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Text: I Samuel 8 - I Kings 11
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)
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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) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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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? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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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) _ _ _ _
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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? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_____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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
______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.
_____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 worshipping 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.
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