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
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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.
From Quiz: Kings of Judah
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
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
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
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
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
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).
From Quiz: Elijah - His Life and Miracles
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
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.
From Quiz: Kings of Judah
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
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
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.
From Quiz: Good Kings of Judah
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...
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
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
From Quiz: Ahab and Naboth: The Seizing of a Vineyard
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
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
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).
From Quiz: Kings of Judah
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
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.
From Quiz: Good Kings of Judah
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.
From Quiz: Fire on the Mountain: A Showdown of the Prophets
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
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
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
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
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).
From Quiz: Kings of Judah
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
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.
From Quiz: Bad Kings of Judah
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
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...
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
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
