YOUTH MINISTRY – ASHALEY BOTWE DISTRCT

DISTRICT QUIZ COMPETITION

THE BOOK OF FIRST SAMUEL

1. According to 1 Samuel 1:1, who is Elkanah?

Answer: He is a man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim.

2. Mention the names of the two wives of Elkanah.

Answer: Hannah and Peninnah.

3. Briefly outline the family line (genealogy) of Elkanah.

Answer: Elkanah is the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an
Ephraimite.

4. According to the records in 1 Samuel 1:3, what does Elkanah do year after year?

Answer: He goes to worship and sacrifice to the Lord Almighty.

5. What is the name of the centre of worship and sacrifice in the days of Elkanah?

Answer: Shiloh.

6. Mention the names of the two sons of Eli.

Answer: Hophni and Phinehas.

7. What kind of duty do the two sons of Eli perform in Shiloh?

Answer: Priestly duty.

8. Briefly describe how Elkanah shares his meat among his household on the day of
sacrifice.

Answer: He gives portions to his wife Peninnah and his sons and daughters, but to Hannah, he
gives a double portion.

9. Give the reasons why Elkanah gives a double portion of the meat to Hannah as stated in 1
Samuel 1: 5.

Answer: Because he loved her, and the LORD had closed her womb.
 10. What has the rival kept doing to Hannah and why?

Answer: She kept provoking her. Because the LORD closed Hannah’s womb.

11. For what motive does the rival provoke Hannah?

Answer: In order to irritate her.

12. At what times does the rival provoke Hannah?

Answer: Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD (1 Samuel 1:7).

13. According to the records in 1 Samuel 1:7, what has been Hannah’s reaction to the rival’s
provocation?

Answer: She wept and would not eat.

14. Quote the sayings of Elkanah to Hannah whenever she weeps and refuses to eat?

Answer: “Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t
I mean more to you than ten sons?” (1 Samuel 1:8).

15. As described in 1 Samuel 1:9, which part of the LORD’s house does Eli sits?

Answer: At the door post.

16. Describe the mood in which Hannah prayed in 1 Samuel 1:10.

Answer: She prayed in deep anguish, weeping bitterly.

17. Quote the vow that Hannah made to the LORD in prayer as stated in 1 Samuel 1:11.

Answer: “LORD Almighty, if you only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not
forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his
life, and no razor will ever be used on his heard”.

18. According to 1 Samuel 1:12, what was Eli doing while Hannah kept praying?

Answer: He was observing Hannah’s mouth.

19. Eli thought Hannah was drunk. Why?

Answer: Because she was praying in her heart and her lips were moving, but her voice was not
heard (these actions could be attributed to a person who is drunk).

20. Quote what Eli told Hannah when he thought she was drunk.

Answer: “How long are you going to stay drunk? Put away your wine”.
 21. Quote Hannah’s response to Eli, according to 1 Samuel 1: 15–16.

Answer: “Not so my lord, I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not drinking wine or
bear; I was pouring out my soul to the LORD. Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I
have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief”.

22. Quote the words of Eli, according to 1 Samuel 1:17.

Answer: “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you what you have asked of
him”.

23. Quote the words of Hannah in 1 Samuel 1:18.

Answer: “May your servant find favour in your eyes”.

24. Briefly narrate what Hannah did immediately after praying and talking to Eli, according
to 1 Samuel 1:18.

Answer: She went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast.

25. Hannah named her son ‘Samuel’ because?

Answer: Because she asked the LORD for him (1 Samuel 1:20).

26. At what stage in life was the boy Samuel sent to Eli?

Answer: After he was weaned.

27. Mention the items that Hannah sent with the boy Samuel to the house of the LORD at
Shiloh.

Answer: A three (3) year old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine.

28. According to 1 Samuel 1:25, what animal was sacrificed before the boy Samuel was
brought to Eli?

Answer: A bull.

29. Quote Samuel 2:2.

Answer: “There is no one holy as the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like
our God.

30. Quote 1 Samuel 2:4.

Answer: “The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumble are armed with strength”.

31. Quote 1 Samuel 2:6.

Answer: “The LORD brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up”.

