Bathsheba Bible Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.Who was Bathsheba's husband before David?
- A. Joab
- B. Uriah the Hittite
- C. Nathan
- D. Abner
2.What was Bathsheba doing when David first saw her?
- A. Washing herself
- B. Praying at the temple
- C. Walking in the garden
- D. Offering sacrifice
3.What happened to the child born of David and Bathsheba's first union?
- A. He became a prophet
- B. He died after seven days
- C. He was sent away
- D. He became king
4.What was the name of the son Bathsheba bore after the first child's death?
- A. Absalom
- B. Solomon
- C. Nathan
- D. Shammua
5.Who comforted Bathsheba after her first child's death?
- A. Nathan the prophet
- B. David
- C. Her mother
- D. The women of Jerusalem
6.What did Nathan the prophet call Bathsheba when he confronted David?
- A. The lamb of the poor man
- B. The ewe lamb
- C. The lost sheep
- D. The precious vessel
7.In 1 Kings, what did Bathsheba remind David of concerning Solomon?
- A. That Solomon was his firstborn
- B. That he had sworn to make Solomon king
- C. That Solomon had built an altar
- D. That Adonijah feared Solomon
8.Who else went with Bathsheba to speak to King David about Solomon's succession?
- A. Zadok the priest
- B. Nathan the prophet
- C. Benaiah
- D. Abiathar
9.In Matthew's genealogy, Bathsheba is called the wife of whom?
- A. David
- B. Uriah
- C. Solomon
- D. Nathan
10.What did Adonijah ask Bathsheba to request from Solomon?
- A. The throne
- B. Abishag the Shunammite for a wife
- C. Wealth
- D. A position as priest
Answer Key
1.B. Uriah the Hittite — 2 Samuel 11:3 (KJV)
2 Samuel 11:3 (KJV) — The woman was 'Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite.'
2.A. Washing herself — 2 Samuel 11:2 (KJV)
2 Samuel 11:2 (KJV) — David 'saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.'
3.B. He died after seven days — 2 Samuel 12:18 (KJV)
2 Samuel 12:18 (KJV) — The LORD struck the child, and 'it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died.'
4.B. Solomon — 2 Samuel 12:24 (KJV)
2 Samuel 12:24 (KJV) — 'She bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.'
5.B. David — 2 Samuel 12:24 (KJV)
2 Samuel 12:24 (KJV) — 'And David comforted Bathsheba his wife.'
6.B. The ewe lamb — 2 Samuel 12:3 (KJV)
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.'
7.B. That he had sworn to make Solomon king — 1 Kings 1:17 (KJV)
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.'
8.B. Nathan the prophet — 1 Kings 1:14 (KJV)
1 Kings 1:11-14 (KJV) — Nathan instructed Bathsheba to speak, then he would enter and confirm her words.
9.B. Uriah — Matthew 1:6 (KJV)
Matthew 1:6 (KJV) — 'And David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias.'
10.B. Abishag the Shunammite for a wife — 1 Kings 2:17 (KJV)
1 Kings 2:17 (KJV) — Adonijah asked Bathsheba to 'speak for him unto king Solomon, that he give him Abishag the Shunammite to wife.'