The Book of II Kings Trivia Quiz

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."

Answer: No

II Kings 2:11 "And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven." The only other person not to die was Enoch. You can read about him in Genesis chapters 4 and 5.

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.

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.

Answer: Assyria

II Kings 19:36 "So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh." Assyria covered many areas such as Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, Iran and several others. Its empire fell in 612 BCE.

Answer: Manasseh

II Kings 20:21: "And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead." Manasseh's name means "Making to forget."

Answer: 8

II Kings 22:1 "Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath."

Answer: Babylon

II Kings 25:8 "And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem." Ancient Babylon was located east of the Euphrates River about 90 kilometers south of Baghdad, Iraq.

Answer: Seraiah

II Kings 25:18 "And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door." Seraiah means "Soldier of Yahweh".

Answer: life

II Kings 25:30 "And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life." The King in question is Jehoiachin, the king of Judah.