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1 Rehoboam did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and so this Egyptian king attacked Jerusalem. Who was this king?
Answer: Shishak

1 Kings 14:25, "In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem." Because of Rehoboam's sin, Yahweh let Shishak steal much of the treasure Solomon put into the temple. 2 Chronicles 12 gives a parallel account with more detail about this sad time in Judah's history.
  From Quiz: Bad Kings of Judah
2 Idol-hating King Asa removed all idols from Judah. He even burned a idol that his grandmother made. What kind of idol was it?
Answer: Asherah pole

1 Kings 15:13 tells us, "He even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother, because she had made a repulsive Asherah pole. Asa cut the pole down and burned it in the Kirdon Valley." Asa was the first king of Judah that the Bible commends as doing "what was right in the eyes of the LORD." He reigned 41 years and defeated the Cushites.
  From Quiz: Good Kings of Judah
3 Who is the most likely candidate to have written the books of 1st and 2nd Kings?
Answer: Prophet Jeremiah

While the author is technically unknown, Talmudic tradition and other evidence seems to point to Jeremiah as being the author of the books of the Kings. These books are believed to have been written prior to 586 BC, at least in large part, excluding the last two chapters of 2nd Kings. These two chapters were most likely written after the Jewish captivity by the Babylonians.
  From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: All The Kings' Horses...
4 Who spoke the following words to Israel? "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him."
Answer: Elijah

Elijah called the prophets of Baal to meet him on Mount Carmel to see whose God was the true God. The prophets of Baal called on their God from morning until noon, but there was no response. Then Elijah poured out twelve jars of water onto the altar and the bull. Then fire from the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice. After this, Elijah had the prophets of Baal slaughtered in the Kishon Valley. You can read the full account in 1 Kings 18:21-40 (NIV).
  From Quiz: Elijah Versus Elisha
5 Naboth owned a vineyard where?
Answer: Jezreel

"Some time later there was an incident involving a vineyard belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. The vineyard was in Jezreel, close to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria" 1st Kings 21:1
  From Quiz: Ahab and Naboth: The Seizing of a Vineyard
6 Elijah the Tishbite came before the King of Israel and prophesied that it would not rain for 3 1/2 years. Who was the king in Israel at this time?
Answer: Ahab

Ahab was King in Israel at this time (I Kings 17:1). He worshiped Baal and did more evil in the sight of the Lord than all the kings that were before him (I Kings 16:30-31).
  From Quiz: Elijah - His Life and Miracles
7 Whose death is the first one mentioned in II Kings?
Answer: Ahab

II Kings 1:1 "Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab." Ahab's name means "The Father is my brother."
  From Quiz: The Book of II Kings
8 Who was the woman that was brought to King David when he was old?
Answer: Abishag

I Kings 1:3 "So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king." Abishag was known for her beauty.
  From Quiz: The First Book of the Kings
9 Which books of the Bible focus primarily on the kings of Judah (as opposed to the kings of Israel)?
Answer: I and II Chronicles

I and II Samuel focus mainly on the early years, when Israel was still a united kingdom. I and II Kings cover both the kings of Israel and Judah, but I and II Chronicles focus largely on the kings of Judah and relate events from the perspective of Judah. Israel's kings are discussed insofar as they interact with Judah.
    Your options: [ I and II Kings ] [ I and II Chronicles ] [ All focus exclusively on Judah ] [ I and II Samuel ]
  From Quiz: Kings of Judah
10 The royal history began with Saul, who was the first official King of Israel. But he was disobedient to God, and so the kingdom was taken from him. Who was next anointed king?
Answer: David

Jonathan was Saul's son, and David's friend. Samuel was the major prophet during this period. It was Saul's decision to offer up a sacrifice in Gigal, rather than destroying the spoil, that ultimately cost him his kingdom. On that day, said Samuel, "The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou." (I Samuel 15:28). It was some time, however, before David was actually able to assume the throne and restore peace.
  From Quiz: Kings of Israel
11 For how many years did King Abijah of Judah reign?
Answer: 3

