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Week 9 - The Israelite Kingdom (1 Samuel - 2 Chronicles)

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was considered the last of the judges and the first of the prophets, and he anointed both Saul and David to be kings.

a)

Eli

b)

Samuel

c)

Elijah

d)

Elisha

2.

How did it come about that Israel had an appointed king?

a)

God desired that there be an appointed person to rule over His people

b)

Samuel asked God to provide a king to help him in dealing with the people

c)

The people of Israel demanded a king, to be like the other nations

3.

Who was the first king over Israel?

a)

Samuel

b)

Saul

c)

David

d)

Solomon

4.

The scriptures tell of two things that Saul did that were very displeasing to God, and thus, his kingdom would not endure. Which TWO of these wrongs did Saul commit?

a)

As the Philistines were coming against the Israelites, Saul offered a burnt offering in Gilgal, which he was not authorized to do.

b)

Saul took a married Hittite woman and lay with her, then when he found out she had conceived, he had her husband Uriah placed on the front lines of battle so that he would be killed.

c)

As he was pursuing David, Saul and his army lacked food, so he entered Nod and convinved the priest, Ahimelech, to give to him and his men the consecrated bread from the presence of the Lord.

d)

When Saul defeated the Amalekites, he did not utterly destroy them and their possessions as God had commanded. He kept the king alive, along with the choicest animals.

5.

Which king united Israel and Judah and established the capital at Jerusalem?

a)

Saul

b)

Solomon

c)

David

d)

Rehoboam

6.

Which of David's sons conspired to kill him and take over his kingdom, already making himself known by some as king over Hebron?

a)

Amnon

b)

Absalom

c)

Solomon

d)

Adonijah

7.

How did King Saul die?

a)

The Lord struck him with an illness that made him as stone

b)

David killed him in the mouth of a cave in the Wilderness of Engedi

c)

Joab, a faithful follower of David, killed Saul as he slept in his camp. (God had made a deep sleep fall over Saul and his men.)

d)

Saul took his sword and fell upon it, taking his own life, when his sons had been killed and he seriously wounded in battle against the Philistines.

8.

When David took Bathsheba and she bore the son of their adulterous encounter, what did they name the child and what became of him?

a)

Mephibosheth - he was lame in both feet

b)

Solomon - be became king after David

c)

We are not told his name - he died in infancy

d)

Amnon - he was killed by his brother Absalom

9.

When David failed to see his great sin regarding Bathsheba, he was told a story about a rich man who took a "pet" lamb from poor man. David thought the rich man was deserving of death. Then he was told that HE was the rich man - making him aware of his guilt and treachery. WHO told him this story?

a)

Samuel

b)

Nathan

c)

Uriah

d)

Joab

10.

Who built the great temple of the Lord in Jerusalem?

a)

Saul

b)

David

c)

Solomon

11.

Which of these are we NOT told that David killed?

a)

Wolf

b)

Lion

c)

Bear

d)

Philistine Champion

12.

True or False: The dowry requested by Saul in order that David might marry his daughter, Michal, was 200 foreskins of the Philistines.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

"In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night and God said, "Ask what you wish Me to give you." What is it that Solomon asked from God?

a)

Great Wealth

b)

A Great Name

c)

An Understanding Heart

d)

That the throne will never depart from him

14.

What is it that led Solomon away from the Lord?

a)

His love for many foreign women

b)

His desire to be like other nations

c)

His hatred of his enemies

d)

His pride in "his" accomplishments

15.

Which of these choices places these kings in the proper order from earliest (first to rule) to latest (last to rule)?

a)

Saul, David, Solomon

b)

David, Saul, Solomon

c)

Solomon, David, Saul

d)

Solomon, Saul, David

16.

Which book tells the history of Saul's kingship?

a)

1 Samuel

b)

2 Samuel

c)

1 Kings

d)

2 Kings

17.

In which book do you find the history of the vast majority of David's kingship?

a)

1 Samuel

b)

2 Samuel

c)

1 Kings

d)

2 Kings

18.

In which book do you find the historical account of Solomon's rule and the building and consecration of the temple?

a)

1 Samuel

b)

2 Samuel

c)

1 Kings

d)

2 Kings