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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.
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Author
dawlphin715
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
177,812
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Ca'leb's nephew was the first Judge of Israel. What was his name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "EgŽlon the king of MoŽab grow strong against Israel ... he gathered against them the sons of AmŽmon and AmŽa·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


Question 3 of 10
3. What did E'hud the left-handed BenŽja·mite say to EgŽlon the very fat king of MoŽab that got him to dismiss his servants, and gave E'hud the chance to kill the king? Hint


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


Question 5 of 10
5. How was Sis'era killed? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Why was GidŽe·on initially reluctant to obey God by saving Israel from Mid'ian (Judges 6:15)? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which was NOT a method GidŽe·on used to shrink his army? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Gil'ead had 70 sons. Jeph'thah had a different mother from the rest. What did JephŽthah the GilŽeadite's mother do with her life before marrying? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. When an angel appeared to the wife of Ma·noŽah the DanŽite 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


Question 10 of 10
10. And it came about after that that he fell in love with a woman in the torrent valley of SoŽrek, and her name was De·liŽlah. And the axis lords of the Phi·lisŽtines 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·liŽlah finally find out would take Samson's power from him? Hint



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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

"OthŽni·el the son of KeŽnaz, the younger brother of CaŽleb." -Judges 3:9 Oth'niel married his cousin, Achsah, the daughter of Caleb.
2. "EgŽlon the king of MoŽab grow strong against Israel ... he gathered against them the sons of AmŽmon and AmŽa·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?

Answer: 18 years

"And the sons of Israel continued to serve EgŽlon the king of MoŽab eighteen years." -Judges 3:14 JerŽi·cho was called the City of Palm Trees.
3. What did E'hud the left-handed BenŽja·mite say to EgŽlon the very fat king of MoŽab 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 JaŽel the wife of HeŽber 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 GidŽe·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·nasŽseh, 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 GidŽe·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 JephŽthah the GilŽeadite's mother do with her life before marrying?

Answer: she was a prostitute

"Now JephŽthah the GilŽe·ad·ite had become a mighty, valiant man, and he was the son of a prostitute woman, and GilŽe·ad came to be the father of JephŽthah." -Judges 11:1 In Hebrew Jeph'thah means God Has Opened.
9. When an angel appeared to the wife of Ma·noŽah the DanŽite 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?

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.
10. And it came about after that that he fell in love with a woman in the torrent valley of SoŽrek, and her name was De·liŽlah. And the axis lords of the Phi·lisŽtines 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·liŽlah finally find out would take Samson's power from him?

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 NazŽi·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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