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    1 Samuel Bible Quiz

    10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com

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    1. 1.Who was Samuel's mother?

      • A. Peninnah
      • B. Hannah
      • C. Elisabeth
      • D. Deborah
    2. 2.Where was Samuel brought after he was weaned?

      • A. The temple at Jerusalem
      • B. The house of the LORD in Shiloh
      • C. Bethel
      • D. Hebron
    3. 3.How did God first speak to Samuel?

      • A. By an angel
      • B. By a voice in the night
      • C. By a dream
      • D. Through Eli
    4. 4.What happened to the ark when Eli's sons took it to battle?

      • A. It was captured by the Philistines
      • B. It returned to Shiloh
      • C. It was destroyed
      • D. It was hidden
    5. 5.What god fell before the ark in the Philistine temple?

      • A. Baal
      • B. Dagon
      • C. Ashtaroth
      • D. Molech
    6. 6.Who was the first king of Israel?

      • A. David
      • B. Saul
      • C. Samuel
      • D. Jonathan
    7. 7.What sin caused God to reject Saul?

      • A. He offered sacrifice instead of waiting for Samuel
      • B. He spared Agag and the best of the sheep
      • C. Both
      • D. He consulted a witch
    8. 8.Whom did Samuel anoint as king after Saul?

      • A. Solomon
      • B. David
      • C. Jonathan
      • D. Absalom
    9. 9.What weapon did David use against Goliath?

      • A. A sword
      • B. A sling and a stone
      • C. A spear
      • D. A bow
    10. 10.What did David do to Saul in the cave?

      • A. Killed him
      • B. Cut off the skirt of his robe
      • C. Refused to harm him
      • D. Both cutting the skirt and refusing to harm him

    Answer Key

    1. 1.B. Hannah1 Samuel 1:11 (KJV)

      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.

    2. 2.B. The house of the LORD in Shiloh1 Samuel 1:24 (KJV)

      She took him up with her… unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh.

    3. 3.B. By a voice in the night1 Samuel 3:4 (KJV)

      The LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

    4. 4.A. It was captured by the Philistines1 Samuel 4:11 (KJV)

      The ark of God was taken… and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

    5. 5.B. Dagon1 Samuel 5:3 (KJV)

      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.

    6. 6.B. Saul1 Samuel 10:1 (KJV)

      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?

    7. 7.C. Both1 Samuel 13:13 (KJV)

      Saul… offered the burnt offering… thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God.

    8. 8.B. David1 Samuel 16:13 (KJV)

      Samuel… anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward.

    9. 9.B. A sling and a stone1 Samuel 17:49 (KJV)

      David… took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead.

    10. 10.D. Both cutting the skirt and refusing to harm him1 Samuel 24:4 (KJV)

      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.

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