WorksheetsShmuel II Perakim 1-2
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 16mins
Where was דוד when שאול died?
Fighting against the פלשתים
Fighting against עמלק
Hiding in the desert
Hiding in the משכן
How did דוד hear about שאול's death?
He found שאול's body
A פלשתי man boasted to him about it
He asked the אורים ותומים
A man who escaped from the battle told him
What was דוד told about how שאול died?
That שאול was seriously wounded, and asked the man to kill him
That the פלשתים had killed him
That שאול had killed himself
That שאול had asked his son יהונתן to kill him
Who else died in the battle against the פלשתים?
יהונתן
מלכישוע
אבינדב
All of these men
What 2 belongings of שאול did the נער show דוד to prove his story?
His sword and shield
His crown and scepter
His crown and armband
His shoes and spear
How did דוד and his men react to the deaths of שאול ויהונתן?
They cried
They eulogized
They fasted
All are correct
How did דוד deal with the נער?
By embracing him warmly
By having him executed on the spot
By inviting him to join his crew
By imprisoning him for life
Finish the phrase:
״איך נפלו (a) ״
Why did דוד refer to שאול and יהונתן as the ״כלי מלחמה״, or "the weapons of war"?
To highlight their skills as warriors
It was a metaphor for the spiritual protection they provided with their deeds
Both answers are correct
Neither answer is correct
Why did דוד refer to his love for יהונתן as more wondrous to him than ״אהבת נשים״?
Since דוד had never been married, he appreciated their friendship
It was just an exaggerated way of saying that they were best friends
He loved יהונתן more than he loved his own mother
The close connection they shared was even greater than the closeness between רחל ולאה
Which city did ה׳ tell דוד to start ruling from?
חברון
ירושלים
בית שמש
קרית יערים
Which people bravely recovered the bodies of שאול ובניו?
דוד himself
No one
The people of יבש גלעד
The people of חברון
The first שבט to show support for דוד was
(a)
Who was אבנר בן נר?
The only surviving relative of שאול
דוד's biggest supporter
שאול's cousin and military general
שאול's uncle and biggest enemy
Who did אבנר work to establish as a king after the death of שאול?
דוד
איש-בשת, the only surviving son of שאול
Himself
מלכישוע, the only surviving son of שאול
Why did אבנר insist that the new king had to be from שבט בנימין?
Because he didn't trust דוד
Because he had a נבואה that איש-בשת was going to be the greatest king of all time
Because he wanted to dominate all the other שבטים
Because he believed that it was the fulfillment of a promise ה׳ made to יעקב
דוד's nephew (a) was appointed as his general
What did אבנר suggest to יואב when they met at בריכת גבעון?
That they join forces to fight the פלשתים
That they sign a peace treaty
That they duel to the death
That their soldiers stage a mock battle
What was the outcome of the encounter at בריכת גבעון?
The fight turned real and deadly
יואב and אבנר decided to team up against דוד
אבנר changed his mind before anything could happen
The two sides played a fun game and parted as friends
Who chased after אבנר?
יואב
A נער עמלקי
יואב's brother עשהאל
The entire army of דוד
עשהאל was an extraordinary (a)
How did אבנר kill עשהאל?
He threw his spear backwards so that it struck עשהאל between the ribs
He caused עשהאל to accidentally run off a cliff
He kept running until עשהאל collapsed and died from exhaustion
He turned around and struck עשהאל with his sword
True or False:
יואב and אבישי succeeded in capturing their brother's killer.
True
False
True or False:
Many more of אבנר's soldiers died at בריכת גבעון than יואב's soldiers.
True
False
