Biblical Lions Trivia Quiz

Answer: Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon is abbreviated Ca in the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, because it is alternately called the Canticles. Chapter four and verse eight of Song of Solomon says, "With me from Lebanon, O bride, with me from Lebanon may you come. May you descend from the top of Anti-Lebanon, from the top of Senir, even Hermon, from the lair of lions, from the mountains of leopards." This Scripture shows that lions lived in Palestine, although they are extinct there now.

Other Scriptures, such as Jeremiah 49:19, show them as living along the Jordan river.

Answer: David

David was known as a loving protector of his sheep. He was a fine shepherd, and would do anything for them. This included killing both a bear and a lion. He told Saul that Goliath the Philistine was just like one of them, and he must be killed just as the bear and the lion were killed. He told Saul this in 1 Samuel 17: 34-36.

Sometimes shepherds did not succeed in saving sheep from the lion's mouth. They would simply take back part of the animal from the lion's mouth so they would not have to pay for his loss (sort of like insurance, I suppose).

Answer: Samson

Samson was known for his long hair, which made him incredibly strong. He killed 3,000 people with the jawbone of an ass, killed a lion by ripping it in two (Judges 14:5,6), and pulled down an entire building. He must have been a pretty scary guy!

Answer: Benaiah

Koz was a decendent of Judah, Obil was the caretaker of David's camels, and Linus was mentioned by Paul as having greeted Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:21. Benaiah killed a lion in the waterpit during a snowfall, according to 2 Samuel 23:20. The Scripture says that he went into the pit to kill the lion.

He could have avoided the lion completely, but instead, he mustered up courage and went in to kill the lion!

Answer: Daniel

Daniel was known in the Bible as having survived the lions' pit. When the king threw him in, he teased him, saying, "Your God whom you are serving with constancy, he himself will rescue you." (Daniel 6:16,17). It turned out his teasing came true. God rescued Daniel from the pit. Several days later, when they found him in there, they were amazed! They realized Daniel's God was the true god so they quickly took Daniel out, and instead threw in the one who accused Daniel of wrongdoing, along with his entire family. According to verse 24 of Daniel chapter 6, they did not even hit the bottom of the pit before the lions started eating their flesh and crushing their bones.

Answer: Paul

Paul was delivered from the lion's mouth according to the Scripture. It is unknown whether the incident was figurative or literal. Had it been literal, Paul's situation would likely have been similar to that of Daniel's. God would have closed the lion's mouth, so it would not eat Paul.

Answer: He is not named

The prophet mentioned in 1 Kings 13 is unnamed. He ate holy bread and water, which he was warned not to do. He was told that if he did so, he would not be buried with his forefathers. On his way back, a lion found him on the road and killed him. The prophet was unnamed, and was only called "old prophet".

Answer: Bull

According to Isaiah 11, "the lion will eat straw just as the bull does." "The maned young lion will lie down with the calf. The wolf will reside with the male lamb, and with a kid the leopard will lie down." Isaiah 11: 6,7.

Answer: Lazy one

Proverbs 22:13 and Proverbs 26:13 both mention the lazy one exclaiming that there is a lion in the city, and in 22:13, he claims it will murder him. The lazy one does not run away from the lion. In Proverbs, lazy ones do not work, blind ones cannot see, lame ones cannot walk, and dumb ones cannot speak.

Answer: Raging of a king

Proverbs 19:12 says "The raging of a king is a growling like that of a maned young lion, but his goodwill is like the dew upon the vegetation." The Scripture is saying that the good of a king is the dew in the morning, but his rage is that of a lion's growl. This Scripture is a good example of imagery.