Joab Bible Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.Whose son was Joab?
- A. Jesse
- B. Zeruiah
- C. Ahimaaz
- D. Abner
2.Who were Joab's brothers?
- A. Abishai and Asahel
- B. Jonathan and David
- C. Hushai and Ittai
- D. Eliab and Shammah
3.Whom did Joab slay at the gate of Hebron?
- A. Saul
- B. Abner
- C. Ish-bosheth
- D. Amasa
4.What city did Joab help David capture by going up first?
- A. Hebron
- B. Jebus (Jerusalem)
- C. Rabbah
- D. Ziklag
5.Whom did Joab set in the forefront of the hottest battle, that he might die?
- A. Asahel
- B. Uriah the Hittite
- C. Amasa
- D. Saul
6.Whom did Joab slay by smiting under the fifth rib while pretending to greet him?
- A. Abner
- B. Amasa
- C. Sheba
- D. Absalom
7.How did Joab kill Absalom?
- A. He shot him with arrows
- B. He thrust three darts through his heart
- C. He hanged him
- D. He stoned him
8.Whose side did Joab take in the succession after David?
- A. Solomon
- B. Adonijah
- C. Absalom
- D. Sheba
9.Where did Joab flee when he heard Solomon would slay him?
- A. The wilderness
- B. The tabernacle of the LORD, holding the horns of the altar
- C. The cave of Adullam
- D. Edom
10.Who executed Joab at Solomon's command?
- A. Zadok
- B. Benaiah
- C. Nathan
- D. Adonijah
Answer Key
1.B. Zeruiah — 1 Chronicles 2:16 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 2:16 (KJV) — Joab was the son of Zeruiah, David's sister.
2.A. Abishai and Asahel — 2 Samuel 2:18 (KJV)
2 Samuel 2:18 (KJV) — 'Three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel.'
3.B. Abner — 2 Samuel 3:27 (KJV)
2 Samuel 3:27 (KJV) — 'Joab took him aside in the gate... and smote him there.'
4.B. Jebus (Jerusalem) — 1 Chronicles 11:6 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 11:6 (KJV) — Joab 'went first up, and was chief.'
5.B. Uriah the Hittite — 2 Samuel 11:15 (KJV)
2 Samuel 11:15 (KJV) — David wrote, 'Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle.'
6.B. Amasa — 2 Samuel 20:10 (KJV)
2 Samuel 20:9-10 (KJV) — 'Art thou in health, my brother? ... So Joab smote him.'
7.B. He thrust three darts through his heart — 2 Samuel 18:14 (KJV)
2 Samuel 18:14 (KJV) — 'He took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom.'
8.B. Adonijah — 1 Kings 1:7 (KJV)
1 Kings 1:7 (KJV) — 'He conferred with Joab... and they following Adonijah helped him.'
9.B. The tabernacle of the LORD, holding the horns of the altar — 1 Kings 2:28 (KJV)
1 Kings 2:28 (KJV) — 'Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.'
10.B. Benaiah — 1 Kings 2:34 (KJV)
1 Kings 2:34 (KJV) — 'Benaiah... fell upon him, and slew him.'