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Do You Know 'Judges'? Trivia Quiz

From Deborah to Samson see how well you know the judges and leaders in the Bible book of Judges. All quotes are taken from the "New World Translation" of The Bible.

A multiple-choice quiz by dawlphin715. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
dawlphin715

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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177,812

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Ca'leb's nephew was the first Judge of Israel. What was his name? Hint

Oth'niel

Cu�shan-rish�a�tha�im

Ke'naz

Eg�lon

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Eg�lon the king of Mo�ab grow strong against Israel ... he gathered against them the sons of Am�mon and Am�a�lek. Then they went and struck Israel and took possession of the city of palm trees." -Judges 3:12,13 How long after this were the Israelites servants of Mo'ab? Hint

8 years

18 years

70 years

they didn't serve Mo'ab

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did E'hud the left-handed Ben�ja�mite say to Eg�lon the very fat king of Mo�ab that got him to dismiss his servants, and gave E'hud the chance to kill the king? Hint

"I have a secret gift for you, O king."

"I have a secret word for you, O king."

"I have a message from the other side for you, O king."

"I have a sword I want you to see, O king."

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Question 4 of 10

4. When the Israelites were being persecuted by Ja'bin the king of Ca'naan, and Sis'era the chief of his army, who did the prophetess Deb'orah say would get to kill Sis'era? Hint

Ba'rak

Naph'tali

Zeb'ulun

a woman

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Question 5 of 10

5. How was Sis'era killed? Hint

by falling

by the sword

with a tent pin

in an ambush

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Question 6 of 10

6. Why was Gid�e�on initially reluctant to obey God by saving Israel from Mid'ian (Judges 6:15)? Hint

he didn't believe in God

he didn't care about Israel

he was only a boy

he couldn't command enough support

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which was NOT a method Gid�e�on used to shrink his army? Hint

none of these

telling all who were afraid to go home

testing their endurance

watching them drink water

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Question 8 of 10

8. Gil'ead had 70 sons. Jeph'thah had a different mother from the rest. What did Jeph�thah the Gil�eadite's mother do with her life before marrying? Hint

she was a prostitute

she was a prophetess

she was a tent maker

she sold wine

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Question 9 of 10

9. When an angel appeared to the wife of Ma�no�ah the Dan�ite to tell her she was finally going to have a son which of these did the angel tell her to do (or not to do) during her pregnancy or after the child was born? Hint

drink no wine

eat pork weekly

call his name Samson

keep the baby's head shaved

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Question 10 of 10

10. And it came about after that that he fell in love with a woman in the torrent valley of So�rek, and her name was De�li�lah. And the axis lords of the Phi�lis�tines proceeded to come up to her and to say to her: "Fool him and see in what his great power is and with what we can prevail over him and with what we are certain to tie him so as to master him; and we, for our part, shall give you each one thousand one hundred silver pieces." -Judges 16:4,5 What did De�li�lah finally find out would take Samson's power from him? Hint

If someone weaved the seven braids of his head with the warp thread

If he was tied with seven still-moist sinews that have not been dried out

If he got shaved

If he was tied tight with new ropes with which no work had been done

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Ca'leb's nephew was the first Judge of Israel. What was his name?

Answer: Oth'niel

"Oth�ni�el the son of Ke�naz, the younger brother of Ca�leb." -Judges 3:9 Oth'niel married his cousin, Achsah, the daughter of Caleb.

Answer: 18 years

"And the sons of Israel continued to serve Eg�lon the king of Mo�ab eighteen years." -Judges 3:14 Jer�i�cho was called the City of Palm Trees.

3. What did E'hud the left-handed Ben�ja�mite say to Eg�lon the very fat king of Mo�ab that got him to dismiss his servants, and gave E'hud the chance to kill the king?

Answer: "I have a secret word for you, O king."

"...and he proceeded to say: "I have a secret word for you, O king." So he said: "Keep silence!" With that all those who were standing by him went on out from him." -Judges 3:19 In Hebrew Eg'lon means little calf.

4. When the Israelites were being persecuted by Ja'bin the king of Ca'naan, and Sis'era the chief of his army, who did the prophetess Deb'orah say would get to kill Sis'era?

Answer: a woman

Answer found in Judges 4:9 In Hebrew Deb'orah means Bee.

5. How was Sis'era killed?

Answer: with a tent pin

"And Ja�el the wife of He�ber proceeded to take a pin of the tent and to put the hammer into her hand. Then she went to him stealthily and drove the pin into his temples and beat it into the earth, while he was fast asleep and weary. So he died." -Judges 4:21 In Hebrew Ja'el means mountain goat.

6. Why was Gid�e�on initially reluctant to obey God by saving Israel from Mid'ian (Judges 6:15)?

Answer: he couldn't command enough support

"...With what shall I save Israel? Look! My thousand is the least in Ma�nas�seh, and I am the smallest in my father's house..." -Judges 6:15 In Hebrew Gid'eon means One Who Cuts Off.

7. Which was NOT a method Gid�e�on used to shrink his army?

Answer: testing their endurance

Answer found at Judges 7:3-5.

8. Gil'ead had 70 sons. Jeph'thah had a different mother from the rest. What did Jeph�thah the Gil�eadite's mother do with her life before marrying?

Answer: she was a prostitute

"Now Jeph�thah the Gil�e�ad�ite had become a mighty, valiant man, and he was the son of a prostitute woman, and Gil�e�ad came to be the father of Jeph�thah." -Judges 11:1 In Hebrew Jeph'thah means God Has Opened.

Answer: drink no wine

The answer is found at Judges 13:4,5. A Nazirite had three restrictions during their Naziriteship (1) They were to drink no intoxicating beverage or eat any product of the grapevine. (2) They were not to cut the hair of their heads. (3) They were not to touch a dead body, even that of the closest relative.

Answer: If he got shaved

"Finally he disclosed to her all his heart and said to her: 'A razor has never come upon my head, because I am a Naz�i�rite of God from my mother's belly. If I did get shaved, my power also would certainly depart from me, and I should indeed grow weak and become like all other men.'" -Judges 16:17

Source: Author dawlphin715

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