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2 Samuel Practice Questions

40 free 2 Samuel practice questions for the Bible, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.

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  1. Q1. How did David react to the news of the deaths of Saul and Jonathan as brought by the Amalekite messenger?
  2. Q2. In which city was David first anointed as king over the house of Judah?
  3. Q3. Who was the son of Saul who was made king over the rest of Israel by Abner, the commander of Saul's army?
  4. Q4. What was the name of the man who was struck dead by God for reaching out to steady the Ark of the Covenant?
  5. Q5. Which king of Tyre sent cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons to build a palace for David?
  6. Q6. What was the specific promise God made to David through the prophet Nathan in 2 Samuel 7?
  7. Q7. Who was the crippled son of Jonathan whom David sought out and invited to eat at his table continually?
  8. Q8. David committed adultery with Bathsheba, who was the wife of which of his 'mighty men'?
  9. Q9. Which prophet used a parable about a rich man and a poor man's ewe lamb to confront David about his sin?
  10. Q10. Which of David’s sons murdered his half-brother Amnon to avenge the rape of his sister Tamar?
  11. Q11. What physical feature of Absalom is specifically mentioned as being weighed every year when he cut it?
  12. Q12. Who was David's counselor who defected to Absalom's rebellion but later committed suicide when his advice was ignored?
  13. Q13. During Absalom's rebellion, who met David and cursed him, throwing stones and dust at the king?
  14. Q14. How did Absalom die during the battle in the Forest of Ephraim?
  15. Q15. What was David’s reaction when he heard that Absalom had been killed?
  16. Q16. Who led a later rebellion against David with the cry, 'We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse'?
  17. Q17. Why did David have to hand over seven descendants of Saul to the Gibeonites to be executed?
  18. Q18. Which of David's 'mighty men' killed a giant who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot?
  19. Q19. What sin did David commit near the end of the book that resulted in a plague on Israel?
  20. Q20. Where did David build an altar to stop the plague, which later became the site of Solomon's Temple?
  21. Q21. When the Amalekite brought Saul’s crown and armband to David, how many days did David and his men mourn and fast?
  22. Q22. What was the name of the poem David composed as a lament for Saul and Jonathan?
  23. Q23. How long did David reign as king over the house of Judah in Hebron before becoming king over all Israel?
  24. Q24. By what method did David's men enter Jerusalem to capture it from the Jebusites?
  25. Q25. Which son of Saul was murdered in his bed by his own captains, Rekab and Baanah?
  26. Q26. What did David name the place where Uzzah was struck dead?
  27. Q27. Who was the wife of David who despised him in her heart when she saw him leaping and dancing before the Ark?
  28. Q28. To which Gittite's house was the Ark of the Covenant taken for three months after the death of Uzzah?
  29. Q29. What was the name of the servant of the house of Saul who told David about Jonathan's son Mephibosheth?
  30. Q30. What did Hanun, king of the Ammonites, do to David's messengers that sparked a war?
  31. Q31. When David stayed in Jerusalem while his army went to war, who was the commander leading the troops against the Ammonites?
  32. Q32. What was the name of the beautiful sister of Absalom who was violated by her half-brother Amnon?
  33. Q33. Who was the wise woman from Tekoa hired by Joab to convince David to allow Absalom to return?
  34. Q34. How many years did Absalom wait in Jerusalem before he was finally allowed to see the king’s face?
  35. Q35. Who was David's friend who returned to Jerusalem to serve as a spy and thwart Ahithophel's counsel?
  36. Q36. Which of David's generals killed the rebel Sheba son of Bikri, or rather, received his head from a wise woman of a city?
  37. Q37. What was the name of the giant-descendant whom Abishai killed to save David’s life during a battle with the Philistines?
  38. Q38. Which of David's mighty men stood his ground in a field of lentils and struck down the Philistines alone?
  39. Q39. How many men of Israel and Judah were counted in David’s census that incurred God's judgment?
  40. Q40. How many years of famine did the prophet Gad offer David as one of the three choices of punishment for the census?