1&2 Samuel Quiz Flashcards
Who was Samuel’s father?
Elkanah
Who was Samuel’s mother?
Hannah
To which tribe did Samuel belong?
Ephraim
What were the names of Elkanah’s two wives?
Hannah and Peninnah
Who were the two sons of Eli the priest?
Hophni and Phinehas
What did Elkanah do for Hannah, because he loved her?
He gave her a double portion
Where did Elkanah go to worship and sacrifice to YHWH?
Shiloh
What did Hannah promise if the LORD would give her a son (2 things)?
She would give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor would touch his head
Why did Eli think Hannah was drunk?
Her lips moved, but she was speaking with her heart, and her voice was not heard.
Where was the house of Elkanah and his family?
Ramah
Why did Hannah name her son Samuel?
She said, “I have asked for him from the LORD.”
What did Hannah bring when she brought Samuel to Shiloh?
a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine
What was the sin of the sons of Eli?
They treated the offering of the LORD with contempt (they took portions of it not belonging to them, especially fat portions)
What would Samuel’s mother bring to him every year?
A robe
What was the sign to Eli of the destruction of his house?
Both his sons would die on the same day.
Where did the LORD reveal himself to Samuel?
Shiloh
What did the Israelites do when the Philistines defeated them?
They brought the ark of the LORD from Shiloh.
How did Eli die, and how old was he?
He fell over backward from his seat and broke his neck. He was 98.
Why did Phinehas’s wife name her son Ichabod?
The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured.
What did the Philistines do with the ark of God?
They brought it to Ashdod and put it beside Dagon in the house of Dagon
What happened while the ark was in the house of Dagon?
The statue of Dagon fell over on its face the first day, and the second day it fell over and its head and hands were cut off.
Where did the Philistines send the ark of God next, and what happened there?
Gath; tumors on all the men, young and old
What was the third city to which the Philistines sent the ark?
Ekron
How long was the ark of the LORD in the country of the Philistines?
Seven months
What did the Philistines send to Israel with the ark?
Five golden tumors and five golden mice
How was the ark transported back to Israel?
On a cart yoked to two milk cows that had never been yoked before
How would the Philistines know if it was the LORD who struck them?
If the ark went up on the way to its own land, to Beth-shemesh
Where did the cart with the ark of the LORD stop?
In the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh
What are the five cities of the Philistines (1 Sam 6:17)?
Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron
How many men of Beth-shemesh did the LORD kill? Why did he kill them?
70; because they looked on the ark of the LORD
Where did the men of Kiriath-jearim bring the ark of the LORD? Who did they consecrate to have charge of it?
The house of Abinadab on the hill; his son Eleazar
Where did Samuel gather the people of Israel to repent? (1 Sam 7)
Mizpah
How did the LORD save the people of Israel at Mizpah?
He thundered with a mighty sound against the Philistines and threw them into confusion.
What did Samuel call the stone that he set up (and where did he set it up)?
Ebenezer; between Mizpah and Shen
What were the names of Samuel’s sons, and where did they judge?
Joel and Abijah; at Beersheba
In which chapter did Israel ask for a king?
1 Samuel 8
What was the name of Saul’s father, and what was his tribe?
Kish of Benjamin
What was Saul doing when he went to Samuel?
He was looking for his father’s donkeys
In which chapter does Samuel anoint Saul as king?
1 Samuel 10
What were the signs that Samuel gave to Saul that he would be king over Israel?
First, he would meet two men by Rachel’s tomb who would tell him that the donkeys had been found and that his father was worrying about him.
Where was Saul to wait for Samuel, and for how long?
Gilgal; 7 days
Where did Samuel gather the people of Israel to anoint Saul as their king?
Mizpah
Where did Saul hide himself? (1 Sam 10)
Among the baggage
What city was besieged in 1 Sam 11 (right after Saul was made king), and who besieged it?
Nahash the Ammonite besieged Jabesh-gilead
What did Saul do when he heard about the siege? (1 Sam 11)
He cut up a yoke of oxen and sent them to all Israel, and he said, “Whoever does not come out after Saul and Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen!
Where did Saul muster the people, and how many came? (1 Sam 11)
At Bezek; 300,000 from Israel and 30,000 from Judah
Where did they renew the kingdom and make Saul king (after rescuing Jabesh-gilead)? (1 Sam 11)
Gilgal
In what chapter does Samuel give his farewell address?
