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Quiz about 25 Details About the Life of David  A to Z
Quiz about 25 Details About the Life of David  A to Z

25 Details About the Life of David -- 'A' to 'Z' Quiz


This quiz takes a 25-question alphabetical look at the life of David in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament of the English Bible. The letters 'X' and 'Y' are combined for one question. (The KJV, NKJV and the NIV were used for this quiz.)

A multiple-choice quiz by Cowrofl. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
Cowrofl
Time
7 mins
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Multiple Choice
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375,429
Updated
Dec 03 21
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Question 1 of 25
1. The letter 'A'. What son of David attempted to peacefully replace him as king but was thwarted by Bathsheba who intervened to make sure Solomon would become king? (1 Kings 1:5) Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. The letter 'B' is for 'Bathsheba'. No quiz about David would be complete without a mention or two of Bathsheba, the woman with whom he had an adulterous affair. David orchestrated the death of her husband and later she gave birth to Solomon. What was the name of Bathsheba's father? (2 Samuel 11:3) Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. The letter 'C' is for 'Civil War'. David was involved in two different civil wars while he was leader.


Question 4 of 25
4. The letter 'D' is for 'David', of course. David has the distinction of being the only man in the Hebrew Bible and the entire English Bible who had a wife and a mother-in-law with the same name. What was the name the two women shared? (1 Samuel 14:50 & 25:43) Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. The letter 'E'. Scripture states David had seven brothers and the oldest one had nothing but contempt for him. Who was David's oldest brother? (1 Samuel 17:12-13) Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. The letter 'F' is for 'Father'. Scripture states the father of David gave him food to deliver to his other sons who were in battle, just prior to the amazing slaying of Goliath. As per 1 Samuel 17:12, what was the name of David's father? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. The letter 'G' is for 'Goliath', the Philistine giant slayed by a stone from David's slingshot. According to Scripture, Goliath's height was six cubits and a span. How tall is that in feet and in meters? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. The letter 'H' is for 'Harp'. David was a ferocious warrior but he was also a talented musician, excelling on the harp. According to 1 Samuel 16:23, who had a distressing spirit depart from him whenever David played the harp? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. The letter 'I' is for 'Intelligent'. There is only one woman in the Hebrew Bible and the English Bible who is described as being BOTH beautiful and intelligent. (The NIV uses the word 'intelligent' while the NKJV uses the term 'of good understanding'.) She was a wife of King David. Who was the woman who was beautiful and intelligent? (1 Samuel 25:3) Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. The letter 'J'. Saul despised David, yet his son was best friends with him. As per 1 Samuel 18:1, what was the name of David's best friend? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. The letter 'K' is for 'Kidron'. Scripture tells of Jesus crossing the Kidron Brook (Valley in the NIV) in a time of great distress, just prior to His crucifixion. (John 18:1) Scripture also tells of David crossing the Kidron while experiencing great distress. (2 Samuel 15:13-37) Why was David distressed? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. The letter 'L' is for 'Loyalty' and for 'Liability'. No quiz about David would be complete without at least one question about his nephew Joab. Throughout much of David's reign, Joab was consistently loyal to David, then toward the end of his reign he became a liability. As a result, David, when on his deathbed, requested Solomon execute Joab. Why? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. The letter 'M' is for 'Michal', a wife of David. To win the hand of Saul's daughter Michal, David had to produce two Philistine foreskins. He, however, produced five foreskins to win her hand. (1 Samuel 18:25)


Question 14 of 25
14. The letter 'N'. Who was the prophet who strongly rebuked David for having an adulterous affair and then orchestrating the death of the woman's husband? (2 Samuel 12) Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. The letter 'O'. David's grandfather was the first-born son of Ruth and Boaz. What was his name? (Ruth 4:17) Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. The letter 'P' is for 'Psalms'. Out of the 150 Psalms in the Hebrew Bible, or the Old Testament of the English Bible, how many is David credited with writing? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. The letter 'Q' is for 'Quail'. According to 2 Samuel 25:52, David had an insatiable appetite for quail.


Question 18 of 25
18. The letter 'R' is for 'Resentment'. Saul was filled with total resentment for David and in his later years spent most of his time trying to kill the former shepherd boy. The main reason Saul resented David so much is the women of Israel sang songs about David's military victories being more spectacular than his (Saul's) victories.


Question 19 of 25
19. The letter 'S'. Some of these questions might have been a tad difficult, so to give quiz players a break, I'll offer this softy: What weapon, that starts with the letter 'S', did David use to slay Goliath?

