Samuel
What priest did Samuel learn under?
Eli
Saul was searching for these lost animals belonging to his father, Kish, when he first met the prophet Samuel.
Donkeys
Who is David's father and where was he born
When God told Solomon he could ask for anything he wanted, Solomon didn't ask for wealth or power — he asked for this, which impressed God so much He gave him everything else too.
Wisdom
Too make the load heavier on the citizens of the Kingdom
God gave Smauel a message to share with Eli, what was it?
His house will be punished.
This is what David secretly cut off of Saul while he was in a cave, later using it to prove he could have harmed the king but chose not to.
What is the corner of his robe?
David used this skill to temporarily soothe Saul's troubled mind — and it's the reason David was originally brought into the king's household in the first place.
What is playing the harp / playing music?
Two women came to Solomon both claiming to be the mother of the same baby — and Solomon revealed the real mother by threatening to do this.
Cut the baby in half
Why did Jeroboam set up False idols in the North and South of the region.
To stop people from going to Jerusalem to worship
What did Samuel call plead with the people to do? What was the specific sin he rebuked them for?
Follow God - Turn from Idols
Saul lost favor with God after he disobeyed a direct command and kept the best sheep, cattle, and this defeated king alive instead of destroying everything as instructed.
King Agag (of the Amalekites)
What Priest did David visit after fleeing from Saul?
Ahimelech
Solomon is traditionally credited with writing most of this Old Testament book — a collection of short, practical sayings about how to live wisely.
The book of Proverbs
What Nation took Treasures from the House of God while Rehoboam was king?
Egyptians
Why did the people demand a king?
They wanted to be like other Nations
David had a second chance to kill Saul while he slept in a camp — and instead of harming him, David took these two items from right beside Saul's head as proof.
What are his spear and water jug?
Solomon's older half-brother threw a big party and declared himself king while David was still alive — but his power grab failed and Solomon ended up on the throne instead.
Adonijah
Jeroboam placed his two golden calves in these two cities — What are they?
Dan and Bethel
When a robe is torn, what does that represent?
The Kingdom being torn away from the family lineage.
Samuel used the process of narrowing down tribe by tribe, then clan by clan, then family by family to publicly select Saul — a method that left the outcome entirely in God's hands rather than man's.
Casting lots
When David sins greatly, why is his lineage not removed from the throne??
The Davidic Covenant
Because of Solomon's unfaithfulness, God told him the kingdom would be torn apart — but not in his lifetime. Instead, this former servant led the rebellion and eventually took ten of the twelve tribes after Solomon's death.
His son, Jeroboam