1 Samuel 12
How many men did Saul gather to fight the Philistines? (1 Sam 13)
3,000
How is the army of the Philistines described? (1 Sam 13)
30,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and troops like the sand on the seashore in multitude
How long did Saul wait for Samuel at Gilgal? (1 Sam 13)
Seven days
What did Saul do when Samuel’s arrival was delayed? (1 Sam 13)
He offered up the burnt offerings and the peace offerings
With what weapons did Israel arm themselves to fight the Philistines, and why? (1 Sam 13)
Farm tools, basically (plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle according to the ESV).
How many men were present with Saul after Samuel left? (1 Sam 13)
600
What would be the sign to Jonathan and his armor-bearer that the LORD had given the Philistine garrison into their hand? (1 Sam 14)
If the Philistines said, “Come up to us.”
How many Philistines did Jonathan kill in his first strike? (1 Sam 14)
20
What oath did Saul lay upon the people while they were pursuing the Philistines? (1 Sam 14)
Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies.
Who found food and ate it, and what food did he find? (1 Sam 14)
Jonathan found and ate some honey
How were the people sinning against the LORD when they struck the Philistines? (1 Sam 14)
They were eating meat from the spoil with its blood
What were the names of Saul’s children? (1 Sam 14)
Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchi-shua were the sons, and his two daughters were Merab and Michal
Who was the commander of Saul’s army? (1 Sam 14)
Abner
In which chapter did God reject Saul as king over Israel?
1 Sam 15
With how many men did Saul fight the Amalekites? (1 Sam 15)
200,000 men on foot, and 10,000 men of Judah
What was the sin of Saul for which God rejected him as king over Israel? (1 Sam 15)
He kept the best of the spoil of the Amalekites, and he kept Agag, their king, alive
Who was the king of the Amalekites? (1 Sam 15)
Agag
What was done to Agag? (1 Sam 15)
Samuel hacked him to pieces.
In what chapter does Samuel anoint David as the next king after Saul?
1 Sam 16
What was Samuel to say when he came to Bethlehem? (1 Sam 16)
I have come to sacrifice to the LORD
In what chapter does David face Goliath?
1 Sam 17
Where was Goliath from? (1 Sam 17)
Gath
How tall was Goliath? (1 Sam 17)
Six cubits and a span
Who were the three oldest sons of Jesse, who followed Saul to battle? (1 Sam 17)
Eliab, Abinadab, and Shammah
Of what did Eliab accuse David? (1 Sam 17)
Of abandoning the sheep so he could see the battle
What did Jonathan give to David? (1 Sam 18)
His robe, armor, sword, bow, and belt
What did Saul require as the bride price for Michal? (1 Sam 18)
100 foreskins of the Philistines
How did Michal help David escape? (1 Sam 19)
She warned him of Saul’s plans, let him down through a window, put an image and a pillow in his bed and put clothes on it, and told the messengers that he was sick.
Where did David live with Samuel while Saul was trying to kill him? (1 Sam 19)
In Naioth
What happened to Saul and his messengers when they tried to bring David from Naioth? (1 Sam 19)
They came across a company of prophets and began prophesying with them (and Saul stripped off his clothes)
How was Jonathan supposed to know if Saul meant to kill David? (1 Sam 20)
David would stay away from the New Moon feast, and Jonathan would report that David had gone to Bethlehem for a yearly sacrifice for his clan. If Saul was pleased with this, he didn’t mean to kill David, but if he was angry, he intended him harm
To what city did David flee from Saul after Jonathan warned him of the danger? (1 Sam 21)
Nob
Who was priest in the city to which David fled? (1 Sam 21)
Ahimelech
To whom did David flee after leaving the city of Nob? (1 Sam 21)
Achish, king of Gath
How did David avoid suspicion in Gath? (1 Sam 21)
He behaved like a madman, making marks on the doors of the gate and drooling
Where did David go after fleeing from Achish, king of Gath? (1 Sam 22)
The cave of Adullam
How many men gathered around David at the cave of Adullam? (1 Sam 22)
400
Where did David leave his father and mother for their safety? (1 Sam 22)
Mizpeh of Moab, with the king of Moab
Who informed Saul that he had seen David at Nob? (1 Sam 22)
Doeg the Edomite
What city did David save from the Philistines while he was running from Saul (1 Sam 23)?
