Saul’s Downfall
According to 1 Samuel 16:23, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, David took this instrument and pleaded it with his hand to refresh the king.
What is the harp?
In 1 Samuel 16:11-13, this prophet came to Bethlehem, called David from keeping the sheep, and anointed him king in the midst of his brothers.
Who is Samuel?
According to 2 Samuel 2:8-9, Abner, the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took this son of Saul and made him king of Israel.
Who’s Ishbosheth?
In 1 Samuel 17:2, Saul and the men of Israel were feathered together and pitched by this valley in preparation for fighting the Phillistines.
What is the Valley of Elah?
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1 Samuel 16:1: “And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long will thou mourn for Saul, seeing i have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with ___, and got I will send thee to Jesse the Bethemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.”
What is oil?
In 1 Samuel 28:7, when Saul wanted to consult a medium, his servants directed him to a woman with a familiar spirit living here.
What is Endor?
According to 1 Samuel 17, this was David’s fearsome foe and this was how tall he stood.
Who is Goliath and 6 cubits and a span?
In 2 Samuel 3:27, when Abner was returned at Hebron, this captain took him aside in the gate to speak to him quietly, but ultimately stabbed him under the 5th rib to avenge his brother Asahel.
Who is Joab?
According to 1 Samuel 27:2-3, David arose and passed over with six hundred men unto Acish, who was the king of this city.
What is Gath?
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1 Samuel 16:7: “But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance or on the ____ of his _____; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man lookers on the outward appearance, but the Lord lookers on the heart.”
what is height and stature?
As recorded in 1 Samuel 31:1-4, Saul took a sword and fell upon it after being wounded by archers on this specific mountain.
What is Mount Gilboa?
In 1 Samuel 22:1-2, David escaped Saul and fled to this place, where his brethren, his father’s house, and everyone that was in distress gathered unto him.
What is the cave of Adullam?
As recorded in 2 Samuel 6:6-7, when they came to Nachon’s threshing floor,, this man put forth his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, and God smote him there for doing so.
Who is Uzzah?
As stated in 1 Samuel 23:29 and 2 Samuel 24:1, David went up from here and dwelt in strong holds at this location, where Saul later entered the cave.
What is En-Gedi?
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1 Samuel 17:45: “Then said David to the Phillistine, thou comest to me with a _____, and with a _____, and with a _____: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of Hosts, the God of the Armies of Israel, whom thou has defied.“
What is sword, spear, and shield?
In 1 Samuel 31:1-4, the valiant men of this town arose by night and took the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-Shan.
What is Jabesh-Gilead?
According to 1 Samuel 26:7-12, David and Abishai snuck into Saul’s camp by night and took these things from Saul as he slept.
What is his spear and a cruse of water?
In 2 Samuel 7:4-5, the word of the Lord came unto this prophet by night, telling him to go and speak to David about building a house for God.
Who is Nathan?
In 2 Samuel 2:1-4, the men of Judah came to this specific city where the Lord had told David to go, and there they anointed David king of all of Israel.
What is Hebron?
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2 Samuel 1:27: ”How ___ ___ ___ ____, and the weapons of war perished.”
What is “are the mighty fallen”?
In 2 Samuel 1:17-26, David lamented with a great lamentation over Saul and this man, who he said was “very pleasant unto me.”
Who is Jonathan?
According to 2 Samuel 5:4-5, David was thirty years old when he began his reign of Israel for this long.
What is forty years?
According to 2 Samuel 9:3-6, David wanted to show the kindness of God to the house of Saul, so Zina brought this lame son of Jonathan to the palace.
Who is Mephibosheth?
According to 2 Samuel 5:6-7, the king and his men went to this city of the Jebusites, which David later conquered and renamed the city of David.
What is Jerusalem?
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1 Samuel 18:7: “And the women answered one to another as they played, and said “Saul hath slain his thousands, ____ ____ _____ _____ ____.”
What is “and David his ten thousands”?