Abigail Bible Quiz — Questions and Answers
All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.
Q1.Who was Abigail's husband?
- A. David
- B. Nabal the Carmelite ✓
- C. Saul
- D. Ahimelech
Answer: Nabal the Carmelite
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance.
Q2.How is Abigail described in 1 Samuel 25:3?
- A. Foolish and proud
- B. A woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance ✓
- C. Young and timid
- D. Old and bitter
Answer: A woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance
And she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings.
Q3.What had David's young men done for Nabal's shepherds?
- A. They had robbed them
- B. They had protected them and did them no hurt ✓
- C. They had ignored them
- D. They had demanded payment
Answer: They had protected them and did them no hurt
Thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.
Q4.What did Nabal say when David's men asked for provisions?
- A. He gladly gave them food
- B. Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse?… shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men whom I know not whence they be? ✓
- C. He invited them to a feast
- D. He ignored them
Answer: Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse?… shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men whom I know not whence they be?
And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master. Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men whom I know not whence they be?
Q5.What did Abigail do when she heard of Nabal's refusal?
- A. She told Nabal to apologise
- B. She gathered two hundred loaves, wine, sheep, parched corn, raisins, figs, and went to meet David without telling Nabal ✓
- C. She fled
- D. She prayed only
Answer: She gathered two hundred loaves, wine, sheep, parched corn, raisins, figs, and went to meet David without telling Nabal
Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.
Q6.What did Abigail say about her husband Nabal?
- A. He is a wise man
- B. As his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him ✓
- C. He is a good man
- D. He is generous
Answer: As his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him
Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him.
Q7.What did Abigail ask David not to do?
- A. Flee from Saul
- B. Shed blood causeless, or avenge himself ✓
- C. Marry her
- D. Kill Nabal's servants
Answer: Shed blood causeless, or avenge himself
Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand.
Q8.What did David say God sent Abigail to do?
- A. To deceive him
- B. To meet him, and to bless her discretion ✓
- C. To mock him
- D. To threaten him
Answer: To meet him, and to bless her discretion
And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood.
Q9.What happened to Nabal ten days after Abigail told him what she had done?
- A. He repented
- B. The LORD smote Nabal, that he died ✓
- C. He fled
- D. He became rich
Answer: The LORD smote Nabal, that he died
And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.
Q10.What did David do after Nabal died?
- A. He ignored Abigail
- B. He sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife ✓
- C. He took Nabal's flocks
- D. He mourned for Nabal
Answer: He sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife
And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife. And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.