Chapter 8 QUIZ #2

T OR F: When he was younger, David would lead his army in battles, however, when David grew older, he chose to remain in Jerusalem

• True

• False

While in Jerusalem, David abuses his power as king and when he sees a beautiful woman named ______, David orders her brought to the palace where he.... with her.

• Bathsheba; commits adultery

• Johanna; plays chess

• Rahab; runs away

• Deborah; goes over battle tactics

David becomes worried that someone will find out the sin he has committed because ... informs him that she is ...

• Bathsheba; pregnant

• Johanna; his daughter

• Rahab; the daughter of Saul

• Deborah; a saint

This man was Bathsheba's husband, who David plotted to and successfully killed so that he may wed Bathsheba.

(He ordered Joab to put ... at the front of the army during the time that the fighting was the most difficult. After Joab did this he was to retreat and leave ... to die)

• Uriah

• Nathan

• Goliath

• Absalom

God sends the prophet _____ to call out David for his sin of adultery. _____ does this by telling David a story and asking David to punish the man he describes. David ends up judging HIMSELF.

• Uriah

• Nathan

• Goliath

• Absalom

David's son, ..., leads an insurrection against his father to take the throne.

In trying to crush the rebellion, David's young spirit returns when he tells his troops:

"I myself will go out with you."

• Uriah

• Nathan

• Goliath

• Absalom

Answer explanation

FYI: His troops do not allow David to go with them because David is too valuable.

T OR F: Uriah is killed in battle, which means that David is now free to take Bathsheba as his wife & cover up his sin. No one knew of their sin of adultery except for THE LORD.

• True

• False

David repents of his sin of adultery AFTER the prophet Nathan points it out.

• True

• False

T OR F: The followers of David crush the rebellion and David's son Absalom is killed by Joab

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Joab throws 3 darts at Absalom, however it is TEN OF JOAB'S ARMOR BEARERS that kill Absalom.

How many years did David's reign last?

• 40

• 42

• 30

• 32