1 Samuel Bible Quiz

Answer key for 1 Samuel Bible Quiz

1. Q1: Who was Samuel's mother? Answer: Hannah. Hannah… wept, and did not eat… she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid. Reference: 1 Samuel 1:11 (KJV).
2. Q2: Where was Samuel brought after he was weaned? Answer: The house of the LORD in Shiloh. She took him up with her… unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh. Reference: 1 Samuel 1:24 (KJV).
3. Q3: How did God first speak to Samuel? Answer: By a voice in the night. The LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. Reference: 1 Samuel 3:4 (KJV).
4. Q4: What happened to the ark when Eli's sons took it to battle? Answer: It was captured by the Philistines. The ark of God was taken… and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain. Reference: 1 Samuel 4:11 (KJV).
5. Q5: What god fell before the ark in the Philistine temple? Answer: Dagon. When they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. Reference: 1 Samuel 5:3 (KJV).
6. Q6: Who was the first king of Israel? Answer: Saul. Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? Reference: 1 Samuel 10:1 (KJV).
7. Q7: What sin caused God to reject Saul? Answer: Both. Saul… offered the burnt offering… thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God. Reference: 1 Samuel 13:13 (KJV).
8. Q8: Whom did Samuel anoint as king after Saul? Answer: David. Samuel… anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. Reference: 1 Samuel 16:13 (KJV).
9. Q9: What weapon did David use against Goliath? Answer: A sling and a stone. David… took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead. Reference: 1 Samuel 17:49 (KJV).
10. Q10: What did David do to Saul in the cave? Answer: Both cutting the skirt and refusing to harm him. David… cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily… The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed. Reference: 1 Samuel 24:4 (KJV).