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Text: I Samuel 8 - I Kings 11	Lesson # 8

1.	What did the people ask of Samuel? (I Sam. 8:5f) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Whom were they rejecting? (v.7)_ _ _ _ _ Why did Israel want a king? (v.19) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2.	Who acted as priest and sacrificed burnt offering at Gilgal? (13:8-13) _ _ _ _ _ Under Philistine oppression why were there no blacksmiths in Israel? (13:19-20) _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ In I Sam. 15, who was Saul to smite? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What and who did he save? (v.3, v. 8-9) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What did Saul say he had done? (v.13) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What is better that sacrifice? (v.22) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Why was Saul rejected as king? (v.23) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3.	What is the difference between the way the Lord sees and men see? (16:7) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Who has anointed King in Saul's place? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Why did Saul send for him? (16:14-
23) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4.	What two persons in Saul's house loved David? (ch.18) 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What did the women sing? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How did Saul feel about this song? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _and David _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ When took by raging fits what would Saul try to do? (18:11) and 19:10) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5.	Who was Bathsheba's husband? (2 Sam.11) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How did David dispose of him? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What prophet confronted David with this sin? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What happened to this child? (12:15-23) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What son was later born to them? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

[BC 1050 = Acts 13:21; BC 1010 David 2 Sam. 5:4; 1 Kings 2:11

BC 970 = Solomon reign begins; BC 966 = 1 Kings 6:1 ]

6.	What son rebelled against David? (2 Sam. 15) _ _ _ _ _ _ How did he steal Israel's heart _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What was David's feeling? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7.	How long did David reign? (I Kings 2:11) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Who succeeded? (v.12) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What did God give the successor? (4:29-34) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8.	What did Solomon purpose to build? (2 Ki. 5:5) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What king helped? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ When did he begin to build it? (6:1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How long in building it? (v.38) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How long did he take to build his own house? (7:1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9.	Who said, "the half was not told me?" (ch.10) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How great was Solomon? (10:23) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What was wrong about his wives? (11:1-2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How many did he have? (v.3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What did they do in his old age? (v.4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

10.	Because of his idolatry what did God promise? (11:11) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Why would this not happen in his day? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What industrious man was to be king after him? (Ch.11) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Over how many tribes? _ _ _ _ _ How long did Solomon reign? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What son succeeded him? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

SELECT CORRECT ANSWER(S)

_____1.	Israel wanted a king: 1. so they could have a navy; 2. so they could have an army; 3. so they could please God.

_____2.	Saul was: 1. short; 2. tall; 3. handsome; 4. humble; 5. of the tribe of Judah.

_____3.	Saul's first mistake was: 1. to accept kingship; 2. to act as the general; 3. to act as priest.

_____4.	David was: 1. son of Samson; 2. the oldest son; 3. a shepherd boy; 4. a musician; 5. anointed secretly as king by Solomon.

_____5.	David spent years: 1. fighting for Saul; 2. playing the harp for Saul; 3. fleeing from Saul.

_____6.	1. Saul; 2. David; 3. Solomon; was called a man after God's own heart.

_____7.	Saul: 1. was killed by David; 2. beheaded by Philistines; 3. drown in a pond; 4. hung himself.

_____8.	David: 1. had some problem children; 2. seems to have neglected his children; 3. loved his children.

_____9.	Solomon wrote: 1. 3000 proverbs; 2. 1005 songs; 3. three books of the Bible.

____10.	Solomon had: 1. great wisdom; 2. greatest wealth of the time; 3. greatest empire in the world at his time.

MATCHING (Group I)

1. Agag	____Anointed Saul King

2. David	____Cried out for a king

3. Samuel	____Was rejected as king

4. Jonathan	____Saul didn't kill him

5. Michal	____Acted as a priest

6. Israel	____Youngest son of Jessie

7. Saul	____Loved David

8. Saul	____Sought to protect David

MATCHING (Group 2)

1. Absalom	____Book tells of Saul's reign

2. Rehoboam	____Book tells of David's reign

3. Joab	____Book tells of Solomon's reign

4. Uriah	____David killed him

5. I Samuel	____General of David's army

6. Jeroboam	____David's rebellious son

7. I Kings	____Asked for wisdom

8. Solomon	____Son of Solomon

9. 2 Samuel	____Given ten tribes

YES or NO

______1.	Did Samuel try to persuade Israel against the idea of a king. (I Samuel 8)

______2.	Saul always obeyed the Lord in every detail (15:20).

______3.	Was Samuel afraid of Saul when God told him to anoint David (16:2).

______4.	Did David fail in any job given him (18:14).

______5.	Did Saul die in bed (I Samuel 31:1-6).

______6.	Is David called a man after God's own heart?

______7.	Did David ever displease the Lord?

______8.	Solomon began a good reign by building the temple for God.

______9.	He remained faithful in his older years (I Kings 11:4).

_____10.	Is there much danger in marrying a woman who does not care for God.

TRUE or FALSE

_____1.	Saul was very humble when chosen as king (I Samuel 9:21).

_____2.	Saul's downfall began when pride caused him to perform the function of a priest.

_____3.	The people loved Saul more than David.

_____4.	David was happy to learn that his enemy Absalom was dead (2 Samuel 18).

_____5.	Solomon's greatest downfall was through his numerous idol worshiping wives.

_____6.	Many of Solomon's marriages were for political purposes (3:1, etc.).

_____7.	Solomon went so far as to build idol temples for his many wives.

_____8.	The book of Ecclesiastes indicates that at the end Solomon realized his wrong and his vanity. (Eccl. 1:4; 2:11-14; 12:1, 13; see also Proverbs 5:3-9; and ch. 31).

_____9.	Saul, David, and Solomon each reigned 40 years.

(Remember to document your answers by printing the scripture location somewhere in the margin of the Lesson sheet.)

-- Windell Gann