free Solomon Builds the Temple crossword puzzles come in three levels, so every reader in your class can finish one. Every answer comes from the King James Bible (1 Kings 6; 8:1–11), 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 Solomon Builds the Temple Sunday school lesson, with the maze and word search.

The Bible story

In the fourth year of his reign, king Solomon began to build the house of the LORD of stone made ready before it was brought, "so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building." He lined it with boards of cedar, overlaid it within with pure gold, and was seven years in building it. Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant into the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubims, and "the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD." Read the whole story in 1 Kings 6; 8:1–11 (KJV).

Memory verse: "And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel." (1 Kings 6:13, 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:

There was neither ___ nor axe heard in the house. (1 Kings 6:7)
There was neither hammer nor ___ nor any tool of iron heard. (1 Kings 6:7)
So ___ built the house, and finished it. (1 Kings 6:14)
Within the oracle he made two ___ of olive tree. (1 Kings 6:23)
Solomon assembled the ___ of Israel. (1 Kings 8:1)
All the elders of Israel came, and the ___ took up the ark. (1 Kings 8:3)
The priests brought in the ark of the ___ of the LORD. (1 Kings 8:6)
The ___ of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD. (1 Kings 8:11)

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 Solomon Builds the Temple 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 Solomon Builds the Temple crossword?

Every clue comes from 1 Kings 6; 8:1–11 (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.