Great Kings of Old Trivia Quiz

Answer: David

King David was the second King of the Kingdom of Israel after King Saul's reign. King David established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Jesus Christ was a descendant of King David. The biblical account about David came from the Book of Samuel and the Book of Chronicles.

Answer: Solomon

The son of King David and Bathsheba, Solomon, succeeded King Davis as King of Israel. Solomon, whose name means "peace" in Hebrew, was a powerful yet sinful King of Israel. King Solomon was credited with building the first Temple in Jerusalem. King Solomon's sins, which included idolatry and turning away from Yahweh, led to the split of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah after his death.

The biblical account about Samuel came from the books of 1 Kings and 2 Samuel.

Answer: Asa

Asa had a peaceful reign as King of Judah with the exception of two incidents. During his reign as King of Judah, Asa had victorious military conflicts with Zerah of Egypt and Baasha of Israel. Asa revived the worship of the Lord in Judah and removed pagan idolatry in Judah. The story of King Asa was told in 1 Kings 15 and 2 Chronicles 14-16.

Answer: Israel

King Jehoshaphat of Judah joined King Jehoram of Israel for the military defeat of the confederacy of Moab, Ammon and Meunim. King Jehoshaphat ruled the Kingdom of Judah for twenty-five years and this military battle was an important chapter of his reign. The story of King Jehoshaphat is told in 1 Kings 22 and 2 Chronicles 17-20.

Answer: Jehoash

Athaliah ordered a massacre of King Ahaziah's family. Infant Jehoash was saved by his aunt Jehosheba from the massacre. At age seven, his uncle and High Priest Jehoiada presented Jehoash to the public as the only male descendant of King Ahaziah who survived the general massacre. Jehoash then became King of Judah. King Jehoash's reign was told of in 2 Kings 11-12 and 2 Chronicles 21-24.

Answer: Israel

Amaziah hired 100,000 mercenary soldiers from Israel to fight the Edomites. After the military victory over the Edomites, the mercenaries were dismissed and King Joash of Israel became insulted. King Joash invaded Judah and captured Amaziah. King Amaziah's reign was discussed in 2 Kings 14 and 2 Chronicles 25.

Answer: Uzziah was struck with leprosy

Uzziah disobeyed God by burning incense in the Temple. When he was confronted by eighty-one priests, an earthquake hit the temple and a ray of light hit Uzziah in the face and afflicted him with leprosy. Uzziah was driven from the Temple and his son became King of Judah. Uzziah's punishment for disobeying the Lord was discussed in 2 Kings 15:5 and 2 Chronicles 26:19-21.

Answer: Yes

Jotham became King of Judah after his father, King Uzziah, was stricken with leprosy and could no longer rule. As King of Judah, Jotham was victorious in wars against Aram and Israel. While serving as King of Judah, Jotham also built the Upper Gate of the Temple of Jerusalem and extended the Wall of Ophel. King Jotham's reign was discussed in 2 Kings 15 and 2 Chronicles 27.

Answer: Hezekiah

Hezekiah was the fourteenth king of Judah and he reigned for twenty-nine years. He removed foreign idols from the Temple in Jerusalem and encouraged the worship of Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the Temple. Isaiah and Micah told their prophecies during Hezekiah's reign. The main accounts of Hezekiah's reign were written in 2 Kings 18-20, Isaiah 36-39, and 2 Chronicles 29-32.

Answer: Deuteronomic reform

Josiah, in the eighteenth year of his rule, ordered the High Priest Hilkiah to use the tax money which had been collected over the years to renovate the temple. While cleaning the treasure room, Hilkiah discovered a scroll described as "the book of the law of Yahweh by the hand of Moses".

This scroll was believed by scholars to be a part of the original Book of Deuteronomy. Thus this era of reformation was called the Deuteronomic reform. Josiah's reign was discussed in 2 Kings 23 and 2 Chronicles 34-36.