Bathsheba Bible Quiz

Answer key for Bathsheba Bible Quiz

1. Q1: Who was Bathsheba's husband before David? Answer: Uriah the Hittite. 2 Samuel 11:3 (KJV) — The woman was 'Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite.' Reference: 2 Samuel 11:3 (KJV).
2. Q2: What was Bathsheba doing when David first saw her? Answer: Washing herself. 2 Samuel 11:2 (KJV) — David 'saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.' Reference: 2 Samuel 11:2 (KJV).
3. Q3: What happened to the child born of David and Bathsheba's first union? Answer: He died after seven days. 2 Samuel 12:18 (KJV) — The LORD struck the child, and 'it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died.' Reference: 2 Samuel 12:18 (KJV).
4. Q4: What was the name of the son Bathsheba bore after the first child's death? Answer: Solomon. 2 Samuel 12:24 (KJV) — 'She bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.' Reference: 2 Samuel 12:24 (KJV).
5. Q5: Who comforted Bathsheba after her first child's death? Answer: David. 2 Samuel 12:24 (KJV) — 'And David comforted Bathsheba his wife.' Reference: 2 Samuel 12:24 (KJV).
6. Q6: What did Nathan the prophet call Bathsheba when he confronted David? Answer: The ewe lamb. 2 Samuel 12:3 (KJV) — Nathan's parable described the poor man's lamb as 'his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom.' Reference: 2 Samuel 12:3 (KJV).
7. Q7: In 1 Kings, what did Bathsheba remind David of concerning Solomon? Answer: That he had sworn to make Solomon king. 1 Kings 1:17 (KJV) — Bathsheba said, 'My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me.' Reference: 1 Kings 1:17 (KJV).
8. Q8: Who else went with Bathsheba to speak to King David about Solomon's succession? Answer: Nathan the prophet. 1 Kings 1:11-14 (KJV) — Nathan instructed Bathsheba to speak, then he would enter and confirm her words. Reference: 1 Kings 1:14 (KJV).
9. Q9: In Matthew's genealogy, Bathsheba is called the wife of whom? Answer: Uriah. Matthew 1:6 (KJV) — 'And David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias.' Reference: Matthew 1:6 (KJV).
10. Q10: What did Adonijah ask Bathsheba to request from Solomon? Answer: Abishag the Shunammite for a wife. 1 Kings 2:17 (KJV) — Adonijah asked Bathsheba to 'speak for him unto king Solomon, that he give him Abishag the Shunammite to wife.' Reference: 1 Kings 2:17 (KJV).