Keilah
Where did David go after he rescued Keilah? (1 Sam 23)
The Wilderness of Ziph
Where did David cut off a corner of Saul’s robe? (1 Sam 24)
The wilderness of Engedi, by the Wildgoats’ Rocks, in a cave
In what chapter does Samuel die?
1 Sam 25
What were the names of David’s three wives? (1 Sam 25)
Abigail, Ahinoam, and Michal
How did David meet and marry Abigail? (1 Sam 25)
Her first husband, Nabal, insulted David instead of providing him food, though David had provided a service for him and his shepherds. When David was on his way for revenge, Abigail met him and gave him food and pleaded for her husband’s life. When she told her husband, he died within 10 days, and David took her as his own wife.
With how many men did Saul pursue David into the wilderness? (1 Sam 24, and again with the same number in 26)
3,000
What city/region did Achish give to David? (1 Sam 27)
Ziklag
How long did David live with the Philistines? (1 Sam 27)
One year and four months
How did David win the trust of Achish? (1 Sam 27)
By raiding the people of the land and telling Achish that he had raided Israelite territory. He killed everyone so no one could report to Gath.
Where did Saul find a medium to consult? Why was he looking for one? (1 Sam 28)
The Philistines had gathered for battle, and the LORD would not answer him. He found her at En-dor.
How did David find the band of Amalekites who had raided Ziklag? (1 Sam 30)
He found an Egyptian servant who had been abandoned in the wilderness
How did Saul die, and where? (1 Sam 31)
He fell on his own sword after being shot by arrows on Mount Gilboa.
What did the Philistines do with Saul’s body? (1 Sam 31)
They fastened his body to the wall of Beth-Shan?
Who retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons, and what did they do with them? (1 Sam 31)
The men of Jabesh-gilead took the bodies and burned them and buried the bones.
Who did David strike down after the death of Saul? (2 Sam 1)
Amalekites
Where did David stay after striking down the Amalekites? (2 Sam 1)
In Ziklag for two days
What did the Amalekite who witnessed and aided in the death of king Saul bring to David? (2 Sam 1)
Saul’s crown and amulet
What happens to the Amalekite who aided in the death of Saul? (2 Sam 1)
Executed by one of David’s men
Where is David anointed King over Judah? (2 Sam 2)
Hebron
Who are David’s two wives that see him anointed king of Judah? (2 Sam 2)
Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel
Who was anointed king over Isreal after Saul’s death? (2 Sam 2)
Ish-bosheth (Abner son of Ner anointed him as king and he reigned two years)
Who are the three sons of Zeruiah? (2 Sam 2)
Joab, Abishai, and Asahel
Which battle is Asahel killed while persuing Abner? (2 Sam 2)
Battle of Gibeon
What does Ish-bosheth accuse Abner of during the war between Isreal and David? (2 Sam 3)
Sleeping with Saul’s concubine (Rizpah daughter of Aiah)
Who does David make a Covenant with in order to unite the kingdoms (2 Sam 3)
Abner son of Ner
What condition does David give Abner for the covenant? (2 Sam 3)
That Abner brings Michal to David
Who murders Abner? (2 Sam 3)
Joab Son of Zeruiah as revenge for death of brother
Where is Abner buried? (2 Sam 3)
Hebron
Who was Jonathan’s son? (2 Sam 4)
Mephibosheth
Who killed Ish-Bosheth, and how did they do it? (2 Sam 4)
Rechab and Bannah sons of Rimmon of Benjamin (stabbed him in the stomach and cut off his head)
How did Rechab and Bannah die? (2 Sam 4)
Cut off hands and feet, then hanged them by the pool by Hebron.
Where was David anointed king over Israel? (2 Sam 5)
Hebron (David was 30)
What was David’s first order of Buisness as king? (2 Sam 5)
Take Jerusalem from the Jebusites and make it the city of David. Then David defeats the Philistines from Geba to Gazer.