32. Quote 1 Samuel 1:7.

Answer: “The LORD sends poverty and wealth, he humbles and he exalts”.

33. Complete the following statement according to 1 Samuel 1:8. He raises the poor from…..

Answer: the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap.

34. Quote 1 Samuel 2:11.

Answer: Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy ministered before the LORD under Eli
the priest.

35. What word was used to describe the conduct of the sons of Eli in 1 Samuel 2:12?

Answer: Scoundrels (meaning they have no regard for the LORD).

36. What was the sin of Hophni and Phinehas according to 1 Samuel 2:17?

Answer: They were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.

37. According to 1 Samuel 2:18, in what kind of attire was the boy Samuel ministering to the
LORD?

Answer: In a linen ephod.

38. What does Hannah make for Samuel each year?

Answer: A little robe (1 Samuel 2:19).

39. Aside Samuel, how many children did Hannah have?

Answer: Five (5) other children (3 sons and 2 daughters).

40. According to 1 Samuel 2:22, the sons of Eli were reported as sleeping with some women.
Which women were they?

Answer: The women who serve at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

41. According to 1 Samuel 2:25, why did the sons of Eli not listen to their father’s rebuke?

Answer: It was the LORD’s will to put them to death.

42. Complete the following statement in 1 Samuel 2:25. If one person sins against another,
God may mediate for the offender, but if anyone sins against the LORD, ………

Answer: who will intercede for him?

 43. Quote 1 Samuel 2:26.

Answer: “And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favour with the LORD and
with the people”.

44. What is the name of the prophet who prophesied against the house of Eli in 1 Samuel
2:27–36?

Answer: A Man of God (Name not mentioned).

45. What is the offence of Eli according to 1 Samuel 2:29?

Answer: He honours his sons more than the LORD.

46. What was the specific curse pronounced on the house of Eli according to 1 Samuel 2:33?

Answer: They will die in the prime of their lives (pre–mature death).

47. What was the curse pronounced on Hophni and Phinehas in 1 Samuel 2:34?

Answer: They will both die on the same day.

48. What kind of priest did the LORD promise to raise for Himself according to 1 Samuel
2:35?

Answer: A faithful priest who will do according to what is in His mind and heart.

49. Where was Samuel lying down when the LORD called him for the first time?

Answer: In the house of the LORD, where the ark of God was.

50. How many times did the LORD called Samuel that night?

Answer: Three (3) times.

51. What was the response of Samuel to the God of the LORD for the first–two times?

Answer: He responded and went to Eli.

52. Quote the words that Eli taught Samuel as response to the call of God.

Answer: “Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening” (1 Samuel 3:9).

53. According to 1 Samuel 3:18, what was Eli’s response to the words God spoke to Samuel
in the night?

Answer: “He is the LORD; let him do what is good in his eyes”.

54. According to 1 Samuel 3:21, the LORD revealed himself to Samuel through….
Answer: His word.

55. Where can we find this quotation? “The LORD was with Samuel as he grew up, and he
let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground”.

Answer: 1 Samuel 3:19.

56. What is the name of the place where the Israelites camped when they went out to fight
the Philistines according to 1 Samuel 4:1?

Answer: Ebenezer.

57. What happened at the camp of the Israelites when the ark of God was brought to the
camp?

Answer: All Israel raised such a great shout that the ground shook.

58. What happened in the camp of the Philistines when the ark of God was brought to the
camp of the Israelites?

Answer: The Philistines were afraid.

59. How many foot soldiers of Israel were slaughtered by the Philistines according to 1
Samuel 4:10?

Answer: Thirty thousand (30,000) foot soldiers.

60. Where can we find this quotation? “The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two (2) sons,
Hophni and Phinehas, died”.

Answer: 1 Samuel 4:11.

61. Who sent the message of Israel’s defeat home according to 1 Samuel 4:12?

Answer: A Benjamite.

62. Why was Eli sitting on his chair by the side of the road watching, according to 1 Samuel
4:13?

Answer: Because his heart feared for the ark of God.

63. What was the response of the people in Shiloh when they heard the bad news of Israel’s
defeat according to 1 Samuel 4:13?

Answer: The whole town sent up a cry.