Answer: (One or two words)
Question 20 of 25
20. The letter 'T' is for 'Transgressions'. What famous Psalm did David write after he went to the LORD seeking forgiveness for committing adultery and orchestrating a murder? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. The letter 'U'. Who was married to Bathsheba and ended up being killed as a result of King David orchestrating things behind the scenes? (1 Samuel 17:12) Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. The letter 'V'. Which of the four words that start with the letter 'V' would best describe David immediately after he killed Goliath? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. The letter 'W' is for 'Wives'. Going by what's published in Scripture, how many wives did David have?
Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. The letters 'X' and 'Y' are for 'Young'. Who was the young and beautiful woman who cared for David when he was elderly and frail? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. The letter 'Z' is for 'Zion'. In the Psalms, many of which David is credited with writing, the word Zion is often used to describe Israel.



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1. The letter 'A'. What son of David attempted to peacefully replace him as king but was thwarted by Bathsheba who intervened to make sure Solomon would become king? (1 Kings 1:5)

Answer: Adonijah

Adonijah is the correct answer. While David was advanced in years, Adonijah set himself up as king. Bathsheba, David's most famous wife and mother of Solomon, however, thwarted Adonijah's plans and Solomon became king, as per David's plans. In 1 Kings 2:25, Solomon instructs Benaiah to kill Adonijah, and so ends the story of a would-be king.
2. The letter 'B' is for 'Bathsheba'. No quiz about David would be complete without a mention or two of Bathsheba, the woman with whom he had an adulterous affair. David orchestrated the death of her husband and later she gave birth to Solomon. What was the name of Bathsheba's father? (2 Samuel 11:3)

Answer: Eliam

Eliam is the correct answer; however, little is known about him as he is mentioned in passing reference. In fact, the only place in Scripture Eliam is mentioned is 2 Samuel 11:3, a verse that states he was the father of Bathsheba and her husband was Uriah the Hittite.
3. The letter 'C' is for 'Civil War'. David was involved in two different civil wars while he was leader.

Answer: True

True. Peace and tranquility did not come easily for David. First, he became king of Israel after the nation was plunged into a bloody civil war. According to Scripture, David reigned as king over Judah while Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, reigned over the northern ten tribes. After two years of war, Ish-bosheth was assassinated (2 Samuel 4:5-6) and David ended up ruling as king over a united Israel.

A second civil war erupted when David's son Absalom led a coup. Once again, David's forces emerged victorious -- but not before a lot of blood was shed. 2 Samuel 18:7 reports there were no less than 20,000 casualties in a key battle in the forest of Ephraim. Scripture goes on to report about Absalom being killed by Joab and David's forces emerging victorious.
4. The letter 'D' is for 'David', of course. David has the distinction of being the only man in the Hebrew Bible and the entire English Bible who had a wife and a mother-in-law with the same name. What was the name the two women shared? (1 Samuel 14:50 & 25:43)

Answer: Ahinoam

Ahinoam is the correct answer. In 1 Samuel 14:50, the mother of Michal, David's first wife, was called Ahinoam. She was the wife of Saul. This would make her his mother-in-law.

Then 1 Samuel 25:43 tells of David taking a wife called Ahinoam at the same time he married Abigail, who had been previously married to Nabal.

In other words, David had a wife and a mother-in-law who shared the same name, making him the only one in the Bible with such a distinction.
5. The letter 'E'. Scripture states David had seven brothers and the oldest one had nothing but contempt for him. Who was David's oldest brother? (1 Samuel 17:12-13)

Answer: Eliab

David's oldest brother was Eliab. However, it appears Eliab had little appreciation for David. The seventeenth chapter of 1 Samuel contains the account of David battling and defeating Goliath. Verse 28 tells of Eliab burning with anger. Just prior to David's spectacular victory, Eliab, in the NKJV Bible, states: "'Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the battle'."
6. The letter 'F' is for 'Father'. Scripture states the father of David gave him food to deliver to his other sons who were in battle, just prior to the amazing slaying of Goliath. As per 1 Samuel 17:12, what was the name of David's father?

Answer: Jesse

Jesse was the father of David. According to 1 Samuel 17:17-18, Jesse gave David roasted grain and bread to give to his brothers as well as cheese for the commander of their unit. The Israelites were involved in a battle against the Philistines in the area of Sokoh with the two sides occupying two hills and a valley between them, Scripture states.

The same chapter tells how David slew Goliath, with the Israelites scoring a major victory.
7. The letter 'G' is for 'Goliath', the Philistine giant slayed by a stone from David's slingshot. According to Scripture, Goliath's height was six cubits and a span. How tall is that in feet and in meters?

Answer: About 9 feet 9 inches or about 3 meters.

