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Who was the man who shot Absalom through the heart with three darts?
a. Amnon
b. Asahel
c. Zeruiah
d. Joab
d. Joab.
2 Samuel 18:14
"14 To this Joʹab said: “I am not going to waste any more time with you!” So he took three spikes in his hand and drove them through the heart of Abʹsa·lom while he was still alive in the midst of the big tree.
Jonathan, had a son that was lame of his feet from the age of five years old. What was his name?
a. Abiathar
b. Abner
c. Ishboseth
d. Mephibosheth
d. Mephibosheth
2 Samuel 4:4 " Now Saul’s son Jonʹa·than had a son whose feet were crippled. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonʹa·than came from Jezʹre·el, and his nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was fleeing in panic, he fell and was crippled. His name was Me·phibʹo·sheth."
Which prophet prophesied that Israel would serve the king of Babylon for seventy years?
a. Isaiah
b. Nehemiah
c. Jeremiah
d. Daniel
c. Jeremiah
Jeremiah 25:11 "And all this land will be reduced to ruins and will become an object of horror, and these nations will have to serve the king of Babylon for 70 years.”
Which one of David's sons expected to be king, and prepared himself chariots, horsemen, and fifty men to run before him?
a. Chileab
b. Absalom
c. Amnon
d. Adonijah
d. Adonijah
1 Kings 1:5 "5 Meanwhile, Ad·o·niʹjah the son of Hagʹgith was exalting himself, saying: “I am going to be king!” He had a chariot made for himself with horsemen and 50 men to run before him."
Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Where was he allowed to go in the performance of his duties?
a. Anywhere within the inner court of the king.
b. Anywhere within the palace.
c. Anywhere within the province.
d. Anywhere within Egypt.
d. Anywhere within Egypt
Genesis 41:46
"Joseph was 30 years old when he stood before Pharʹaoh king of Egypt. Then Joseph went out from before Pharʹaoh and traveled throughout all the land of Egypt."
In interpreting his dream, Joseph told Pharaoh's cupbearer that:
a. within three days he would be beheaded.
b. within three days he would be second in charge of all the kingdom.
c. within three days he would be restored to his place as cupbearer.
d. within three days he would be sold into slavery.
c. within three days he would be restored to his place as cupbearer
Genesis 40:13
"13 Three days from now, Pharʹaoh will bring you out, restoring you to your office, and you will put Pharʹaoh’s cup into his hand as you did before when you were his cupbearer."
Jesus told us that five sparrows were sold for...?
a. the price of one dove.
b. one farthing/coin.
c. two farthings/coins.
d. twenty pieces of silver.
c. two farthings/coins
Luke 12:6 "Five sparrows sell for two coins of small value, do they not? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God."
What did the prophet Jeremiah say would happen to Babylon at the end of the seventy years?
a. Babylon would be punished and would become perpetually desolate
b. The prophet didn't mention what would happen to Babylon.
c. It would flourish in the desert, as a rose.
d. Its hanging gardens would be a wonder of the world.
a. Babylon would be punished and would become perpetually desolate.
Jer. 25:12
12 “‘But when 70 years have been fulfilled, I will call to account* the king of Babylon and that nation for their error,’ declares Jehovah, ‘and I will make the land of the Chal·deʹans a desolate wasteland for all time."
In the book of Esther, Haman made a gallows fifty cubits high. Who did he plan to hang on it?
a. The king's chamberlains who were plotting to assassinate the king.
b. His wife and friends who had humiliated him.
c. Mordecai the Jew.
d. Queen Esther.
c. Mordecai the Jew.
Esther 5:14 " 14 So Zeʹresh his wife and all his friends said to him: “Have a stake put up, 50 cubits high. And in the morning tell the king that Morʹde·cai should be hanged on it. Then go with the king to enjoy yourself at the banquet.” This suggestion seemed good to Haʹman, so he had the stake put up."
King David was thirty years old when he began to reign. How long did he reign for?
a. Forty years
b. Forty-five years
c. Fifty years
d. Fifty-five years
a. Forty years.
2 Samuel 5:4-5
"David was 30 years old when he became king, and he reigned for 40 years. 5 In Hebʹron he reigned over Judah for 7 years and 6 months, and in Jerusalem he reigned for 33 years over all Israel and Judah."
David's three mighty men drew water out of the well of Bethlehem and took it and brought it to David. What did he do with it?
a. He poured it onto his wounds and was healed.
b. He poured it out unto the Jehovah
c. He drank it.
d. He gave it to them to drink.
b. He poured it out unto the Jehovah
2 Samuel 23:16
" 16 At that the three mighty warriors forced their way into the camp of the Phi·lisʹtines and drew water from the cistern by the gate of Bethʹle·hem and brought it to David; but he refused to drink it and poured it out to Jehovah."
