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    1 Samuel Quiz

    Behold the transition of Israel from judges to kings, as recorded in this sacred history of Samuel, Saul, and David. May the Lord grant thee wisdom as thou meditatest upon these holy scriptures.

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    What was the name of Samuel's mother, who prayed fervently at the tabernacle in Shiloh?

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    Q1.What was the name of Samuel's mother, who prayed fervently at the tabernacle in Shiloh?

    Answer: Hannah

    She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.

    Reference: 1 Samuel 1:10 (KJV)

    Q2.To which priest was the child Samuel brought to serve the Lord?

    Answer: Eli

    Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

    Reference: 1 Samuel 2:18 (KJV)

    Q3.How many times did the Lord call Samuel in the night before Eli perceived it was the Lord?

    Answer: Three times

    Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child after the third time.

    Reference: 1 Samuel 3:8 (KJV)

    Q4.What happened to the idol Dagon when the Philistines placed the ark of God beside it?

    Answer: It fell upon its face to the earth

    Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord.

    Reference: 1 Samuel 5:3 (KJV)

    Q5.From which tribe of Israel was Saul, the first king, chosen?

    Answer: Benjamin

    Saul was the son of Kish, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.

    Reference: 1 Samuel 9:1 (KJV)

    Q6.What did Samuel tell Saul was better than sacrifice?

    Answer: To obey

    Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

    Reference: 1 Samuel 15:22 (KJV)

    Q7.Where did Jesse live, the father of David, when Samuel came to anoint the next king?

    Answer: Bethlehem

    The Lord sent Samuel to Jesse the Bethlehemite to provide a king among his sons.

    Reference: 1 Samuel 16:1 (KJV)

    Q8.What weapon did David use to slay Goliath the Philistine?

    Answer: A sling and a stone

    David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone.

    Reference: 1 Samuel 17:50 (KJV)

    Q9.Which son of Saul loved David as his own soul?

    Answer: Jonathan

    The soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David.

    Reference: 1 Samuel 18:1 (KJV)

    Q10.Where did Saul go to consult a woman with a familiar spirit before his final battle?

    Answer: Endor

    Saul sought a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.

    Reference: 1 Samuel 28:7 (KJV)

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