 64. According to 1 Samuel 4:18, what was Eli’s response to the bad news of Israel’s defeat
and the capture of the ark of God?

Answer: He fell backwards off his chair, broke his neck and died.

65. How old was Eli when he died?

Answer: Ninety–eight (98) years.

66. For how long has Eli led Israel?

Answer: Forty (40) years.

67. What name was given to the son born to Phinehas the same day after his death?

Answer: Ichabod.

68. What is the meaning of Ichabod?

Answer: The glory has departed from Israel.

69. Which town did the Philistines send the ark of God after they captured it at Ebenezer?

Answer: Ashdod.

70. The Philistines sent the ark of God to the temple of their god called…..

Answer: Dagon.

71. What state did the people of Ashdod find Dagon the next morning after the ark of God
was kept in its temple?

Answer: Dagon has fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD.

72. What did the people of Ashdod do when they found Dagon with its face to the ground?

Answer: They took Dagon and put him back in his place.

73. What happened to Dagon the second day after he was placed back on his feet?

Answer: He has fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD with his head and
hands broken off.

74. According to 1 Samuel 5:6, what is the name of the disease that the people of Ashdod
afflicted with because of the ark of the LORD?

Answer: Tumours.

75. From Ashdod, where was the ark of the LORD sent to?
Answer: Gath.

76. From Gath, where did the Philistines send the ark of the God of Israel?

Answer: Ekron.

77. For how long was the ark of the Lord in the territory of the Philistines?

Answer: For seven (7) months.

78. The Philistines sent back the ark of the LORD to a town in Israel called….

Answer: Beth Shemesh.

79. What guilt offering did the Philistines send with the ark of the LORD?

Answer: Five (5) gold tumours and five (5) gold rats.

80. According to 1 Samuel 6: 15, which people in Beth Shemesh took down the ark of the
LORD from the Philistines together with the chest containing the gold objects?

Answer: Levites.

81. What was the reaction of the people of Beth Shemesh when they looked up and saw the
ark of the LORD, according to 1 Samuel 6:13?

Answer: They rejoiced at the sight of the ark of the LORD.

82. Why did God strike down some of the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh, putting seventy (70)
of them to death?

Answer: Because they looked into the ark of the LORD (1 Samuel 6:19).

83. From Beth Shemesh, which town was the ark of the LORD sent?

Answer: Kiriath Jearim (1 Samuel 7:1).

84. Whose house in Kiriath Jearim was the ark of the LORD kept?

Answer: The house of Abinadab (1 Samuel 7:1).

85. Who in the house of Abinadab was consecrated to guard the ark of the LORD?

Answer: Eleazar, the son of Abinadab (1 Samuel 7:1).

86. For how long did the ark of the LORD remain in Kiriath Jearim?

Answer: Twenty (20) years.

 87. According to 1 Samuel 7:12, Samuel took a stone and set it up at a place between Mizpah
and Shen. What name did he give to the place?

Answer: Ebenezer.

88. What is the meaning of Ebenezer?

Answer: “Thus far the LORD has helped us”

89. According to 1 Samuel 7:17, Samuel built an altar to the LORD in a town called….

Answer: Ramah.

90. According to 1 Samuel 8:1, which people did Samuel appoint as the leaders of Israel as
he grew old?

Answer: His (Samuel’s) sons.

91. Mention the names of the sons of Samuel.

Answer: Joel and Abijah.

92. Describe the leadership conduct of the sons of Samuel as recorded in 1 Samuel 8:3.

Answer: they turned aside from their father’s way to dishonest gain and accepted bribes and
perverted justice.

93. Why according to 1 Samuel 8:4–5 did the elders of Israel gathered o Samuel and asked
for a king?

Answer: Because the sons of Samuel did not follow his ways, and they want to have a king like
the other nations.

94. What was the reaction of Samuel to the demand of the Israelites for a king?

Answer: He was displeased and so he prayed to the LORD.

95. Complete the following words of the LORD to Samuel in 1 Samuel 8:7. Listen to all that
the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have…..

Answer: rejected me as their king.

96. Mention one of the things that the king who will reign over the Israelites will claim as his
rights (Each Assembly could mention one).

