Judges Trivia II

JUDGES TRIVIA II

11) What did the Philistines do to Samson after they captured him?

CUT OFF HIS THUMBS GOUGED OUT HIS EYES BRANDED HIM WITH IRONS CASTRATED HIM

JUDGES 16:21: Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes and took him down to Gaza. Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding grain in the prison.

12) Which of the Israelite judges was left-handed?

JEPTHAH EHUD SAMSON ABDON

JUDGES 3:15: Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he gave them a deliverer--Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera the Benjamite.

13) What did Gideon's soldiers go into battle with?

TRUMPETS ALL OF THESE EMPTY JARS TORCHES

JUDGES 7:16: Dividing the three hundred men into three companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with torches inside.

14) What did Gideon demand from the men of Sukkoth?

SWORDS BREAD WATER CATTLE

JUDGES 8:5-6: ⁵He said to the men of Sukkoth, "Give my troops some bread; they are worn out, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian." ⁶ But the officials of Sukkoth said, "Do you already have the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna in your possession? Why should we give bread to your troops?"

15) What did Abimelek scatter over the city of Shechem after he destroyed it?

ASHES SALT HOLY WATER HEMLOCK SEEDS

JUDGES 9:45: All that day Abimelek pressed his attack against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he destroyed the city and scattered salt over it.

16) What did Samson use to kill a thousand Philistines?

DONKEY'S BACKBONE DONKEY'S JAWBONE DONKEY'S THIGHBONE DONKEY'S LEGBONE

JUDGES 15:14-15: ¹⁴ As he approached Lehi, the Philistines came toward him shouting. The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him. The ropes on his arms became like charred flax, and the bindings dropped from his hands. ¹⁵ Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.

17) After the death of Joshua, which tribe did God send first to fight the Canaanites?

SIMEON JUDAH REUBEN GAD

JUDGES 1:1-2: After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, "Who of us is to go up first to fight against the Canaanites?" ² The Lord answered, "Judah shall go up; I have given the land into their hands."

18) How many years were the Israelites subject to Eglon king of Moab?

28 YEARS 8 YEARS 38 YEARS 18 YEARS

JUDGES 3:14: The Israelites were subject to Eglon king of Moab for eighteen years.

19) Who did Deborah summon to battle the Canaanites?

BARAK JABIN HEBER KEDESH

JUDGES 4:6-7: ⁶ She sent for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, "The Lord, the God of Israel, commands you: 'Go, take with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun and lead them up to Mount Tabor. ⁷ I will lead Sisera, the commander of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his troops to the Kishon River and give him into your hands.'"

20) Why did Caleb give his daughter in marriage to Othniel son of Kenaz?

HE CURED A BLIND MAN HE CAPTURED A CITY HE BUILT A SHRINE HE WATERED CALEB'S FLOCK

JUDGES 1:12-13: ¹² And Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher." ¹³ Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.