Josiah Bible Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.How old was Josiah when he began to reign?
- A. Twelve years old
- B. Eight years old
- C. Sixteen years old
- D. Twenty years old
2.At what age did Josiah begin to seek after the God of David his father?
- A. Eight
- B. Twelve
- C. Sixteen
- D. Twenty
3.What did Josiah begin to remove from Judah and Jerusalem?
- A. The high places, groves, carved images, and molten images
- B. Only the foreign traders
- C. The army
- D. The priests
4.Who found the book of the law in the house of the LORD?
- A. Josiah himself
- B. Hilkiah the priest
- C. Shaphan the scribe
- D. Huldah the prophetess
5.What did Josiah do when he heard the words of the book of the law?
- A. He rejoiced
- B. He rent his clothes
- C. He ignored it
- D. He burned it
6.Who did Josiah inquire of concerning the words of the book?
- A. Jeremiah the prophet
- B. Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum
- C. Elijah
- D. Isaiah
7.What did Josiah restore and keep the Passover in?
- A. The palace
- B. The temple, with the ark restored to its place
- C. A tent in the wilderness
- D. His own house
8.How is Josiah's heart described in 2 Kings 23:25?
- A. He turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might
- B. He was lukewarm
- C. He was fearful
- D. He was proud
9.How did Josiah die?
- A. In battle against Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt at Megiddo
- B. Of old age
- C. By assassination
- D. By disease
10.What prophet foretold that Josiah would sacrifice the priests of the high places on the altar at Bethel?
- A. Isaiah
- B. Jeremiah
- C. A man of God from Judah
- D. Hosea
Answer Key
1.B. Eight years old — 2 Kings 22:1 (KJV)
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem.
2.C. Sixteen — 2 Chronicles 34:3 (KJV)
For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father.
3.A. The high places, groves, carved images, and molten images — 2 Chronicles 34:3 (KJV)
For he removed the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves.
4.B. Hilkiah the priest — 2 Kings 22:8 (KJV)
And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD.
5.B. He rent his clothes — 2 Kings 22:11 (KJV)
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
6.B. Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum — 2 Kings 22:14 (KJV)
And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest… saying, Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me… So Hilkiah the priest… went unto Huldah the prophetess.
7.B. The temple, with the ark restored to its place — 2 Chronicles 35:1 (KJV)
Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
8.A. He turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might — 2 Kings 23:25 (KJV)
And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.
9.A. In battle against Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt at Megiddo — 2 Kings 23:29 (KJV)
In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
10.C. A man of God from Judah — 1 Kings 13:2 (KJV)
And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD… O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.