Make no mistake about it. David's adversary was a giant of a man. 1 Samuel 17:4 states his height was six cubits and a span, that is, about nine feet nine inches or about three meters. Scripture goes one to state Goliath had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels [That is, about 125 pounds or about 58 kilograms]; on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin was slung on his back. His spear shaft was like a weaver's rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. [That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms]. On top of this, Goliath's shield bearer went ahead of him. Scripture states David chose five smooth stones from a stream for his slingshot, but it appears all he needed was one as 1 Samuel 17:49, in the NKJV Bible states: "Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth."

After this incident, David's life would never be the same again.
8. The letter 'H' is for 'Harp'. David was a ferocious warrior but he was also a talented musician, excelling on the harp. According to 1 Samuel 16:23, who had a distressing spirit depart from him whenever David played the harp?

Answer: Saul

Saul might have been a mighty king, but he definitely had a number of personal issues. His reign started relatively smoothly, but in later years it seemed Saul was preoccupied with a burning desire to kill David simply because he was deeply jealous of the young shepherd boy who kept making a name for himself.

Even though Saul wanted him dead, David did everything possible to avoid any confrontation with the king. In fact, even when David had opportunity to kill Saul, he refused to do so. (1 Samuel 24)

However, when David was still an unknown shepherd boy -- before he slayed Goliath -- he would play the harp for Saul to refresh his spirit.

1 Samuel 16:23, in the NKJV, explains things this way: "And so it was, whenever the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David would take a harp and play it with his hand. Then Saul would become refreshed and well, and the distressing spirit would depart from him."

Saul's appreciation of David would be short lived, however.
9. The letter 'I' is for 'Intelligent'. There is only one woman in the Hebrew Bible and the English Bible who is described as being BOTH beautiful and intelligent. (The NIV uses the word 'intelligent' while the NKJV uses the term 'of good understanding'.) She was a wife of King David. Who was the woman who was beautiful and intelligent? (1 Samuel 25:3)

Answer: Abigail

Abigail is the correct answer. It's hard to believe, but Abigail is the only woman in the Hebrew Bible and the English Bible described as both beautiful and intelligent. A number of other Biblical women are described as beautiful. They are Sarah, Rachel, Bathsheba, Esther and Job's three daughters -- Jemimah, Keziah and Keren-Happuch. And there appears to be no doubt there are a number of other women in the Bible who were intelligent, with some of them being Esther, Bathsheba, Lydia and Priscilla. However, Abigail is the only one to have the double distinction in the text.

Abigail became David's wife after Nabal died. Scripture has nothing but nice things to say about Abigail, portraying her as beautiful, wise and gracious. It's a different matter for her first husband, however. Nabal is portrayed as being foolhardy and an obstinate man. In fact, his name means 'fool,' according to 1 Samuel 25:25.
10. The letter 'J'. Saul despised David, yet his son was best friends with him. As per 1 Samuel 18:1, what was the name of David's best friend?

Answer: Jonathan

Even though Jonathan would've been in line to replace his father as king, he was the best of friends with David, the man who would eventually become king of Israel. In fact, their friendship was perhaps unlike any other in the Old Testament. 1 Samuel 18:1, in the NKJV Bible, describes their friendship this way: "After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself." Had it not been for Jonathan, Saul might had been successful in his insatiable quest to have David killed.
11. The letter 'K' is for 'Kidron'. Scripture tells of Jesus crossing the Kidron Brook (Valley in the NIV) in a time of great distress, just prior to His crucifixion. (John 18:1) Scripture also tells of David crossing the Kidron while experiencing great distress. (2 Samuel 15:13-37) Why was David distressed?

Answer: Absalom was staging a coup, the country was in a civil war, and David was on the run.

It was a bleak time for David. Absalom was staging a coup, the country was in a civil war, and David was on the run. Scripture tells of him crossing the Kidron in a time of considerable anxiety and distress. (The KJV uses the spelling Cedron.)

2 Samuel 15:13-14, in the NKJV, states: "Now a messenger came to David, saying, 'The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.' So David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, 'Arise, and let us flee, or we shall not escape from Absalom. Make haste to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly and bring disaster upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword'."

The story continues where in verse 23, Scripture states: "And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people crossed over. The king himself also crossed over the Brook Kidron, and all the people crossed over toward the way of the wilderness."
12. The letter 'L' is for 'Loyalty' and for 'Liability'. No quiz about David would be complete without at least one question about his nephew Joab. Throughout much of David's reign, Joab was consistently loyal to David, then toward the end of his reign he became a liability. As a result, David, when on his deathbed, requested Solomon execute Joab. Why?

