Book of 2 Kings Quiz

1. What did Elisha ask Elijah for before he was taken away?

1. A blessing for Israel
2. A double portion of his spirit
3. A long life
4. His cloak

2. What did Elisha throw into the bad spring at Jericho?

1. A stick
2. Flour
3. Oil
4. Salt

3. What did the widow fill with oil at Elisha's word?

1. A large cistern
2. Borrowed jars
3. Her own lamps
4. The temple bowls

4. What did Elisha promise the Shunammite woman?

1. A long life
2. A new house
3. A son
4. Great wealth

5. How many times did Naaman dip in the Jordan?

1. Once
2. Seven
3. Three
4. Twelve

6. What happened to Gehazi after he lied to get Naaman's silver?

1. He became leprous
2. He was exiled
3. He was killed
4. He went blind

7. What did Elisha's servant see when his eyes were opened at Dothan?

1. A pillar of cloud
2. An army of angels in white
3. Horses and chariots of fire
4. The Aramean camp empty

8. To which empire did Samaria and the northern kingdom fall?

1. Assyria
2. Babylon
3. Egypt
4. Persia

9. What did Hezekiah do with Sennacherib's threatening letter?

1. Burned it
2. Read it to the army
3. Sent it to Egypt
4. Spread it before the LORD

10. What sign showed Hezekiah he would be healed?

1. A dove landed
2. A shadow went back ten steps
3. Fire came down
4. Rain fell

11. To whom did Hezekiah foolishly show all his treasures?

1. Envoys from Babylon
2. The Assyrians
3. The Egyptians
4. The Philistines

12. Which king of Judah reigned fifty-five years and led the people into great evil?

1. Ahaz
2. Amon
3. Hezekiah
4. Manasseh

13. Who found the Book of the Law in the temple?

1. Hilkiah the high priest
2. Huldah
3. Josiah
4. Shaphan

14. What does 2 Kings say about Josiah's Passover?

1. It lasted forty days
2. It was cancelled
3. It was the first ever
4. None like it since the judges

15. Where was King Josiah killed?

1. Carchemish
2. Jerusalem
3. Megiddo
4. Riblah

16. Which young king of Judah surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar and was taken to Babylon?

1. Hezekiah
2. Jehoiachin
3. Josiah
4. Zedekiah

17. Who burned the temple in Jerusalem?

1. Hazael
2. Nebuzaradan
3. Pharaoh Necho
4. Sennacherib

18. Which Babylonian king released Jehoiachin from prison?

1. Awel-Marduk
2. Belshazzar
3. Cyrus
4. Nebuchadnezzar

19. Why does 2 Kings 17 say the northern kingdom fell?

1. A famine struck
2. Their army was small
3. Their king was young
4. They worshipped other gods

20. Which king destroyed Baal worship in Israel but kept Jeroboam's golden calves?

1. Ahab
2. Hoshea
3. Jehu
4. Joram

21. Which god did King Ahaziah consult after falling through a lattice?

1. Baal-Zebub of Ekron
2. Chemosh
3. Dagon of Ashdod
4. Molek

22. How did Ahaziah recognise the man who met his messengers?

1. A royal ring
2. A shining face
3. A wooden staff
4. Hair garment and leather belt

23. What happened to the first two captains sent to arrest Elijah?

1. Fire consumed them
2. They became his followers
3. They ran away
4. They were struck blind

24. What did Elijah strike the Jordan with to part it?

1. A stone
2. His hand
3. His rolled-up cloak
4. His staff

25. How was Elijah taken up to heaven?

1. By angels
2. In a whirlwind
3. On a cloud
4. Up a ladder

26. What did Elisha cry out as Elijah was taken?

1. Holy, holy, holy!
2. Take me too!
3. The chariots of Israel!
4. Where are you going?

27. What did the youths from Bethel call Elisha?

1. Baldy
2. Elijah's servant
3. False prophet
4. Old man

28. What did the water in the ditches look like to the Moabites?

1. Blood
2. Fire
3. Silver
4. Wine

29. What did the Shunammite woman and her husband build for Elisha?

1. A new altar
2. A room on the roof
3. A stable
4. A tent

30. How many times did the Shunammite's son sneeze when Elisha raised him?

1. Once
2. Seven
3. Three
4. Twelve

31. What did Elisha put in the pot of poisoned stew?

1. Flour
2. Honey
3. Oil
4. Salt

32. How many men were fed with twenty loaves of barley bread?

1. A hundred
2. Five thousand
3. Seventy
4. Twelve

33. Who told Naaman's wife about the prophet in Samaria?

1. A merchant
2. A young Israelite girl
3. Gehazi
4. The king of Israel

34. Which rivers did Naaman say were better than the Jordan?

1. Abana and Pharpar
2. Kishon and Jabbok
3. Nile and Jordan
4. Tigris and Euphrates

35. What did Naaman ask to take home after he was healed?

1. A priest
2. Elisha's cloak
3. Jordan water
4. Two mule-loads of earth

36. What did Elisha make float on the Jordan?

1. A clay jar
2. A stone
3. A sword
4. An iron axe head

37. What did Elisha do to the Aramean soldiers sent to capture him?

1. Bribed them
2. Burned them
3. Killed them
4. Struck them blind

38. Who discovered that the Aramean camp outside Samaria was deserted?

1. Elisha's servant
2. Four men with leprosy
3. The king's spies
4. Two shepherds

39. Why had the Aramean army fled from Samaria?

1. A flood came
2. A plague struck
3. Their king died
4. They heard chariots

40. How did Hazael kill Ben-Hadad?

1. In battle
2. With a sword
3. With a wet cloth
4. With poison