1 Samuel 17
Goliath was a champion fighter from this Philistine city. (1 Samuel 17:4)
What is Gath? (1 Samuel 17:4)
How did Jonathan’s soul relate to David’s when they first spoke? (1 Samuel 18:1)
Jonathan loved David as much as his own soul.
After returning from pursuing the Philistines, King Saul was told David was hiding in this desert wilderness. (1Samuel 24:1)
What is the wilderness of En Gedi?
When this prominent prophet of Israel passed away, all of Israel assembled, mourned, and buried him in Ramah. [1 Samuel 25:1]
Who is Samuel?
Who ratted out David's hiding place on the hill of Hakilah to King Saul? (1 Samuel 26:1)
The Ziphites.
After becoming king over all Israel, David conquered a famous fortress from the Jebusites. What was this stronghold renamed? (2 Samuel 5:7)
What is the City of David (or Zion)?
Goliath's height is described as this many "cubits and a span". (1 Samuel 17:4)
What is six cubits and a span?
To make a formal covenant, what five specific items did Jonathan give to David? (1 Samuel 18:4)
Jonathan's robe, garments, sword, bow, and belt.
How many chosen men of Israel did King Saul take with him to hunt for David? (1 Samuel 24:2)
What is 3,000?
He was a very wealthy man from the clan of Caleb who lived in Maon, and the Bible describes him as "surly and mean in his dealings." [1 Samuel 25:3]
Who is Nabal?
How many chosen, elite troops did King Saul take with him into the Desert of Ziph to hunt David? (1 Samuel 26:2)
3,000 troops.
What Gentile king sent messengers, cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons to build a palace for David? (2 Samuel 5:11)
Who is King Hiram of Tyre?
David's oldest brother was angry and accused him of this when he arrived at the battlefield. (1 Samuel 17:28)
What is pride and conceit? (1 Samuel 17:28)
After David spoke with Saul, what was King Saul's immediate action regarding David's living situation? (1 Samuel 18:2)
He kept David with him and did not let him return home.
The search for David led Saul's men onto the rugged crags known by this animal's name. (1 Samuel 24:2)
What are the Wildgoats' Rocks?
She was the wife of Nabal, praised in the scriptures for her beautiful appearance and excellent judgment/intelligence.
Who is Abigail?[1 Samuel 25:3]
Who was the commander of Saul's army who David called out for failing to protect the king? (1 Samuel 26:5)
Abner.
Before David could attack the Philistines in the Valley of Rephaim, God told him to wait for a specific sign of "marching" in the tops of which trees? (2 Samuel 5:23-24)
What are the balsam (or mulberry) trees?
To check on his brothers, David brought this food to the camp. (1 Samuel 17:17-18)
What are roasted grain, bread, and cheese?
What chant from the dancing women made Saul extremely angry and jealous? (1 Samuel 18:7)
"Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands."
Saul entered a cave to "relieve himself," while David and his men were sitting here. (1 Samuel 24:3)
What is the innermost parts (or sides) of the cave?
After Nabal’s death, David sent messengers to take this woman to be his wife, and she became his companion alongside Ahinoam of Jezreel. [1 Samuel 25:39-43]
Who is Abigail?
Which of David's relatives volunteered to go down into Saul's sleeping camp with him? (1 Samuel 26:6)
Abishai (the son of Zeruiah and Joab's brother).
When David first brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, the oxen stumbled and this man reached out to steady the Ark and was struck dead by God. (2 Samuel 6:6-7)
Who is Uzzah?
Before facing the Philistine champion, David told King Saul he had previously protected his flock by killing these two animals. (1 Samuel 17:34-35)
What are a lion and a bear?
When an evil spirit came upon Saul, what weapon did he throw at David while David was playing the harp?(1 Samuel 18:10 )
He threw a javelin, intending to pin David to the wall.
David's men told him that the Lord was doing this when Saul entered the cave. (1 Samuel 24:4)
What is giving David's enemy into his hand?
Nabal’s wife was praised for being two specific things when introduced in the narrative. (1 Samuel 25:3)
What is intelligent (or discerning) and beautiful?
From across the ravine, David taunts Abner by comparing himself to what tiny insect being hunted in the mountains? (1 Samuel 26:20)
A flea.
In whose house was the Ark of the Lord left for three months, bringing blessings to his entire household? (2 Samuel 6:11)
Who is Obed-Edom the Gittite?
When David confronted the giant, he took this many smooth stones from the brook. (1 Samuel 17:40)
What are five?
How many Philistines did David and his men actually kill to secure the hand of Saul's daughter, Michal? (1 Samuel 18:27)
Two hundred.
Instead of taking Saul's life, David cut off this specific part of Saul's robe. (1 Samuel 24:4)
What is the corner (or skirt) of the robe?
What specific business or seasonal event was Nabal celebrating when David sent his ten young men to ask for provisions? [1 Samuel 25:4]
Sheep shearing
When Saul realizes David had his life in his hands but spared him, what is the first thing he admits? (1 Samuel 26:21)
"I have sinned".
When David told the prophet Nathan that he wanted to build a permanent temple for God, what was God's immediate prophetic answer to David's request? (2 Samuel 7:4-5)
What is "No"? (God told him he would not build the house, but that God would build a "house" or dynasty for David).
: When offered King Saul's armor, David took it off because of this reason. (1 Samuel 17:38-39)
What is it was too heavy / he was not used to it?
Saul initially offered his elder daughter, Merab, to David, but to whom was she given instead? (1 Samuel 18:19)
Adriel the Meholathite.
Even though he only cut his robe, David felt remorse because Saul held this title. (1 Samuel 24:6)
What is "the LORD's anointed"?
When Nabal awoke from a drunken, lavish banquet, his wife told him about what had happened with David. What was Nabal's physical reaction to the news? [1 Samuel 25:37-38]
His heart failed him, he became like a stone, and he died about ten days later.
After exchanging these words, Saul blesses David and prophesies that David will do great things. Did David go back home with Saul after this? (1 Samuel 26:25)
No, David went on his way and Saul returned to his place.
During his prayer of thanksgiving in Chapter 7, what did David say that God took him from to make him ruler over Israel? (2 Samuel 7:8)
What is from the pasture and from following the flock?