Answer: Joab had killed David's son Absalom as well as two generals and supported Adonijah for king.

It's a bit of a long story, but David was upset with Joab for a number of reasons, not the least of which being he killed Absalom in a civil war battle. However, Joab also had two army commanders -- Abner and Amasa -- killed and then on top of all this, he supported a bid by Adonijah to become king when David was elderly and frail. (See information in answer section to Question 1.)

Notes in the NKJV Study Bible gives this account of David's disgust with Joab: "David's parting advice {to Solomon} singled out some problems that had not been resolved. The bold, headstrong Joab had murdered two generals (2 Samuel 3:27 and 20:10) and David's son Absalom (2 Samuel 18:14); he had also joined Adonijah's ill-fated conspiracy."

The notes go on to state Joab had lived a long time without requital for his "wicked deeds" and the aged king knew that Joab would likely "continue to be a problem to Solomon even as they had been to him."

Even though Absalom was prepared to kill David in his bid to become king, Scripture reports David was deeply distressed when Joab killed him in battle. (2 Samuel 18:33)
13. The letter 'M' is for 'Michal', a wife of David. To win the hand of Saul's daughter Michal, David had to produce two Philistine foreskins. He, however, produced five foreskins to win her hand. (1 Samuel 18:25)

Answer: False

Bit of a trick question here. Yes, David was requested by Saul to produce Philistine foreskins to win the hand of Michal. However, the request was for a hundred foreskins, as per 1 Samuel 18:25. According to verse 27 of the same chapter, David complied by producing two hundred foreskins and won Michal's hand in marriage.

Michal, similar to her brother, Jonathan, played a key role in thwarting her father's attempts to kill David. She informed David that King Saul had sent people to murder him and he was able to take evasive action. Details about David killing the Philistines to win Michal's hand can be found in the 18th chapter of 2 Samuel. Scripture states she would later despise her husband for "dancing and celebrating" as he helped bring back the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem. According to 2 Samuel 6:23, Michal had "no children to the day of her death."
14. The letter 'N'. Who was the prophet who strongly rebuked David for having an adulterous affair and then orchestrating the death of the woman's husband? (2 Samuel 12)

Answer: Nathan

The account of Nathan confronting David is found in the twelfth chapter of 2 Samuel. He used a parable to make David aware of the seriousness of his sinning when he had an adulterous affair with Bathsheba and then made arrangements for the murder of her husband. Nathan than made the pronouncement that the child who would be born as a result of the adulterous affair would die, and sure enough it came to pass.

Incidentally, it was Nathan who told an elderly and frail David of the plot of Adonijah to become king.

The end result is that Solomon became king, as per 1 Kings 1:8-45.
15. The letter 'O'. David's grandfather was the first-born son of Ruth and Boaz. What was his name? (Ruth 4:17)

Answer: Obed

Obed is the correct answer. Ruth 4:17 states Obed was the father of Jesse and Jesse was the father of David, one of the most prominent figures in the Old Testament. Obed, Boaz and Ruth are included in the genealogy of Jesus, as per Matthew 1:5.
16. The letter 'P' is for 'Psalms'. Out of the 150 Psalms in the Hebrew Bible, or the Old Testament of the English Bible, how many is David credited with writing?

Answer: More than 70

The correct answer is more than 70. It's impossible to come up with an exact total as a number of the Psalms do not have any credit lines. The numbers vary, with different Websites giving a different total for David's contributions. However, the consensus appears to be that David wrote more than 70 Psalms at the very least. According to notes in the NKJV Study Bible, some of the other Palmists include Ethan, Heman and Asaph as well as Solomon, who is credited with writing two of the Psalms -- Numbers 72 and 127.
17. The letter 'Q' is for 'Quail'. According to 2 Samuel 25:52, David had an insatiable appetite for quail.

Answer: False

There is no indication in Scripture about David's favorite foods. It's possible he liked quail, but if he did, it's not in Scripture. So the answer to this question has to be false. What's more, 2 Samuel doesn't even have a 25th chapter. It ends at the 24th chapter.
18. The letter 'R' is for 'Resentment'. Saul was filled with total resentment for David and in his later years spent most of his time trying to kill the former shepherd boy. The main reason Saul resented David so much is the women of Israel sang songs about David's military victories being more spectacular than his (Saul's) victories.

Answer: True

True. It's difficult to comprehend, but according to Scripture, Saul was filled with total resentment of David when the women of Israel sang praises for the former shepherd boy, proclaiming his victories much more impressive than anything Saul had ever done.

