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Bible Quiz 20150527
Topic: 1 Samuel

(a) Bathsheba

(b) Nora

(c) Hannah

(d) Janet

2. Who was the High Priest at Shiloh when Samuel, as a little boy dedicated to the LORD by his mother, began his service to the LORD there?

(a) Abel

(b) Aaron

(c) Eli

(d) Elijah

3. When the Palestinians (the English rendering of "Philistine"; see Where Is Palestine?) captured The Ark of the Covenant, why did they very soon want to return it to the Israelites?

(a) They felt guilty for taking it and so returned it

(b) They were unable to sell it

(c) The Israelites bought it back at an Arab market

(d) The LORD's wrath came upon the Philistines for taking The Ark

4. Why did the Israelites demand to elect a human king for themselves?

(a) Samuel's sons turned out to be corrupt men, just as Eli's sons had been, so they wanted a leader from among themselves who would be chosen for his own merit

(b) Their new constitution specified a human leader

(c) Samuel came up with the idea to appoint a king for them to separate church from state

(d) Eli resigned so an election of a king became necessary

5. Who was chosen as Israel's first king?

(a) David

(b) Saul

(c) Solomon

(d) Hezekiah

6. Why was Israel's first king replaced by Israel's second king?

(a) His term of office expired

(b) Investigators discovered that his birth certificate was a fake and that he was actually a foreign-born fraud who wanted to destroy the nation

(c) He resigned for personal reasons

(d) He became an unstable and foolish leader

7. Who was chosen to be the second king of Israel?

(a) Saul

(b) David

(c) Joshua

(d) Eleazar

8. Who did David defeat in battle before he was even old enough to be in Israel's army?

(a) Balaak

(b) Magog

(c) Goliath

(d) Samson

9. What was the name of Saul's son who became a close friend of David?

(a) Timothy

(b) Jonathan

(c) Anwar

(d) Isaac

10. What settled the transfer of the kingship from Saul to David?

(a) A lawsuit

(b) A recount of ballots

(c) A declaration by Samuel

(d) The Civil War and the death of Saul

Answers to this Bible Quiz

1. (c) Hannah (1 Samuel 1:20)

Related Bible Study: Hannah's Dedication Of Samuel

2. (c) Eli (1 Samuel 1:24-28)

Related Bible Study: The Prophecy Of The House Of Eli and The Calling Of Samuel

3. (d) The LORD's wrath came upon the Philistines for taking The Ark (1 Samuel 5:6-7)

Related Bible Study: The Capture Of The Ark, Why Did The Philistines Want To Return The Ark? and The Return Of The Ark

4. (a) Samuel's sons turned out to be corrupt men, just as Eli's sons had been, so they wanted a leader from among themselves who would be chosen for his own merit (1 Samuel 8:4-5)

Related Bible Study: Our King May Judge Us

5. (b) Saul

Related Bible Study: Saul Of Benjamin and Samuel The Seer and King Saul of Israel

6. (d) He became an unstable and foolish leader

Related Bible Study: Saul's Impeachment

7. (b) David

Related Bible Study: The Anointing Of David

8. (c) Goliath

Related Bible Study: The Battle Of David And Goliath

9. (b) Jonathan

Related Bible Study: David and Jonathan

10. (d) The Civil War and the death of Saul

Related Bible Study: Why Didn't David Kill Saul?, Saul's Last Stand, The War Between The Houses of David and Saul, The Assassination of Ishbosheth and How Long Was Jerusalem The Capital Of Israel?

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