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Young King Josiah and the Scroll Coloring Page

Free printable Young King Josiah and the scroll coloring page. A warm, kid-friendly Bible story scene inspired by 2 Kings 22, featuring Young King Josiah carefully reading the rediscovered sacred scroll in the sunlit temple courtyard. Features clean child-friendly line art and matching royal soft violet, papyrus beige, antique gold, marble limestone white, and candle flame yellow storybook illustration. Print the black-and-white line art and color it, then compare it with the matching color reference.

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Young King Josiah and the Scroll coloring page - Black-and-white Bible coloring line art of Young King Josiah: carefully reading the rediscovered sacred scroll in the sunlit temple courtyard

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Activity guide for this page

Recommended age: Ages 5–8
Estimated time: 20–35 min
Difficulty: Medium
Areas to color: about 150

Coloring order

Color the scroll Josiah holds open in pale cream, and give his small gold crown and purple tunic a bold, clear color.
Alternate gold and yellow on the leaf-shaped tops of the columns, and color the column shafts a light stone shade.
Last, color the little oil lamp on the stone block at right and the stone tiles on the floor.

Questions to talk about

What did Josiah read in the scroll that made him look so surprised?
How might a young king want to lead his people?
Have you ever read good words or a promise and kept it in your heart?

Take it further

Make a scroll. Tape cardboard tubes to both ends of a long strip of paper, roll it up, then write one promise you want to keep and read it aloud.

Age and time are rough guides for a child coloring alone with pencils or crayons; every child is different. The area count is an estimate counted from the line-art image.

About this image

The black-and-white line art you print and color, drawn with wide areas and clear outlines for children.

Printing and coloring tips

Print on A4 or Letter in portrait to keep the original proportions.
Keep the finished version open beside you while you color.
Use slightly heavier paper with water-based markers so the ink shows through less.
Fill the large areas first and leave the small ones for later.
The finished version is only a suggestion. Any colors you like will work.