Timeline
The FIRST king
Warfare in Saul's day
David & Goliath
100

Whose birth is the starting point on all our calendars?

Jesus

100

How many Israelite families or "tribes" were there?

12

100

Armies in Saul's day did not ride what animal into war?

Horses

100

David was an expert using what weapon?

Slingshot

200

What does B.C. in a date mean?

"before Christ"

200

Who was Israel's first king?

Saul

200

What were most weapons and armor made from in Saul's day?

bronze

200

How much did Goliath's armor weigh?

125 pounds

300

How many years did the Israelites wander in the desert before entering the Promised Land?

40 years

300

The first king's son was also a great warrior. Who was this son?

Jonathan

300

When an army surrounds a city and the people inside surrender, what is this called?

A siege

300

Goliath was a champion warrior from what Canaanite nation?

The Phillistines

400

How many years passed after the Israelites entered Canaan before God allowed them to have their first king?

300 years

400

Why were Saul and his son the only ones with iron weapons?

Iron weapons were too expensive and rare for everyone else

400

How could attackers capture a city with thick walls?

tunnels or towers

400

How was David able to defeat Goliath?

with God's help, a stone from his slingshot, then beheaded with Goliath's sword