Book of 2 Samuel Quiz

1. Which phrase repeats in David's lament for Saul and Jonathan?

1. How the mighty have fallen
2. My son, my son
3. The LORD gives and takes
4. Woe to Israel

2. What did God promise about David's house and kingdom?

1. They would build Babylon
2. They would end with him
3. They would endure for ever
4. They would rule Egypt

3. Which son of Jonathan did David show kindness to?

1. Abner
2. Ish-Bosheth
3. Mephibosheth
4. Ziba

4. Whose wife was Bathsheba?

1. Abner's
2. Joab's
3. Nathan's
4. Uriah the Hittite's

5. In Nathan's parable, what did the rich man take from the poor man?

1. His field
2. His house
3. His one ewe lamb
4. His wife

6. What did Nathan say would never depart from David's house?

1. God's love
2. The ark
3. The crown
4. The sword

7. Who killed Amnon to avenge his sister Tamar?

1. Absalom
2. David
3. Joab
4. Solomon

8. How did Absalom win the hearts of the people?

1. Built a temple
2. Fought the Philistines
3. Gave them gold
4. Met them at the city gate

9. Whose advice to Absalom did Hushai defeat?

1. Ahithophel's
2. Joab's
3. Nathan's
4. Zadok's

10. What did David cry when told of Absalom's death?

1. Bring me his crown
2. If only I had died
3. Justice is done
4. Praise the LORD

11. Who was the mother of Joab, Abishai and Asahel?

1. Abigail
2. Bathsheba
3. Michal
4. Zeruiah

12. Which prophet brought David three choices of punishment after the census?

1. Elijah
2. Gad
3. Nathan
4. Samuel

13. From whom did David buy the threshing floor to build an altar?

1. Araunah the Jebusite
2. Barzillai
3. Ittai
4. Ornan the Hittite

14. Why would David not accept Araunah's threshing floor as a gift?

1. It was cursed
2. It was too small
3. Nathan forbade it
4. Offerings must cost him

15. How old was David when he became king?

1. Forty
2. Seventeen
3. Thirty
4. Twenty

16. Which psalm is almost the same as David's song in 2 Samuel 22?

1. Psalm 119
2. Psalm 18
3. Psalm 23
4. Psalm 51

17. In David's last words, a just ruler is like what?

1. A great river
2. A lion
3. A strong tower
4. The light of morning

18. What happened to the first child of David and Bathsheba?

1. He became a priest
2. He became king
3. He died after seven days
4. He was taken to Egypt

19. Who cursed David and threw stones at him as he fled Absalom?

1. Ahithophel
2. Sheba
3. Shimei
4. Ziba

20. Who did God say would build a house for his Name?

1. David himself
2. David's offspring
3. Nathan
4. The Levites

21. Who brought David news of Saul's death, claiming to have killed him?

1. A Philistine
2. Abner
3. An Amalekite
4. Jonathan's servant

22. Where was David first anointed king over Judah?

1. Bethlehem
2. Gibeah
3. Hebron
4. Jerusalem

23. Which son of Saul did Abner make king over Israel?

1. Ish-Bosheth
2. Jonathan
3. Malki-Shua
4. Mephibosheth

24. Which brother of Joab was as fast as a wild gazelle?

1. Abishai
2. Abner
3. Amasa
4. Asahel

25. Who murdered Abner at the gate of Hebron?

1. Abishai
2. David
3. Ish-Bosheth
4. Joab

26. How did Mephibosheth become lame?

1. He fell from a horse
2. He was born lame
3. He was wounded in battle
4. His nurse dropped him

27. How long did David reign in Hebron?

1. Forty years
2. Seven and a half years
3. Thirty-three years
4. Two years

28. From which people did David capture Jerusalem?

1. The Amorites
2. The Hittites
3. The Jebusites
4. The Philistines

29. Which king of Tyre sent cedar logs to build David's palace?

1. Achish
2. Ahab
3. Hiram
4. Nahash

30. What sound signalled David to attack the Philistines?

1. A shout
2. A trumpet
3. Marching in the treetops
4. Thunder

31. Who was struck down for touching the ark?

1. Abinadab
2. Ahio
3. Obed-Edom
4. Uzzah

32. In whose house did the ark stay for three months?

1. Abinadab's
2. David's
3. Nathan's
4. Obed-Edom's

33. What did David wear as he danced before the LORD?

1. A linen ephod
2. His armour
3. His royal robe
4. Sackcloth

34. Who despised David when she saw him dancing?

1. Abigail
2. Bathsheba
3. Michal
4. Tamar

35. What troubled David about where the ark was kept?

1. It was broken
2. It was in a tent
3. It was in Gath
4. It was stolen

36. Which prophet brought God's covenant promise to David?

1. Elijah
2. Gad
3. Nathan
4. Samuel

37. Who was the servant of Saul's house who told David about Mephibosheth?

1. Hushai
2. Joab
3. Shimei
4. Ziba

38. How did the Ammonite king humiliate David's envoys?

1. Blinded them
2. Shaved off half their beards
3. Sold them
4. Took their shoes

39. Where did David tell the shamed envoys to stay until their beards grew?

1. Bethlehem
2. Gilgal
3. Hebron
4. Jericho

40. Where was David when he first saw Bathsheba?

1. At the city gate
2. By a well
3. In the temple
4. On the palace roof