1 Kings 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.What did Solomon ask God for?
- A. Wealth
- B. Long life
- C. An understanding heart to judge the people ✓
- D. Victory over enemies
Answer: An understanding heart to judge the people
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad.
Q2.How did Solomon judge between the two mothers?
- A. By asking for a sword to divide the child ✓
- B. By examining witnesses
- C. By prayer
- D. By casting lots
Answer: By asking for a sword to divide the child
Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
Q3.How long did it take to build the temple?
- A. Seven years ✓
- B. Seven and a half years
- C. Twenty years
- D. Forty years
Answer: Seven years
He was seven years in building it.
Q4.What filled the temple when it was dedicated?
- A. Fire from heaven
- B. The cloud of the glory of the LORD ✓
- C. Music
- D. Incense
Answer: The cloud of the glory of the LORD
The cloud filled the house of the LORD, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud.
Q5.How many wives did Solomon have?
- A. One hundred
- B. Three hundred
- C. Seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines ✓
- D. One thousand
Answer: Seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines
He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
Q6.Into how many kingdoms was Israel divided after Solomon?
- A. Two ✓
- B. Three
- C. Twelve
- D. Ten
Answer: Two
Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
Q7.Who was the first king of the northern kingdom (Israel)?
- A. Rehoboam
- B. Jeroboam ✓
- C. Ahab
- D. Omri
Answer: Jeroboam
Jeroboam… made Israel to sin.
Q8.Who was the wicked king married to Jezebel?
- A. Jeroboam
- B. Ahab ✓
- C. Jehoshaphat
- D. Ahaziah
Answer: Ahab
Ahab… did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him… took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians.
Q9.What did Elijah ask the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel?
- A. How long halt ye between two opinions?
- B. Call upon your god
- C. Both ✓
- D. Repent
Answer: Both
How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him… call ye on the name of your gods.
Q10.What happened when Elijah prayed?
- A. Fire fell from heaven and consumed the sacrifice
- B. Rain came after three years of drought
- C. Both ✓
- D. The prophets fled
Answer: Both
Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice… there was a great rain.