1 Kings 15:2. Abijah sinned by worshiping the idols set up by Solomon. He fought against Jeroboam throughout his lifetime. 2 Chronicles 13 tells of one of Abijah's victories. Abijah is also known in some translations of the Bible as 'Abijam.'
  From Quiz: Bad Kings of Judah
12 Asa's son Jehoshaphat was a great king, yet he worked with an infamous king of Israel to capture Ramoth Gilead. Who was this king?
Answer: Ahab

See 1 Kings 22. Jehoshaphat worked with the wicked king Ahab to retake Ramoth Gilead from Aram. Ahab was killed at Ramoth Gilead, but Jehoshaphat survived and Judah prospered for 25 more years. Jehoshaphat's story can also be found in 2 Chronicles 18.
  From Quiz: Good Kings of Judah
13 Who said to Elijah, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?"?
Answer: Ahab

"Ahab went to meet Elijah. When he saw Elijah, he said to him, 'Is that you, you troubler of Israel?' 'I have not made trouble for Israel,' Elijah replied. 'But you and your father's family have. You have abandoned the Lord's commands and have followed the Baals.'" 1 Kings 18:17-18 (NIV) Ahab was a king in Israel.
  From Quiz: Elijah Versus Elisha
14 What did Ahab want to turn Naboth's vineyard into?
Answer: a vegetable garden

"Ahab said to Naboth, "Let me have your vineyard to use for a vegetable garden, since it is close to my palace. In exchange I will give you a better vineyard or, if you prefer, I will pay you whatever it is worth." 1st Kings 21:2

  From Quiz: Ahab and Naboth: The Seizing of a Vineyard
15 The Lord sent Elijah to the Brook Cherith to hide after he prophesied that there would be no rain. He told Elijah to drink from the brook and that He would send these birds to feed him.
Answer: ravens

The Lord commanded the ravens to feed Elijah (I Kings 17:4). They brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening (I Kings 17:6).
    Your options: [ doves ] [ pigeons ] [ sparrows ] [ ravens ]
  From Quiz: Elijah - His Life and Miracles
16 How long was David a king in Israel?
Answer: 40 years

I King 2:11 "And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem." The Hebrew word for Hebron is "hevron". The Hebrew name for Jerusalem is "yerushalayim". The Hebrew word for Israel is "yisrael".
  From Quiz: The First Book of the Kings
17 In the days of this king of Judah, the kingdom of Israel was permanently divided.
Answer: Rehoboam

David faced many rebellions, but managed to keep the kingdom together. In 1 Kings 12, you can read of how Israel, when they saw that the king would not hear them, split off into a northern kingdom under Jeroboam, while Rehoboam maintained rule over the towns of Judah.
    Your options: [ Solomon ] [ Rehoboam ] [ David ] [ Saul ]
  From Quiz: Kings of Judah
18 Who was the third King of Israel, and the builder of the temple?
Answer: Solomon

David desired to build a temple, but God prevented him. However, God promised that his heir would build it: "And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever" (2 Samuel 7:12-13).
Many Christians take this to refer, on different levels, to both Solomon and Christ.

Solomon was the third King of Israel. He succeeded his father, David, the second king, who in turn succeeded the first king -- Saul.
  From Quiz: Kings of Israel
19 Jehoram who was the fifth king of Judah married this wicked woman. Who was this wicked queen?
Answer: Athaliah

Athaliah and Jehoram were both evil rulers. Athaliah was Ahab's daughter and introduced the evil of Ahab to Judah. This fact is recorded in 2 Kings 8:17 and 2 Kings 8:26. Athaliah would later try to destroy the line of David in 2 Kings 11.
  From Quiz: Bad Kings of Judah
20 Joash was the next good king. Many people know how he was saved by the priest's wife, but how did he eventually die?
Answer: He was assassinated

As told in 2 Kings 13:20, "His officials conspired against him and assassinated him at Beth Milo, on the road down to Silla." When Joash was an infant, Jehoiada the priest and Jehosheba had saved him from being slaughtered by Queen Athaliah. Joash was a good king as long as Jehoiada lived. Joash's story can be found in 2 Kings 11-12.
    Your options: [ He was killed by archers in battle ] [ He was assassinated ] [ He was struck down by God ] [ He died of sickness ]
  From Quiz: Good Kings of Judah
21 According to the 6th chapter of 1 Kings, how long did it take for Solomon's temple for the Lord to be constructed?
Answer: 7 years