Who were: Er, Onan, Shelah, Pharez and Zerah?
a. Five officials in the court of queen Esther.
b. Five men who plotted with Absalom to kill Amonon.
c. The five sons of Judah.
d. Five men who brought David water from the well at Bethlehem.
c. The five sons of Judah..
1 Chronicles 2:3,4 "The sons of Judah were Er, Oʹnan, and Sheʹlah. These three were born to him from Shuʹa’s daughter, the Caʹnaan·it·ess. But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was displeasing to Jehovah, so He put him to death. 4 Taʹmar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Peʹrez and Zeʹrah. Judah had five sons in all."
Jehovah said to Moses, “Gather for me 70 men from the elders of Israel, men whom you recognize as elders and officials of the people, and take them to the tent of meeting, and have them stand there with you."
What did God want to do to them?
a. Endue them with the spirit, so that they could help Moses carry out his duties.
b. Teach them the Ten Commandments.
c. Rebuke them for their hard hearts.
d. Kill them.
a. Endue them with the spirit, so that they could help Moses carry out his duties.
Numbers 11:16,17
16 Jehovah replied to Moses: “Gather for me 70 men from the elders of Israel, men whom you recognize as elders and officials of the people, and take them to the tent of meeting, and have them stand there with you. 17 I will come down+ and speak with you there, and I will take away some of the spirit that is on you and place it on them, and they will help you in bearing the burden of the people so that you may not have to bear it alone."
While Jezebel was killing off the Lord's prophets, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them in two caves, fifty in each, and had done something else as well. What was that?
a. He supplied them with food and water.
b. He supplied them with basins so that they could wash.
c. He went to look for Elijah to tell him what he had done.
d. He went to the palace and prophesied against King Ahab.
a. He supplied them with food and water.
1 Kings 18:4 "...and when Jezʹe·bel was doing away with Jehovah’s prophets, O·ba·diʹah took 100 prophets and hid them 50 to a cave, and he supplied them with bread and water."
Which old testament prophet prophesied that the Lord Jesus would be betrayed for thirty pieces of silver and that the money would be thrown back into the temple?
a. Zechariah
b. Obadiah
c. Nahum
d. Malachi
a. Zechariah.
Zechariah 11:12
"Then I said to them: “If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, withhold them.” And they paid my wages, 30 pieces of silver."
Jehovah opened the mouth of Balaam's donkey, and said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?” Why had Balaam struck the donkey?
a. He was in a hurry to get to where he was going.
b. When the donkey saw Jehovah’s angel, it lay down under Baʹlaam
c. She had baulked at a little tree that was fallen across the path.
d. Balaam was fleeing from his enemies.
b. When the donkey saw Jehovah’s angel, it lay down under Baʹlaam
Numbers 22:27,28
"27 When the donkey saw Jehovah’s angel, it lay down under Baʹlaam, so Baʹlaam became furious and kept beating the donkey with his staff. 28 Finally Jehovah caused the donkey to speak,*+ and it said to Baʹlaam: “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?”
Who were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba?
a. Five spies that Joshua sent to Jericho.
b. Five men who were king David's most trusted servants.
c. Five soothsayers that king Nebuchadnezzar had beheaded when they could not tell him what his dream was.
d. Five kings of Midian who were slain at the command of Moses.
d. Five kings of Midian who were slain at the command of Moses.
Numbers 31:7,8 "They waged war against Midʹi·an, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses, and they killed every male. 8 Along with the others slain, they killed the kings of Midʹi·an, namely, Eʹvi, Reʹkem, Zur, Hur, and Reʹba, the five kings of Midʹi·an."
Which king had seventy sons in Samaria?
a. Abimelech
b. Azariah
c. Ahaserus
d. Ahab
d. Ahab
2 Kings 10:1
"Now Aʹhab had 70 sons in Sa·marʹi·a......"
Jesus told a parable about... 'a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?' Who answered his question?
a. The chief priest. b. One of the Saducees.
c. A Pharisee called Simon.
d. We are not told.
c. A Pharisee called Simon.
Luke 7:41-43 "“Two men were debtors to a certain lender; the one was in debt for 500 de·narʹi·i, but the other for 50. 42 When they did not have anything to pay him back with, he freely forgave them both. Therefore, which one of them will love him more?” 43 In answer Simon said: “I suppose it is the one whom he forgave more.” He said to him: “You judged correctly.”
The whole of Israel mourned for thirty days at the death of these two members of the same family when each of them died.
a. Abraham and Lot
b. Jacob and Esau
c. Moses and Aaron
d. Shem and Japheth
c. Moses and Aaron
Numbers 20:29 "When all the assembly saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel wept for Aaron for 30 days."
Deuteronomy 34:8 "The people of Israel wept for Moses on the desert plains of Moʹab for 30 days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were completed."
