2 Samuel 19
After Absalom's death, this king mourned deeply for his son.
Who is King David?
He led a rebellion against King David by declaring, "We have no share in David."
Who is Sheba son of Bichri?
Israel faced this calamity for three years during David's reign.
What is a famine?
David wrote this to praise God in this whole chapter.
What is a song?
This chapter begins with the "last words" of this king of Israel.
Who is David?
David angered God by ordering this to be taken of Israel and Judah.
What is a census?
He was the military commander who rebuked David for mourning excessively, urging him to encourage his troops.
Who is Joab?
Sheba, the rebel leader, was from this tribe of Israel.
What is the tribe of Benjamin?
The famine was due to Saul's unfaithfulness toward this group, whom Israel had sworn to protect.
Who are the Gibeonites?
In his song, David refers to God as his rock, fortress, and this.
What is his deliverer?
He was chief among David's mighty warriors, known for killing 800 men at one time.
Who is Josheb-Basshebeth the Tahkemonite?
This commander tried to dissuade David from conducting the census.
Answer:** Who is Joab?
This man from the tribe of Benjamin, who had previously cursed David, was pardoned when David returned to Jerusalem.
Who is Shimei son of Gera?
David appointed him as commander, but he was killed by Joab during the pursuit of Sheba.
Who is Amasa?
David handed over this number of Saul's descendants to the Gibeonites for execution.
What is seven?
David's song in this chapter closely mirrors this Psalm.
What is Psalm 18?
These three warriors risked their lives to bring David water from Bethlehem's well.
Who are Josheb-Basshebeth, Eleazar son of Dodai, and Shammah son of Agee?
God offered David three punishment options through this prophet.
Who is Gad?
He was Jonathan's son who defended his loyalty to David, despite being slandered by his servant Ziba.
Who is Mephibosheth?
Sheba took refuge in this fortified city before being betrayed by its inhabitants.
What is Abel Beth Maakah?
She was the mother who protected the bodies of her sons from birds and beasts until David arranged a proper burial.
Who is Rizpah (daughter of Aiah? for extra 50 pts)
David says God rewarded him according to this, reflecting his moral integrity.
What is his righteousness and the cleanness of his hands?
He was famed for killing a lion in a pit on a snowy day.
Who is Benaiah son of Jehoiada?
David chose this punishment from the three options given by God.
What is three days of plague?
This elderly Gileadite man was invited by David to move to Jerusalem but chose to stay in his own land.
Who is Barzillai the Gileadite?
This woman negotiated with Joab, leading to Sheba's execution to save her city. (The bible doesn't refer to her by her name)
Who is the wise woman of Abel Beth Maakah?
Name one of the giants slain by David's warriors during battles with the Philistines in this chapter.
Who is the brother of Goliath?
75 extra pts if his name is given: 1 Chronicles 20:5 - "Lahmi"
In the song, David states that with the devious, God shows Himself to be this.
What is shrewd?
The total number of David's mighty warriors listed by name in this chapter.
What is thirty-seven?
David purchased this man's threshing floor to build an altar and stop the plague.
Who is Araunah the Jebusite?