Free Bible puzzles · Old Testament
David and Goliath Puzzles
Free printable puzzles from 1 Samuel 17 in the King James Version: a word search, word scramble, verse fill-in, criss-cross or crossword, for younger kids, older kids or adults.
Make a David and Goliath puzzle
Choose a kind of puzzle. On the next page you can pick the age: younger kids (5–7), older kids (8–11), or teens and adults. Each one prints on letter paper, with an answer page if you want it.
- Word SearchFind the hidden words from the story.
- Word ScrambleUnscramble each word, with a clue and a verse to help.
- Verse Fill-InFinish the Bible verse with the missing words.
- Criss-CrossFit the answers into the grid, crossword-style.
- CrosswordA real crossword with clues from the story, for ages 8 and up.
Free for home, church and classroom: three puzzles a day, or ten for newsletter subscribers.
“And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD'S, and he will give you into our hands.”
1 Samuel 17:47 (KJV)
Words in these puzzles
Every word comes from 1 Samuel 17. The kids’ puzzles use the shorter, simpler words; the puzzles for adults use the whole list.
- PHILISTINES
- GOLIATH
- GATH
- HELMET
- SPEAR
- SHIELD
- JESSE
- DAVID
- ELIAB
- SHEEP
- LION
- BEAR
- SAUL
- ARMOR
- STAFF
- FIVE
- BROOK
- SLING
- NAME
- FOREHEAD
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Heroes of the Old Testament from Puzzle Arbor
A whole book of puzzles like these, with the answers in the back.
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- Noah and the Ark Genesis 6–9
- Crossing the Red Sea Exodus 14
- The Walls of Jericho Joshua 6
- Gideon's Three Hundred Judges 7
- Ruth and Naomi Ruth 1–4
- Fire on Mount Carmel 1 Kings 18
- Daniel in the Lions' Den Daniel 6
- Jonah and the Great Fish Jonah 1–2
- The Lord Is My Shepherd Psalm 23