Answer: (i) He will take their sons and make them serve his chariots and horses; (ii) their sons
will run in front of his chariots; (iii) he will assign some of their sons to be commanders of
thousands and fifties; (iv) some will plough his ground and reap his harvest; (v) others will make
weapons of war and equipment for his chariots; (vi) he will make their daughters his perfumers
and cooks and bakers; (vii) he will take the best of their fields and vineyards and olive groves
and give them to his attendants; (viii) he will take a tenth of their grain and vintage and give
them to his officials and attendants; (ix) he will take the best of their male and female servants
and the best of their cattle and donkeys for his own use; (x) he will take a tenth of their flocks,
and they themselves will become his slaves.

97. Describe the physical features of Saul, as described in 1 Samuel 9:2.

Answer: He is handsome and taller than anyone else in Israel at the time.

98. State the genealogy of Saul, according to 1 Samuel 9:1.

Answer: Saul is the son of Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bekorath, the son
of Aphiah of Benjamin.

99. In which district did Saul meet Samuel for the first time?

Answer: In the district of Zuph.

100. What kind of oil did Samuel used to anoint Saul according to 1 Samuel 10:1?

Answer: Olive oil.

101. Where can we find this quotation? “The Spirit of the LORD will come powerfully upon
you, and you will prophecy with them; and you will be changed into a different person”.

Answer: 1 Samuel 10:6

102. According to 1 Samuel 10:11, what questions did those who knew Saul earlier asked
when they saw him prophesying among the prophets.

Answer: What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

103. Which clan in the tribe of Benjamin does Saul come from?

Answer: The clan of Matri (1 Samuel 10:21).

104. Which town in Israel does Saul come from?

Answer: Gibeah.

105. According to the records in 1 Samuel 11: 8, how many men went to war with Saul for
the first time he led Israel to war?

Answer: Three hundred and thirty thousand (330,000) men.

 106. Saul led Israel to war for the first time against which people?

Answer: Ammonites.

107. The Book of 1 Samuel centres around four main rulers of Israel. Mention their names.

Answer: Eli, Samuel, Saul and David.

108. How old was Saul when he became king over Israel?

Answer: Thirty (30) years.

109. For how many years did Saul reign over Israel as king?

Answer: Forty–two (42) years.

110. According to 1 Samuel 13: 8–12, why did Saul offer the burnt offering in the absence
of Samuel?

Answer: Samuel did not come in the set time, Saul’s men were leaving him, and the Philistines
were assembling against him; so he was compelled to offer the burnt offering.

111. According to 1 Samuel 14:3, what is the name of the brother of Ichabod, son of
Phinehas?

Answer: Ahitub.

112. Who said these words to Jonathan, according to 1 Samuel 14:7? “Go ahead; I am with
you heart and soul”.

Answer: His armour–bearer.

113. According to 1 Samuel 14:14, how many Philistines did Jonathan and his armour –
bearer killed in their first attack?

Answer: About twenty (20) men.

114. According to 1 Samuel 14:20, what were the Philistines found doing to themselves
when Saul and his men gathered themselves and went to the battle?

Answer: They were striking each other with their swords.

115. According to 1 Samuel 14:27, what happened to the eyes of Jonathan when he tasted
honey in the woods during the battle?

Answer: His eyes brightened.

 116. According to 1 Samuel 14:37, what did God say in response to Saul’s request to pursue
the Philistines?

Answer: God did not answer him that day.

117. Saul intended killing his son Jonathan for tasted a little honey contrary to the oath of
fasting placed on the entire army. Who rescued Jonathan from Saul’s hand?

Answer: The men or the leaders of the army (1 Samuel 14:45).

118. How many children did Saul have?

Answer: Five (1 Samuel 14:49).

119. Mention the names of the two (2) daughters of Saul.

Answer: Merab and Michal (1 Samuel 14: 50).

120. What is the name of the first son of Saul?

Answer: Jonathan.

121. What is the name of the wife of Saul?

Answer: Ahimaaz.

122. Why did the LORD ask Saul to destroy the Amalekites according to 1 Samuel 15:2?

Answer: He wants to punish them because they waylaid the Israelites when they came up from
Egypt.

