1 Samuel Trivia II

1 SAMUEL TRIVIA II

11) What did the Lord inflict on the Philistines after they captured the ark of the covenant?

1 SAMUEL 5:6: The Lord's hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation on them and afflicted them with tumors.

12) What did the Philistines send with the ark of the covenant when they returned it to the Israelites?

GOLD RATS GOLD RAMS GOLD FISH GOLD BULLS

1 SAMUEL 6:4: The Philistines asked, "What guilt offering should we send to him?" They replied, "Five gold tumors and five gold rats, according to the number of the Philistine rulers.

13) How many inhabitants of Beth Shemesh looked into the ark of the covenant when the Philistines returned it?

7000 700 70 7

1 SAMUEL 6:19: But God struck down some of the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh, putting seventy of them to death because they looked into the ark of the Lord.

14) Who did the Israelites consecrate to guard the ark of the covenant after it was returned by the Philistines?

AHIAM ABINADAB EZEKIEL ELEAZAR

1 SAMUEL 7:1-2: So the men of Kiriath Jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord. They brought it to Abinadab's house on the hill and consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the Lord. ² The ark remained at Kiriath Jearim a long time--twenty years in all.

15) Where did Samuel assemble all of Israel?

BETHEL MIZPAH GILEAD SHILOH

1 SAMUEL 7:7: When the Philistines heard that Israel had assembled at Mizpah, the rulers of the Philistines came up to attack them.

16) What did the Israelites ask Samuel for?

AN ARMY A KING A NEW TEMPLE RAIN

1 SAMUEL 8:4-5: So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. ⁵ They said to him, "You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have."

17) What did Samuel name the stone he set up between Mizpah and Shen?

EBENEZER URIAH HAVISHAM FAGIN

1 SAMUEL 7:12: Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, "Thus far the Lord has helped us."

18) Where was Samuel's home?

GILGAL BETHEL MIZPAH RAMAH

1 SAMUEL 7:16-17: From year to year he went on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all those places. ¹⁷ But he always went back to Ramah, where his home was, and there he also held court for Israel. And he built an altar there to the Lord.

19) Who did Samuel anoint as the first king of the Israelites?

DAVID SAUL SOLOMON AHAB

1 SAMUEL 9:17: When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the Lord said to him, "This is the man I spoke to you about; he will govern my people."

20) Who was Samuel's firstborn son?

KISH EZRA JOEL ABIJAH

1 SAMUEL 8:2-3: The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba. ³ But his sons did not follow his ways.