Elisha Bible Quiz

Answer key for Elisha Bible Quiz

1. Q1: What was Elisha doing when Elijah found him? Answer: Plowing with twelve yoke of oxen. So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him. Reference: 1 Kings 19:19 (KJV).
2. Q2: What did Elisha do to his oxen and equipment when he followed Elijah? Answer: Slew the oxen, boiled the flesh with the instruments, and gave unto the people. And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah… and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Reference: 1 Kings 19:21 (KJV).
3. Q3: What did Elisha ask for from Elijah before his translation? Answer: A double portion of thy spirit. And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. Reference: 2 Kings 2:9 (KJV).
4. Q4: How did Elisha receive Elijah's spirit? Answer: He saw Elijah taken up, took up his mantle, and smote the waters. He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? Reference: 2 Kings 2:13 (KJV).
5. Q5: What did the young lads call Elisha that brought a curse? Answer: Bald head / Go up, thou bald head. And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. Reference: 2 Kings 2:23 (KJV).
6. Q6: What happened to the children who mocked Elisha? Answer: Two she bears came out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. Reference: 2 Kings 2:24 (KJV).
7. Q7: What did Elisha tell the widow to gather to pay her debt? Answer: Empty vessels, and pour the little oil she had into them. Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. Reference: 2 Kings 4:3 (KJV).
8. Q8: What miracle did Elisha perform for the Shunammite woman's son? Answer: He raised him from the dead. And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed… and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. Reference: 2 Kings 4:32 (KJV).
9. Q9: What did Naaman the Syrian have to do to be cleansed of leprosy? Answer: Dip seven times in the Jordan. Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. Reference: 2 Kings 5:10 (KJV).
10. Q10: What did Gehazi, Elisha's servant, receive because of his greed? Answer: The leprosy of Naaman. The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. Reference: 2 Kings 5:27 (KJV).