Where was the ark of God and where did David bring the ark? (2 Sam 6)
From house of Abinadab to house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem
Who brought the ark to Jerusalem? (2 Sam 6)
Uzzah and Ahio the sons of Abinadab
Why was Uzzah destroyed by God and what was the place called? (2 Sam 6)
Touched the ark of God and known as Perez-uzzah
Why did Michal despise David in her heart? (2 Sam 6)
Dancing before the ark “vulgarly”
What did David desire to build? (2 Sam 7)
A house for the Lord
Which prophet did God use to deny David’s request? (2 Sam 7)
Nathan
What is David’s response to Nathan and God (2 Sam 7)
Graditude and praise
What is the name of the King of Zobath that David defeated? (2 Sam 8)
Hadadezer Son of Rehob
Which king was happy to see Hadadezer defeated? (2 Sam 8)
Toi king of Hamath
Who were Davi’ds officals? (2 Sam 8)
Joab son of Zeruiah: Army
Which servant of Saul informs David of Mephibosheth? (2 Sam 9)
Ziba
Where was Mephibosheth living and what did David give him? (2 Sam 9)
House of Machir the son of Ammiel at Lo-debar
What is the name of Mephibosheth’s son? (2 Sam 9)
Mica
What does Hanun king of the Ammonites do to the comforted sent from David? (2 Sam 10).
Shaves half their beards and cut off their garments
Who is Bathsheba the daughter of? (2 Sam 11)
Eliam
Who was the husband of Bathsheba? (2 Sam 11)
Uriah the Hittite
Which judge is mentioned in the Bathsheba narrative? (2 Sam 11)
Jerubbesheth or Gideon in reference to the death of Abimelech
What is the consequence of David’s lustful sin? (2 Sam 12)
Nathan proclaims that evil will be raised up David’s house, his wives will begiven to his neighbor, and the death of a child
Who was Bathsheba’s second born son? (2 Sam 12)
Solomon or Jedidiah
What royal city did Joab capture while fighting the Ammonites? (2 Sam 12)
City of Rabbah
Which son of David love Tamar (a daughter of David)? (2 Sam 13)
Amnon
Who helps Amnon craft a sinister plan against Tamar? (2 Sam 13)
Jonadab son of Shimeah (a brother of David)
Who kills Amnon? (2 Sam 13)
Absalom
Who did Absalom flee to? (2 Sam 13)
Talmai son of Ammihud king of Geshur
Who sends for the return of Absalom to Jerusalem? (2 Sam 14)
Joab
What does Absalom do in order to get Joab’s attention? (2 Sam 14)
Set Joab’s field on fire
What is Absalom’s conspiracy? (2 Sam 15)
He is annointed king of Israel
Who does David give Mephibosheth land? (2 Sam 16)
Ziba, after she aids David in the wilderness
Why does Mephibosheth lose the land of Saul? (2 Sam 16)
He believes that he will be anointed king of Israel
Who cursed David for the death of the house of Saul in Bahurin? (2 Sam 16)
Shimei son of Gera
How does Hushai save David’s life? (2 Sam 17)
He discourage Absalom of persuing David with troops (Ahithophel’s plan)
How did Ahithophel respond to his counsel being rejected? (2 Sam 17)
He hung himself
Which priest’s tipped off David concerning Absalom’s plan? (2 Sam 17)
Zadok and Abiathar
Who led Absaloms army? (2 Sam 17)
Amasa son of Ithra
Who were the commanders of David’s armies against Absalom? (2 Sam 18)
Joab, Abishai, and Ittai
How is Absalom killed (2 Sam 18)
Joab pierced him with three Javelins to the heart and buried him under a heap of stones
Who rebukes david for weaping over the death of Absalom? (2 Sam 19)
Joab
Who blew a trumpet and rebelled against David? (2 Sa 20)
Sheba son of Bichri
How does Amasa die? (2 Sam 20)
Joab stabs him in the stomach
How does Sheba die in Abel of Beth-maacah? (2 Sam 20)
A wise woman beheads him and throws his head of the wall
How does Davide avenge the Gibeonites? (2 Sam 21)
Seven sons of Saul given to be hanged
What was ultimately done with the bones of the house of Saul? (2 Sam 21)
They were buried in the land of Benjamin in Zela (in the tomb of Kish
Who aids David in killing Ishbi-benob (Son of Goliath)? (2 Sam 21)
Abishai (David is no longer allowed to battle)
What chapter is the Song of david’s deliverance?
2 Sam 22
What chapter records the last words of David?