The last sentence of the 38th verse of 1 Kings 6 states that...
"So was he seven years in building it." (King James Version)
  From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: All The Kings' Horses...
22 Who prophesied before three kings while being accompanied by a harpist?
Answer: Elisha

The king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. So the kings of Israel, Judah and Edom, banded together to conspire against Moab. They called on the prophet Elisha so that they might inquire of the Lord through him. "While the harpist was playing, the hand of the Lord came upon Elisha" (2 Kings 3:13-15).
  From Quiz: Elijah Versus Elisha
23 What did Ahab do when he got home?
Answer: all of these

"So Ahab went home, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers." He lay on his bed sulking and refused to eat." 1st Kings 21:4
    Your options: [ Lay down in bed ] [ Got angry and was upset ] [ Refused to eat ] [ all of these ]
  From Quiz: Ahab and Naboth: The Seizing of a Vineyard
24 What disease did Naaman suffer from?
Answer: Leprosy

II Kings 5:1 "Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper." Leprosy is a bacterial disease that affects the skin and nerves of the hands and feet, and in some cases the nose as well. It is very rare in the United States, and more common in India. Although adults can get it, children have the greatest chance of catching it. The symptoms appear anywhere between about 4-8 years depending on the kind of leprosy.
  From Quiz: The Book of II Kings
25 What did Solomon pray for in I Kings 3:9?
Answer: an understanding heart

I Kings 3:9 "Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?" Solomon's name means "peaceful".
  From Quiz: The First Book of the Kings
26 The second king of Judah, Abijam, warred with Israel, taking some of its towns. This king, Abijam's successor, also warred with Israel, but he sought help from a Syrian king. In his old age, we are told, his feet became diseased.
Answer: Asa

Abijah is another name for Abijam. Baasha was the king of Israel with whom Asa warred. The seer Hanani told Asa that because he relied on the king of Syria, and not God, he would continue to have wars (2 Chronicles 16).
    Your options: [ Baasha ] [ Asa ] [ Rehoboam ] [ Abijah ]
  From Quiz: Kings of Judah
27 Ahaziah also practiced the evils of the family of Ahab. Judgment was brought upon him when this warrior killed him. Who am I referring to?
Answer: Jehu

2 Kings 9:27. Ahaziah was visiting Joram of Israel when Jehu attacked the two kings. Jehu shot Joram and then chased Ahaziah to Megiddo where Ahaziah died of wounds. Jehu then became king of Israel and Athaliah ruled Judah.
  From Quiz: Bad Kings of Judah
28 After Amaziah king of Judah defeated Edom, which nation did he challenge to fight?
Answer: Israel

See 2 Kings 14:8-14. Amaziah had defeated 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. Feeling proud of his victory, he challenged Jehoash of Israel to a battle. Amaziah lost the battle and many treasures in the temple were stolen.
    Your options: [ Ammon ] [ Israel ] [ Moab ] [ Babylon ]
  From Quiz: Good Kings of Judah
29 Elijah summoned the prophets of Baal to the top of Mount Carmel, to face them all by his lonesome self. Which important modern Israeli port city is built upon the slopes of Mount Carmel?
Answer: Haifa

Haifa is the third largest city in the modern State of Israel, after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. It is a beautiful coastal port town in the northern area of the country, built on the slopes of Mount Carmel. At the base of the mountain is the Grotto or Cave of Elijah, a major Jewish shrine built to commemorate the prophet, who is thought to have sought shelter in the cave. Haifa is also home to the Baha'i Gardens and World Center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most sacred places in the Baha'i faith.
    Your options: [ Haifa ] [ Bethlehem ] [ Jerusalem ] [ Nazareth ]
  From Quiz: Fire on the Mountain: A Showdown of the Prophets
30 Who cast a bowl of salt into springs of water?
Answer: Elisha

