Worksheets2 Samuel chatper 17
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 4hrs 17mins
17.1 How many men was to be chosen in pursuit of David?
12000
3
7000
12
17.2 Who did Ahithophel say Absalom's men should strike down?
The king and all his people
Only the king's closest servants
Everyone but the king
Only the king
17.5 Why did Absalom ask that Hushai the Arkite be summoned?
To mock him in front of Ahithophel
So Absalom could appoint him leader of those who would pursue David
To hear what Hushai has to say
So Absalom could put him to death
17.7 What did Hushai say about Ahithophel's advice to Absalom?
That it was from God
They should pray about it for three days
It was not good
It was very good
17.8 What did Hushai compare David and his fighters to?
A fox in a chickenhouse
A wildcat defending its den
A cornered lion
A wild bear robbed of her cubs
17.11 What phrase did Hushai use to mean from one end of Israel to the other?
From the mountains to the plains
From border to border
From Dan to Beersheba
From the Jordan to the great sea
17.11 Who did Hushai suggest should lead all Israel from Dan to Beersheba to kill David and all of his men?
Absalom
Ahithophel
He himself
Abner
17.12 Hushai told Absalom that they would fall on David as...
As rain falls on the hilltop
As dew settles on the ground
As raiders fall on their prey
As cats on mice
17.14 Whose advice did Absalom and all the men of Israel say was better?
Hushai's
That of Absalom himself
Ahithophel's
Neither Ahithophel's or Hushai's
17.14 Why did Absalom and the men of Israel take Hushai's advice instead of Ahitophel's?
Hushai had bribed the elders of Israel to side with him
It was the LORD's doing
Absalom trusted Hushai more than Ahitophel
Ahitophel did not know David's war strategies, but Hushai did
17.17 Who was to take Hushai's message to Jonathan and Ahimaaz?
One of David's armor-bearers
Zadok
It does not say
A female servant
17.18 Where did Jonathan and Ahimaaz hide when Absalom learned what they were doing?
In a room above a gateway
Under sheaves of grain in an upper room
In a well in a courtyard in Bahurim
In a cave with David
17.18-19 Who covered the well in which Jonathan and Ahimaaz were hiding and scattered grain over the covering?
A stranger who was nearby
The man from Bahurim
A servant of the man from Bahurim
The wife of the man from Bahurim
17.23 Where did Ahithophel go when he saw his advice had not been followed?
To hide in a well in Bahurim
To his own house, to hide in his well
Across the river, at once
To his hometown, to hang himself
17.23 What did Ahitophel do before he hanged himself?
Put his house in order
Wrote a letter to David
Appointed his firstborn as the new advisor
Burned his house
17.24 Where did David go before Absalom crossed the Jordan with his men?
Hebron
Mahanaim
Jericho
Gilead
17.25 Who was appointed over the army in place of Joab?
Michal
Ami
Moses
Amasa
17.27 Who was Shobi the son of?
Amasa
Eleazar
Abishai
Nahash
17.27 Where was Ammiel from?
Beth-Shan
Jabesh Gilead
Lo Debar
Hormah
17.29 What did Shobi, Makir, and Barzillai say had happened to David's people in the wilderness?
They had become exhausted, hungry, and thirsty
Their children had died from hunger
They had become delirious
They had lost hope
