Giants & Battlefields
According to 1 Samuel 17:2, this specific valley was where the Israelites and the Philistines drew up their battle lines, and where David ultimately fought Goliath.
What is the Valley of Elah?
In 1 Samuel 18:7, the dancing women sang a song that sparked Saul’s lifelong jealousy, chanting that Saul had slain his thousands, and David this many.
What is tens of thousands?
While inside a cave in 1 Samuel 24:4-5, David secretly cut off a piece of this item belonging to Saul, but immediately felt deeply guilty about it.
What is the corner of Saul’s robe?
Introduced in 1 Samuel 25:3, this intelligent and beautiful woman successfully intervened to stop David from slaughtering an entire household in a vengeful rage.
Answer: Who is Abigail?
In 2 Samuel 5:6-7, David and his men marched to this fortress city, conquered it from the Jebusites, and officially renamed it the City of David.
Answer: What is Jerusalem?
In 1 Samuel 17:40, David chose this exact number of smooth stones from the stream before walking out to face the Philistine champion.
Answer: What is five?
According to 1 Samuel 18:1-3, this son of Saul loved David as his own soul and made a covenant with him, giving David his robe, armor, sword, and bow.
Who is Jonathan?
When David spared Saul a second time in the Wilderness of Ziph in 1 Samuel 26:11, he sneaked into the camp and took these two specific items from right next to the sleeping king's head.
What are Saul's spear and water jug?
In 1 Samuel 25:25, Abigail notes that this wealthy shepherd’s name perfectly matches his character, as the name literally means this.
Answer: What is Fool?
According to 2 Samuel 6:3-7, a man named Uzzah was struck down by God when he reached out his hand to steady this sacred object as it shook on a new cart.
Answer: What is the Ark of God (or Ark of the Covenant)?
As recorded in 1 Samuel 17:4, this city was Goliath's hometown, which was also known as one of the major five cities of the Philistines.
Answer: What is Gath?
In 1 Samuel 18:20, we find out that this daughter of Saul loved David, which Saul viewed as a perfect opportunity to ensnare David by demanding 100 Philistine foreskins as a bride-price.
Answer: Who is Michal?
In both 1 Samuel 24:6 and 26:9, David strictly prohibited his men from harming Saul because Saul held this sacred, divinely appointed title.
Answer: Who is the Lord’s anointed?
After Nabal died of a stroke, David took Abigail as his wife, along with this other woman from Jezreel, according to 1 Samuel 25:43.
Answer: Who is Ahinoam?
In 2 Samuel 7:4-5, God used this specific prophet to deliver the famous covenant promising that David’s royal line and throne would be established forever.
Answer: Who is Nathan?
While the rest of the army cowered, David asked in 1 Samuel 17:26 who this uncircumcised Philistine was that he should dare defy the armies of this specific entity.
Answer: Who is the living God?
As described in 1 Samuel 18:10-11, while David was playing the harp to soothe him, a manic King Saul twice tried to pin David to the wall using this weapon.
What is a spear (or javelin)?
In 1 Samuel 26:14-16, David yelled out to and severely scolded this commander of Saul's army for failing to protect his king while the camp slept.
Answer: Who is Abner?
In 1 Samuel 25:18, Abigail rushed to bring David a massive peace offering of food, including 200 loaves of bread, 2 skins of wine, and this many dressed sheep.
Answer: What is five?
As described in 2 Samuel 6:14-16, Michal watched out a window and despised David in her heart when she saw him doing this specific action with all his might as the Ark entered the city.
Answer: What is leaping and dancing?
In 1 Samuel 17:28, this oldest brother of David became angry and accused him of being conceited and having an "evil heart" just for asking about the giant.
Answer: Who is Eliab?
In 1 Samuel 18:17-19, Saul originally promised this older daughter to David in marriage, but then suddenly gave her away to Adriel of Meholah instead.
Answer: Who is Merab?
According to 1 Samuel 24:2, Saul took 3,000 chosen men to hunt David and his men near a specific rocky landscape feature named after a local animal.
Answer: What are the Crags of the Wild Goats?
According to 1 Samuel 25:2, the wealthy Nabal actually lived in this specific town, even though his business of shearing 3,000 sheep took place in nearby Carmel.
Answer: What is Maon?
After Uzzah's death, David was afraid to move the Ark any further and left it for three months at the home of this Gittite man, bringing great blessing to his family, according to 2 Samuel 6:10-11.
Answer: Who is Obed-Edom?