Here's how 1 Samuel 18:6-9 explains the sordid situation: "Now it had happened as they were coming home, when David was returning from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women had come out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments. So the women sang as they danced, and said:
'Saul has slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands.'
Then Saul was very angry, and the saying displeased him; and he said, 'They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?' So Saul eyed David from that day forward."

From this point on, David was a marked man.
19. The letter 'S'. Some of these questions might have been a tad difficult, so to give quiz players a break, I'll offer this softy: What weapon, that starts with the letter 'S', did David use to slay Goliath?

Answer: sling shot

Yes, a sling shot was used by David, a shepherd boy, to kill the Philistine giant. As explained in the answers to Questions 6 and 7, Goliath was a behemoth, but was no match for David's proficiency with the slingshot. Scripture indicates the Philistine giant was slayed with David firing only one stone.

The story about David and Goliath is found in 1 Samuel 17. It's one of the best known stories in the Bible.
20. The letter 'T' is for 'Transgressions'. What famous Psalm did David write after he went to the LORD seeking forgiveness for committing adultery and orchestrating a murder?

Answer: Psalm 51

The correct answer is Psalm 51. When you think the question through, it's not difficult. After all, Psalm 23 is known as 'The LORD is My Shepherd' and the Book of Psalms ends at No. 150. In other words, there are no Psalms 151 and 152. So, the correct answer has to be Psalm 51.

Psalm 51 is a favorite with many Christians around the world. The Psalm has been set to music and is performed in many modern worship services.

Here are the words to the famous Psalm:
"Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your loving kindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
Blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.
Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil in Your sight --
That You may be found just when You speak,
And blameless when You judge.
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,
And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Make me hear joy and gladness,
That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
Hide Your face from my sins,
And blot out all my iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted to You.
Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
The God of my salvation,
And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.
O Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.
For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart --
These, O God, You will not despise.
Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;
Build the walls of Jerusalem.
Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness,
With burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar."
21. The letter 'U'. Who was married to Bathsheba and ended up being killed as a result of King David orchestrating things behind the scenes? (1 Samuel 17:12)

Answer: Uriah

Yes, Uriah was the first husband of Bathsheba, David's most famous wife. After David learned Bathsheba was pregnant through an adulterous affair he had with her, he ended up conspiring to have Uriah murdered. The adultery took place while Uriah, a soldier, was in battle.

After plotting and scheming, David eventually ordered Uriah to be placed in the front line where the fighting was fiercest and then had all the men withdraw, as per 2 Samuel 11:15. True to plan, Uriah was killed.
22. The letter 'V'. Which of the four words that start with the letter 'V' would best describe David immediately after he killed Goliath?

Answer: Victorious

There is no doubt David felt extremely victorious immediately after he defeated Golitah. And while on the letter 'V', David must've felt somewhat vindicated as his own brothers thought it was ridiculous he would be representing the Israelites against the Philistine giant. Later, he would likely feel venerated by the Israelites and vilified by the Philistines.

However, the correct answer has to be 'victorious' considering the question is based on David's emotions immediately after Goliath's death.
23. The letter 'W' is for 'Wives'. Going by what's published in Scripture, how many wives did David have?

Answer: At least 8

David had at least eight wives: Michal, Abigail, Ahinoam, Eglah, Maacah, Abital, Haggith, and Bathsheba. He also had at least ten concubines, as per 2 Samuel 15:16. The most notable wives were Bathsheba and Abigail followed by Michal and Haggith. The others are mentioned in only passing reference.
24. The letters 'X' and 'Y' are for 'Young'. Who was the young and beautiful woman who cared for David when he was elderly and frail?

Answer: Abishag

Abishag could very well have been the world's first nurse. In 1 Kings 1:3, she is described as "young" and "beautiful" and was found after an extensive search was conducted for a woman to care for King David who was elderly and frail at the time. According to 1 Kings 1:1, David was "very old" and he "could not keep warm even when they put covers over him."

1 Kings 1:2, in the NIV, states: "So his attendants said to him, 'Let us look for a young virgin to serve the king and take care of him. She can lie beside him so that our lord the king may keep warm.'"

According to 1 King 1:4, Abishag "took care of the king and waited on him, but the king had no sexual relations with her."
25. The letter 'Z' is for 'Zion'. In the Psalms, many of which David is credited with writing, the word Zion is often used to describe Israel.

Answer: True

True. The word Zion is a favorite with the Psalmists. In fact the placename Zion appears 41 times in the Psalms, only surpassed by Isaiah with 54 references.

In general, Zion is a reference to Israel. But in some places in Scripture, it is a direct reference to Jerusalem and the City of David. And it can also refer to Bethlehem, where David, as well as Jesus, was born.
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