Magnificent Bible Crown

Paper Crown for Bible Kings

First Kings of God's People Israel:
King Saul, King David, King Solomon
Other Famous Bible Kings:
Sometimes the 3 wise men that brought gifts to baby Jesus are thought of as 3 kings
Greatest King of Kings:
Jesus

Grades: P4 to grade 4

Cutting and gluing are quite easy.

Sunday School Craft for any of the Bible kings: King David's crown, King Solomon's crown, King Saul's crown, 3 Kings crown, Jesus is king crown

How to become a king:
1. Have God send someone to anoint you (with oil) as king
or 2. Be the firstborn male heir (oldest son) of a king
or 3. Be the living child or relative of a king (or sole Queen) who chooses you to succeed him. There are other ways to become a king too.

Anointing vs crowning:

The first biblical kings of God's people Israel were dabbed with oil to proclaim they were a king. Crowning as a sole symbol of succession did not come until much later in history. Though the kings did wear crowns as symbols of their office/power.

1Sa 15:1 And Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; now therefore hearken to the words of the LORD.

1Sa 16:13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

Kings in biblical times did wear crowns.

2Sa 12:30 And he took the crown of their king from his head; the weight of it was a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone; and it was placed on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city, a very great amount.

Sgs 3:11 Go forth, O daughters of Zion, and behold King Solomon, with the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, on the day of the gladness of his heart.

Here we have both crowning and anointing:

2Ch 23:11 Then he brought out the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they proclaimed him king, and Jehoi'ada and his sons anointed him, and they said, "Long live the king."

See also our "anointing a king" activity (or "how David became king")

(time- about 10 minutes )

1. Print the crown on the heaviest paper possible

2. Cut out the 3 crown pieces and put your name on the backside of each piece.

4. Lay out as shown above and put glue on 2 wing pieces where shown.

5. Match A piece to crown-front end A, and B piece to crown- front end B. Lap the glued ends under the crown front and let glue set or tape on the inside to secure while glue dries.

6. (Best with another person doing this or do in a mirror with the crown backwards on your head) Fit crown on the head, overlapping wings. Tape where the ends overlap.

7. Remove crown from head and staple to secure overlap or glue between the piece.

You're done!

This gold crown is decorated with emeralds, rubies, diamonds, sapphires and black pearls on hammered gold.