Shamgar Bible Quiz — Questions and Answers
All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.
Q1.Who was Shamgar the son of?
- A. Anath ✓
- B. Abinoam
- C. Kenaz
- D. Jether
Answer: Anath
And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad. (Judges 3:31)
Q2.How many Philistines did Shamgar slay?
- A. Six hundred ✓
- B. Three hundred
- C. One thousand
- D. Ten thousand
Answer: Six hundred
Which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad. (Judges 3:31)
Q3.What weapon did Shamgar use?
- A. An ox goad ✓
- B. A sword
- C. A spear
- D. A sling
Answer: An ox goad
Which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad. (Judges 3:31)
Q4.What was an ox goad?
- A. A long pointed stick used to drive oxen ✓
- B. A type of sword
- C. A shield
- D. A bow and arrow
Answer: A long pointed stick used to drive oxen
An ox goad was a sharpened wooden staff, typically eight to ten feet long, used to prod draft animals — a farming tool turned into a weapon of deliverance. (Judges 3:31)
Q5.What did Shamgar also do for Israel?
- A. Delivered Israel ✓
- B. Built an altar
- C. Wrote a book
- D. Established a city
Answer: Delivered Israel
And he also delivered Israel. (Judges 3:31)
Q6.In Judges 5:6, when did the highways become unoccupied?
- A. In the days of Shamgar and Jael ✓
- B. In the days of Moses
- C. In the days of Joshua
- D. In the days of Gideon
Answer: In the days of Shamgar and Jael
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways. (Judges 5:6)
Q7.What does Judges 5:7 say about the state of Israel before Deborah arose?
- A. The villages ceased, until I Deborah arose ✓
- B. They were at peace
- C. They were wealthy
- D. They were strong
Answer: The villages ceased, until I Deborah arose
The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. (Judges 5:7)
Q8.What does the mention of Shamgar in Deborah's song suggest?
- A. A time of chaos when even farmers had to defend Israel ✓
- B. A time of great peace
- C. A time of prosperity
- D. A time of strong government
Answer: A time of chaos when even farmers had to defend Israel
The reference to Shamgar in the Song of Deborah indicates a period of such oppression that highways were abandoned and ordinary Israelites had to fight with whatever tools were at hand. (Judges 5:6-7)
Q9.How long is Shamgar's account in Judges?
- A. One verse ✓
- B. One chapter
- C. Three verses
- D. Half a chapter
Answer: One verse
Shamgar's entire narrative is contained in a single verse — Judges 3:31 — yet his deliverance of Israel is remembered in Deborah's song. (Judges 3:31)
Q10.What lesson does Shamgar's story teach?
- A. God can use ordinary people and simple tools for great deliverance ✓
- B. Only trained soldiers can win battles
- C. Wealth brings victory
- D. Numbers determine success
Answer: God can use ordinary people and simple tools for great deliverance
Shamgar's victory with an ox goad shows that God does not depend on conventional weapons or mighty armies to save His people. (Judges 3:31)