123. What was the name of the king of the Amalekites when Saul went to attack them?

Answer: Agag.

124. According to 1 Samuel 15:11, the LORD regretted making Saul king. Why?

Answer: because Saul turned away from Him and did not carry out His instructions.

125. How did Samuel react to God’s rejection of Saul as king?

Answer: He cried out to the LORD or He mourned for Saul (1 Samuel 14:11; 16:1).

126. According to 1 Samuel 15:12, Saul set up a monument for himself in a town called…..

Answer: Carmel

127. Where can we find this statement? “To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is
better than the fat of rams”.
Answer: 1 Samuel 15:22.

128. In which Scripture verse was Saul directly told that he was rejected by God as king?

Answer: 1 Samuel 15:23.

129. According to the words of Saul in 1 Samuel 15:24, why did he disobey the instructions
of Samuel violated the LORD’s command?

Answer: He was afraid of the men (army).

130. After delivering the message of Saul’s rejection as king, Samuel turned to leave. What
did Saul do to him?

Answer: Saul caught the hem of Samuel’s robe, and it tore (1 Samuel 15:27).

131. Who killed Agag, king of the Amalekites?

Answer: Samuel (1 Samuel 15:33).

132. Which place did Samuel saw Saul for the last time until the day he died?

Answer: Gilgal.

133. According to the words of Samuel in 1 Samuel 16:5, what is required for people to
come to the sacrifice?

Answer: They must consecrate themselves.

134. How many sons does Jesse have?

Answer: Eight (8) sons.

135. Where does Jesse come from?

Answer: Bethlehem.

136. Where can this Scripture verse be found? “The Lord does not look at things the way
people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.

Answer: 1 Samuel 16:7.

137. As recorded in 1 Samuel 16: 13, what happened to David when he was anointed by
Samuel?

Answer: The Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him.

138. What happened to Saul when the Spirit of the LORD departed from him?
Answer: An evil spirit from the LORD tormented him.

139. State one attribute of David, according to 1 Samuel 16:18 that qualifies him to enter the
service of Saul.

Answer: (i) He knows how to play the lyre, (ii) he is a brave man and a warrior, (iii) he speaks
well and is a fine –looking man, and (iv) the LORD is with him.

140. Mention the two essential services David rendered when he entered Saul’s service.

Answer: (i) He became one of his armour–bearers, and (ii) He plays the lyre for Saul’s relief
when the evil spirit comes on him.

141. Where does Goliath come from?

Answer: Gath

142. How tall is Goliath?

Answer: He is six cubits and a span.

143. The armoury of Goliath is largely made up of what metal?

Answer: Bronze.

144. For how many days did Goliath come forward to defy the armies of Israel?

Answer: Forty (40) days.

145. Which food did David send to his brothers in the battle?

Answer: Roasted grain and loaves of bread (1 Samuel 17:17).

146. What food did David send to the commander of his brothers’ unit?

Answer: Cheese.

147. Who was the commander of Saul’s army?

Answer: Abner, son of Ner.

148. What is the blood relation between Saul and Abner?

Answer: They are cousins.

149. According to 1 Samuel 17:22, what was the first thing David did when he got to the
battle field?
Answer: He left his things with the keeper of the supplies, ran to the battle lines and asked his
brothers how they were.

150. Mention one reward that King Saul promised to give to the one who kills Goliath,
according to 1 Samuel 17:25.

Answer: (i) Great wealth, (ii) his daughter in marriage, and (iii) tax exemption for the person’s
family.

151. According to the words of Saul in 1 Samuel 17:33, why is David not fit to fight
Goliath?

Answer: Because David is a young man, and Goliath has been a warrior from his youth.

152. According the testimony of David in 1 Samuel 17:34 – 37, which animals does he kill
when they carry off his sheep?

Answer: Lion and bear.

153. With which words did Saul send David off to go and kill Goliath?

Answer: “Go, and the LORD be with you” (1 Samuel 17:37).

154. Mention one item with which David approached Goliath, according to 1 Samuel 17:40.

Answer: (i) His staff, (ii) five smooth stones, (iii) his shepherd bag, and (iv) his sling.