How long did the ark of the Covenant remain in the house of Obededom the Gittite?
a. Three days
b. Three weeks
c. Three months
d. Three years
c. Three months
1 Chronicles 13:13,14
"David did not bring the Ark to where he was in the City of David, but he had it taken to the house of Oʹbed-eʹdom the Gitʹtite. 14 The Ark of the true God was with the household of Oʹbed-eʹdom, remaining at his house for three months, and Jehovah kept blessing the household of Oʹbed-eʹdom and all he had."
Who were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah?
a. The five witches at Endor that Saul consulted.
b. Joseph's five daughters, who were born to him in Egypt.
c. The five daughters of Zelophehad, who got an inheritance because they had no brothers.
c. Five handmaidens to the Egyptian princess who found Moses in the bulrushes.
c. The five daughters of Zelophehad, who got an inheritance because they had no brothers.
Numbers 26:33 "Now Ze·loʹphe·had the son of Heʹpher had no sons, only daughters, and the names of the daughters of Ze·loʹphe·had were Mahʹlah, Noah, Hogʹlah, Milʹcah, and Tirʹzah."
Abimelech killed seventy of his brothers. How did God repay him for what he had done?
a. God struck him dead on the spot.
b. He developed a patch of leprosy on his forehead, and spent the rest of his life outside the city.
c. A woman dropped a millstone off the tower and it crushed his skull, then his armorbearer thrust him through with the sword.
d. His own children were taken away to Babylon and killed.
c. A woman dropped a millstone off the tower and it crushed his skull, then his armorbearer thrust him through with the sword..
Judges 9:52-56
52 A·bimʹe·lech made his way to the tower and attacked it. He approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire. 53 Then one of the women dropped an upper millstone on A·bimʹe·lech’s head and crushed his skull.54 He quickly called the attendant bearing his weapons and said to him: “Draw your sword and put me to death, so that they may not say about me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So his attendant ran him through, and he died. 55 When the men of Israel saw that A·bimʹe·lech was dead, they all went back home. 56 Thus God repaid A·bimʹe·lech for the evil that he had done to his father by killing his 70 brothers.
King David bought a threshingfloor for fifty pieces of silver from a man called Araunah. What did he use it for?
a. He hid his men there from king Saul.
b. He threshed his wheat there and used the place to store his grain.
c. He used it to throw a massive party for Solomon after he had crowned him king.
d. He built an altar there to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
d. He built an altar there to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
2 Samuel 24:24,25 " However, the king said to A·rauʹnah: “No, I must buy it from you for a price. I will not offer up to Jehovah my God burnt sacrifices that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the cattle for 50 silver shekels. 25 And David built an altar+ there to Jehovah and offered up burnt sacrifices and communion sacrifices. Jehovah then responded to the entreaty for the land, and the scourge against Israel was halted."
Samson told his thirty friends he would give them thirty linen garments and thirty festal garments if they could solve his riddle. He lost the wager - where did he get the garments to pay them from?
a.It was part of his inheritance from him having become a judge.
b. His parents were extremely wealthy and they made clothing for a trade.
c. He went to a town called Ashkelon and killed thirty men and took their garments.
d. He stole them from a wealthy Philistine merchant.
c. He went to a town called Ashkelon and killed thirty men and took their garments.
Judges 14:12-19 "Then Samson said to them: “Please let me tell you a riddle. If during the seven days of the banquet you solve it and tell me the answer, I will have to give you 30 linen garments and 30 outfits of clothing. 13 But if you are unable to tell me the answer, you must give me 30 linen garments and 30 outfits of clothing.” They said: “Tell us your riddle; we want to hear it.” 14 So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, And out of the strong came something sweet.” They were unable to solve the riddle for three days. 15 On the fourth day, they said to Samson’s wife: “Trick your husband+ so that he will tell us the answer to the riddle. Otherwise, we will burn you and your father’s house with fire. Did you invite us here to take our possessions?” 16 So Samson’s wife wept over him and said: “You must hate me; you do not love me.+ You told a riddle to my people, but you have not told the answer to me.” At this he said to her: “Why, I have not told it even to my own father and mother! Should I tell it to you?” 17 But she kept weeping over him the rest of the seven-day banquet. He finally told her on the seventh day, because she had pressured him. Then she told her people the answer to the riddle.+ 18 So on the seventh day before the sun set,* the men of the city said to him: “What is sweeter than honey, And what is stronger than a lion?” He replied to them: “If you had not plowed with my young cow, You would not have solved my riddle.” 19 Then Jehovah’s spirit empowered him,+ and he went down to Ashʹke·lon+and struck down 30 of their men and took their clothing and gave the outfits to those who had answered the riddle.+ He was furious as he went back up to his father’s house."