There are 15 correct answers and 5 incorrect options. Pick only those kings who feature in these two books. Red herrings include kings found in other books within the Bible.
There are 15 correct entries. Get 2 incorrect and the game ends.
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
Answer:
The Israelites were originally led or guided by prophets and judges. However, later the people clamoured to have a king to lead them. It was then that the prophet Samuel anointed Saul as the first king of Israel. His rule is narrated in the Book of 1 Samuel. After him, his son Ishbosheth ruled for a short term, an account of which is found in the book of 2 Samuel.
David, the shepherd boy and youngest son of Jesse, is considered one of the most important Biblical figures. The Book of 1 Kings starts at the time of David's rule. He was succeeded by his son, Solomon, widely regarded as the wisest king named in the Bible.
After Solomon's rule, Israel was split into two kingdoms - Israel and Judah. Each had their own kings and this continued until the kingdoms were conquered - Israel by Assyria and Judah by Babylon.
Briefly, the other correct answers are:
Jeroboam I - the first king of the split Israel kingdom
Rehoboam - first king of Judah
Ahab - an evil king who ruled with his cruel wife, Jezebel
Omri - reigned over Israel during a civil war
Manasseh - longest reigning king of Judah
Hezekiah - prayed for healing and had 15 years added to his life
Jotham - helped repair the temple of God
Jehu - anointed by the prophet Elisha
Jehoshaphat - strengthened Judah economically and militarily
Asa - father of Jehoshaphat, removed idols from the land
Joash - became king at the age of eight
Zedekiah - last king of Judah
Hoshea - last king of Israel
Of the remaining incorrect options:
Melchizedek - priest-king in the Book of Genesis
Darius - features in the Book of Daniel
Herod - found in the New Testament, king during the birth of Jesus
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