155. What did Goliath do first when he saw David coming to fight him?

Answer: He despised him and cursed him.

156. According to 1 Samuel 17:44, Goliath intend to give the flesh of David to which
creatures?

Answer: The birds and the wild animals.

157. Where can we find this statement in the Book of 1 Samuel? “the battle is the LORD’s”.

Answer: 1 Samuel 17:47.

158. Which part of Goliath did David strike with the stone from his sling?

Answer: His forehead.

159. How did Goliath fall when he was struck by the stone in his forehead?

Answer: He fell face down to the ground.

 160. With whose sword did David cut the throat of Goliath?

Answer: Goliath’s own sword.

161. What was the reaction of the Philistines to the death of Goliath?

Answer: They turn and ran (1 Samuel 17:51).

162. Which part of Goliath’s carcass did David send to Jerusalem?

Answer: Goliath’s head.

163. Where did David keep the sword of Goliath?

Answer: In his (David’s) own tent.

164. Who took David to Saul as soon as he returned from killing Goliath?

Answer: Abner.

165. Who, according to 1 Samuel 18:1 became one with David in spirit and loved him as
himself?

Answer: Jonathan.

166. According to 1 Samuel 18:3, Jonathan made a covenant with David. Why?

Answer: Because he loved him as himself.

167. Mention one item that Jonathan gave to David, according to 1 Samuel 18:4.

Answer: (i) His robe, (ii) his tunic, (iii) his sword, (iv) his bow, and (v) his belt.

168. Quote the words of the song that the women sang in 1 Samuel 18:7 to meet King Saul
which made him angry.

Answer: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands”.

169. According to 1 Samuel 18:14, David was successful in everything he did because…..

Answer: The LORD was with him.

170. When it was time for Merab, Saul’s daughter to be given to David, she was given to
another man. What is the name of the man?

Answer: Adriel of Meholah.

171. What did Saul demand as bride price for her daughter to be given to David in marriage?
Answer: Hundred (100) Philistine foreskins.

172. According to 1 Samuel 18:25, what was the intention of Saul when he demanded the
foreskins of Philistines as bride price?

Answer: So that David may fall by the hands of the Philistines (so that he would be killed).

173. Saul tried killing David one day when an evil spirit from the LORD came upon him and
David was playing the lyre for him. Which weapon did he use for the attempted murder?

Answer: The Spear.

174. According to 1 Samuel 19: 12, who let David down through a window when he was
escaping from Saul?

Answer: Michal, his wife.

175. Who did David visit immediately after fleeing from Saul?

Answer: He went to Samuel in Ramah.

176. In 1 Samuel 19:20, what happened to Saul’s men when they saw a group of prophets
with Samuel standing among them?

Answer: The Spirit of God came upon them and they also prophesied.

177. According to 1 Samuel 19:24, what did Saul do as he went to kill David in the presence
of Samuel in Naioth at Ramah?

Answer: He tripped off his garments, prophesied and lay naked all day and all night.

178. According to 1 Samuel 21:1, David went to a certain priest in Nob. What is the name of
the priest?

Answer: Ahimelek.

179. Which food did Ahimelek the priest gave to David eat which David is not supposed to
eat under normal circumstances?

Answer: The Consecrated Bread.

180. Before which Philistine king did David pretend to be mad when he was running away
from Saul?

Answer: Achish, king of Gath.

181. Who struck down the priests of Nob at the command of Saul?
Answer: Doeg, the Edomite.

182. How many men in linen ephod did Doeg struck down at the command of Saul?

Answer: Eighty–five (85) men.

183. What is the name of the only son of Ahimelek the priest who escaped the assassination
attack on the priests that day?

Answer: Abiathar.

184. Where did David spare Saul’s life the first time?

Answer: In a cave in the Desert off En Gedi.

185. What is the meaning of Nabal?

Answer: Fool.

186. What is the name of Nabal’s wife?

Answer: Abigail.

187. How is Abigail described in 1 Samuel 25:3?

Answer: She is an intelligent and beautiful woman.

188. According to 1 Samuel 31:4, how did Saul die?

Answer: He took his own sword and fell on it.