2 Sam 23
How many able men are recorded in David’s Census? (2 Sam 24)
Israel: 800,000
What was the judgement against David for the census? (2 Sam 24)
Pestilence for three days
Who was David’s seer? (2 Sam 24)
Gad
Where did David build an alter? (2 Sam 24)
Threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite
How long did David reign over Judah in Hebron (2 Sam 2)
7 1/2 years
What happened at Helkath-hazzurim that gave it its name? (2 Sam 2)
12 men from each side fought with each other, and each man and his opponent killed each other.
How did Asahel die? (2 Sam 2)
While he was chasing Abner, Abner tried to get him to stop, but when he refused, Abner thrust the butt of his spear through Asahel’s stomach.
How many lose in the battle between David and Ish-bosheth? (2 Sam 2)
David lost only 19 men besides Asahel, while 360 of Abner’s men had died.
How did Mephibosheth become crippled? (2 Sam 4)
His nurse took him and ran with him at the news of the death of Saul and Jonathan, and he fell and became lame.
How long did David rule over a united Israel? (2 Sam 5)
33 years
Who built David a house after he had taken Jerusalem? (2 Sam 5)
Hiram king of Tyre
What did David call the place where he defeated the Philistines, and why did he call it that? (2 Sam 5)
Baal-perazim; he said, “The LORD has burst through my enemies before me like a bursting flood.”
What did the Philistines leave at the battle of Baal-perazim that David and his men carried away? (2 Sam 5)
Their idols
How long was the ark in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite? (2 Sam 6)
3 months
What did David do to Moab? (2 Sam 8)
He made them lie down in two lines. One line he spared; the other he killed.
What did David do with Hadadezer’s horses? (2 Sam 8)
He hamstrung them
In which chapter does God make a covenant with David, to build a house for David that will last forever and to appoint his son to build the temple and to be as a son to the LORD?
2 Sam 7
Who did the Ammonites hire to save them from Israel? (2 Sam 10)
The Syrians of Beth-rehob and the Syrians of Zobah, the king of Maacah, and the men of Tob
From where did David get his royal crown? How is the crown described? (1 Sam 12)
From the king of Rabbah; it was made from a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone.
How did Amnon fool Tamar so that he could violate her? (2 Sam 13)
He pretended to be sick and requested that she tend to him.
How did Joab convince David to bring Absalom back to Jerusalem? (2 Sam 14)
He brings a woman from Tekoa to pretend to need the king’s help. She says that one of her sons killed the other, and she asks David to save her remaining son. Then she turns the story onto David.
How did Absalom steal the hearts of the people? (2 Sam 15)
He would stand beside the way of the gate and say how much better he could judge the people, and he would kiss those who came to pay homage to him.
Who was David’s counselor who went with Absalom? (2 Sam 15)
Ahithophel the Gilonite
Who did David send to be a false counselor to Absalom and to report on everything he heard to Zadok and Abiathar? (2 Sam 15)
Hushai the Archite
What were the plans of Ahithophel and Hushai? (2 Sam 17)
Ahithophel wanted to pursue David with 12,000 men while David was weary so that he could catch David alone, abandoned by his frightened men. Hushai said that surely David knew better than to fall for such a strategy and that it would be better to gather all Israel to come against David with force.
How did Ahimaaz and Jonathan escape Absalom’s men? (2 Sam 17)
They went to the house of a man at Bahurim and went down into his well, and the man’s wife spread a covering and some grain over it to hide it.
Who wanted to run and bring news of the battle to David, and who did Joab commission instead? (2 Sam 18)
Ahimaaz; the Cushite
Who is the wealthy old man who had provided for the king while he stayed at Mahanaim? Whom did he send to go with the king? (2 Sam 19)
Barzillai the Gileadite sent Chimham in his place.
To what does David compare worthless men? (2 Sam 23)
Thorns that are thrown away
Who were David’s three mighty men? (2 Sam 23)
Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the three, next was Eleazar son of Dodo, and next was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite
Who was chief of the thirty? (2 Sam 23)
Abishai
Who was set over David’s bodyguard? (2 Sam 23)
Benaiah son of Jehoiada
How many mighty men of David are listed in 2 Sam 23?
37 in all
What options did God give to David for Israel to be judged after the census? (2 Sam 24)
Three years of famine, three months of fleeing from his foes, or three days of pestilence
How many Israelites died in the pestilence? (2 Sam 24)
70,000
Where did the angel of the LORD stop his destruction of the people of Israel? (2 Sam 24)
The threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite
