Chapter 1-5

Question 1

Who was the last of the great judges?

Answer 1

Samuel

Question 2

How long has it been since Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt when Samuel spoke to the young man

Answer 2

300 years

Question 3

Who was the mighty warrior that God gave the Israelites?

Answer 3

Samson

Question 4

What happened to Samson?

Answer 4

He fell in love with a Philistine woman, Delilah and was betrayed by the woman and fell into the hands of the Philistines.

Question 5

Who was Eli?

Answer 5

Eli was a priest who was called to be a judge of Israel before Samuel.

Question 6

Where did Samuel used to serve Eli?

Answer 6

in the Tabernacle in Shiloh

Question 7

What did the sons of Eli do?

Answer 7

The sons of Eli stole best parts of all sacrifices given to Israel and they committed adultery with the woman who served at the entrance of the Tabernacle

Question 8

What was Samuel doing when the LORD called Samuel?

Answer 8

Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark.

Question 9

How many times did the LORD call Samuel?

Answer 9

3 times

Question 10

What did the LORD tell young Samuel about?

Answer 10

The Lord is about to do a shocking thing in Israel and carry out all HIS threats against Eli and his family, from beginning to end. The Lord has warned him that judgement is coming upon his family because his sons are blaspheming God and Eli has not disciplined them.

Question 11

What did Eli do when Samuel told Eli about the message from the LORD

Answer 11

Eli accepted the message from the LORD without protest.

Question 12

What happened when there was a battle with the Philistines which involves Eli and his sons

Answer 12

Israel’s armies were defeated and the Ark of the Covenant was taken by the Philistines. Eli and his sons were killed.

Question 13

How did the Ark return to Israel after being taken by the Philistines?

Answer 13

The LORD sent plagues to the Philistine city that received the Ark and they were forced to send the Ark back to Israel.

Question 14

What did the Israelites demand from Samuel?

Answer 14

The Israelites wanted a king to judge them.

Question 15

Who did Samuel anoint as king?

Answer 15

Saul,son of Kish

Question 16

Why did the LORD choose David to replace Saul?

Answer 16

Saul had failed to follow the instructions of the LORD and many warnings were given to Saul.

Question 17

Who was David before he was anointed king?

Answer 17

David was a shepherd

Question 18

What did Saul do after the battle with the Amalekites

Answer 18

Saul had not carried out his orders after defeating the Amalekites.

Question 19

Where did Saul erect a monument in his own honour

Answer 19

Carmel

Question 20

Where was Saul when Samuel caught up with him after the battle with Amalekites

Answer 20

Saul was at Gilgal

Question 21

What were the instructions that the LORD gave to Saul but Saul failed to carry about

Answer 21

The LORD sent Saul on a mission to go and completely destroy the Amalekites but Saul spared their king, Agag and Saul kept the best flock.

Question 22

Where did the LORD told Samuel to go to find David to anoint as the next king of Israel

Answer 22

Bethlehem

Question 23

Where did David flee to where he meets the prophet Samuel for the last time when Saul tried to kill him?

Answer 23

Ramah

Question 24

Where did the Philistines encamp when mustering their army for battle

Answer 24

Between Socoh in Judah and Azekah at Ephes-dammim

Question 25

Where did Saul gather his troops when countering the Philistines

Answer 25

valley of Elah

Question 26

Who was Goliath

Answer 26

a Philistine champion from Gath.

Question 27

Describe the armour that Goliath wore

Answer 27

Goliath wore a bronze helmet, and his bronze coat of mail that weighed 125 pounds.

Question 28

For how long did the Philistine champion strutted in front of the Israelite army?

Answer 28

Forty days

Question 29

Why Samuel did not come to Saul's help during the fight with the Philistines

Answer 29

Samuel answered that he acts on instruction from the LORD and was not told to go to Saul.

Question 30

What did Saul offer anyone who kills Goliath

Answer 30

Saul offers to give that man one of his daughters for a wife, and the man's entire family will be exempted from paying taxes.

Question 31

How did David look after his lambs from lion or bears

Answer 31

David would rescue the lamb from the lion or bear's mouth. If the animal turns on David, He would catch it by the jaw and club it to death

Question 32

How many pebble stones did David collect?

Answer 32

five right size and weight stones

Question 33

What did David use to defeat Goliath?

Answer 33

A sling and pebble stone

Question 34

How did David defeat Goliath?

Answer 34

David placed the stone in a sling, and his hand moved in a circular motion. Gradually gathering speed and releasing the stone when he had a direct line of sight.

Question 35

How did Saul make David prove his worthiness to marry one of Saul's daugthers

Answer 35

killing 100 Philistine soldiers.

Question 36

Who was David's wife given by Saul?

Answer 36

Michal

Question 37

Who was Saul's spy that spied on Ahimelech and David

Answer 37

Doeg the Edomite

Question 38

What did Ahimelech give David?

Answer 38

consecrated bread and the sword of Goliath

Question 39

Did Saul's men refused to kill the LORD's priest?

Answer 39

yes

Question 40

What did Saul do to Ahimelech and other priests?

Answer 40

Saul commanded Doeg the Edomite to kill all 85 priests, all their families and flocks.

Question 41

What was the town of priest called?

Answer 41

Nob

Question 42

Where did Saul pursue David to?

Answer 42

Desert of En Gedi

Question 43

Instead of killing Saul, what did David do?

Answer 43

David cut off a portion of Saul's robe

Question 44

What did Saul tell David after David spared him

Answer 44

Saul told David that he is surely going to be king.

Question 45

How long did Samuel judge Israel for?

Answer 45

40 years

Question 46

Where was Samuel buried

Answer 46

In his own town of Ramah

Question 47

How did Saul try to contact Samuel?

Answer 47

He asked his advisors to find a medium who could call Samuel back from the grave.

Question 48

How did David react when he found out that Saul and his sons died in battle

Answer 48

He mourned for them

Question 49

who was Abner

Answer 49

The general of Saul's army

Question 50

Who was Joab

Answer 50

general of David's army

Question 51

What did Joab do to Abner

Answer 51

Joab tricked Abner to meet him privately and murdered him.

Question 52

What did Abner try to do after realising that he could not defeat David's army

Answer 52

He tried to make an agreement with David to help him gain the throne of Israel.

Question 53

Who was Ish-Bosheth

Answer 53

Son of Saul

Question 54

Who murdered Ish-Bosheth

Answer 54

two foreign band leaders who cut off his head hoping to win a reward from David.

Question 55

Instead of rewarding the foreign band leaders who murdered Ish-Bosheth, what did David do?

Answer 55

David ordered them to be executed

Question 56

Where was Ish-Bosheth buried?

Answer 56

In Abner's tomb in Hebron

Question 57

How old was David when he began to reign?

Answer 57

30 years old

Question 58

How long did David reign in all?

Answer 58

40 years

Question 59

David had reigned over Judah from Hebron for how many years

Answer 59

7 years

Question 60

How long did David reign over Jerusalem and all Israel and Judah for?

Answer 60

33 years.

Question 61

What was one of the first actions David took as king over all Israel?

Answer 61

conquer Jerusalem

Question 62

Who occupied Jerusalem before David did?

Answer 62

the Jebusites

Question 63

What did David use to enter the city with his soldiers and defeat the Jebusites

Answer 63

water tunnels