"The men of the city said to Elisha, 'Look, our lord, this town is well situated, as you can see, but the water is bad and the land is unproductive.' 'Bring me a new bowl,' he said, 'and put salt in it.' So they brought it to him. Then he went out to the spring and threw the salt into it, saying, 'This is what the Lord says: "I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive."'" (2 Kings 2:19-21). The city was Jericho.
  From Quiz: Elijah Versus Elisha
31 Who asked him why he refused to eat?
Answer: his wife

"His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, "Why are you so sullen? Why won't you eat?"" 1st Kings 21:5
  From Quiz: Ahab and Naboth: The Seizing of a Vineyard
32 How did Jezebel die?
Answer: Thrown out a window

II Kings 9:32-33 "And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? Who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. 33 And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot." After Jezebel died, she was eaten by dogs. The name Jezebel has become synonymous with evil.
  From Quiz: The Book of II Kings
33 How did Solomon decide who was the real mother of the baby that two women were fighting over?
Answer: The real mother was willing to give up her baby to keep it from being killed.

I Kings 3:26-27 "Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof." Solomon became ruler approximately 967 BC.
  From Quiz: The First Book of the Kings
34 Jehosophat came next to the throne of Judah. He reigned 25 years, and even established peace with this king of Israel, going so far as to aid him in battle.
Answer: Ahab

Although Ahab's paid prophets tell them God will give them victory in the battle, Jehosophat asks that Ahab call a prophet of the Lord. He calls Micaiah, who prophesies: "I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd. . . Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets" (1 Kings 22:17).
    Your options: [ Asa ] [ Ahab ] [ Baasha ] [ Zimri ]
  From Quiz: Kings of Judah
35 Nadab came next, with a short and evil reign. Who killed him in order to assume the throne?
Answer: Baasha

Baasha warred with Asa, king of Judah. Asa sought support from Syria, whose king Benhadad attacked Israel. (See I Kings chapters 15-16 for more.)
  From Quiz: Kings of Israel
36 Which evil king of Judah had a father and a son who "Did what was right in the eyes of the LORD" yet he was so wicked he sacrificed his son in the fire?
Answer: Ahaz

2 Kings 16 talks about King Ahaz, a wicked ruler of Judah. He had a Godly father named Jotham and his son was the upright and wise King Hezekiah. Ahaz did so much evil and sacrificed to many different idols in his 16-year reign.
    Your options: [ Ahaz ] [ Jehohaz ] [ Manasseh ] [ Menahem ]
  From Quiz: Bad Kings of Judah
37 How many years did Azariah (Uzziah) reign as king?
Answer: 52

As told in 2 Kings 15:2a, "He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years." Azariah lived longer than any other king of Judah besides Manasseh, who reigned 55 years. Azariah is called Uzziah in 2 Chronicles.
  From Quiz: Good Kings of Judah
38 Oops. Even the best of us are prone to make mistakes, and Solomon was no exception to the fallibility of man. The Bible tells us that God became angry at Solomon for something. What had Solomon done that so displeased the Lord?
Answer: he turned toward idol gods and away from the God of Israel

The 11th chapter of 1 Kings tells us that Solomon, in spite of all his wisdom, began to worship the gods of the nations around Israel. This was due in large part to the influence of his many wives, (700) and concubines, (300), who were of different nationalities. God's punishment for Solomon's sin was to split the kingdom into the dual nations of Israel and Judah; yet he promised that He would do that in Solomon's son's reign for the sake of Solomon's father, David. (1 Kings 11:9-13)
  From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: All The Kings' Horses...
39 What was the name of Elisha's father?
Answer: Shaphat

"So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him. Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah" (1 Kings 19: 19-20). Elijah was already a prophet by this time.
  From Quiz: Elijah Versus Elisha
40 Who told Ahab that Naboth's vineyard would be his?
Answer: Jezebel

"Jezebel his wife said, "Is this how you act as king over Israel? Get up and eat! Cheer up. I'll get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite." 1st Kings 21:7
  From Quiz: Ahab and Naboth: The Seizing of a Vineyard
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