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What group of people went to Saul and told him where David was hiding?
The Ziphites
verse 1Where did David decide to take refuge to escape Saul?
Saul sought out a medium in which town because God no longer answered him?
Endor
Who specifically objected to David fighting with the Philistines?
The Philistine commanders of the armies
What did the enemies of David do to the people of Ziklag?
They burned the city and took the women and children captive.
What happened to Saul’s sons in the battle on Mount Gilboa?
Were killed
What two items did David take from beside Saul’s head while he was sleeping?
Saul’s spear and his water jug.
vs 11–12
Who was the Philistine king that David approached for protection?
Achish
Who did Saul have the medium call up when he sought guidance?
Samuel
How many flaws did King Achish find in David?
Zero
Who attacked Ziklag while David and his men were away?
The Amalekites
What did Saul ask his armor-bearer to do when he was severely wounded?
To kill him so the Philistines would not capture him.
Who went down with David into Saul’s camp at night?
Abishai
verses 6–7
How long did David live among the Philistines while pretending to serve Achish?
A year and four months (16 months)
What prophecy did Samuel give Saul?
That Saul and his sons would die, and Israel would be defeated by the Philistines.
Who did Achish compare David to, saying he was “as perfect as” this figure?
An angel of God
Who was the priest that carried the ephod and helped David seek God’s guidance?
Abiathar
What did Saul do when his armor-bearer refused to kill him?
He fell on his own sword.
Who was the commander of Saul’s army that failed to protect the king while he slept?
Abner
verses 14–16
What town did Achish give to David as his own city to live in while he served the Philistines?
Ziklag
Who joined the woman to persuade Saul to finally eat after he initially refused, following the medium’s warning?
His advisors
Who protected David from fighting against the Israelites?
God
After David and his men defeated their enemies, how many escaped on camels?
400 young men
What did the Philistines do with Saul’s body after the battle?
They stripped him, cut off his head, and fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
How many of Israel’s elite troops did Saul take with him to search for David in the wilderness of Ziph?
3,000
verse 2
While living in Ziklag, David and his men raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and which other group?
The Amalekites
What did the medium prepare for Saul and his advisers to regain strength before they left that night?
A meal from a fattened calf, including baked unleavened bread.
What song phrase did the Philistine commanders use to describe David, comparing him to Saul, to express their distrust?
Saul has killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
What is the name of the brook where David left 200 men behind because they were too exhausted to continue?
Brook Besor
Who retrieved and buried the bodies of Saul and his sons?
The men of Jabesh-gilead