Rich Man, Poor Man – 11/28/09

1.  Who succeeded David?

        A Solomon

2. Who was Solomon's mother?

        A Bathsheba

3.  Which king of Israel asked the Lord if he could build a temple for the Lord?

        A King David

4. During the reign of which king of Israel was the temple built?

        A King Solomon

5. True or false? King David was known as the wisest man in all of Israel.

        A False.  King Solomon was known for his wisdom (1 Kings 3:10-12)

6. True or false? King Solomon was known for his skills in constructing Psalms.

        A False.  It was Solomon’s father, David

7.  Which royal dignitary came to King Solomon with spices, precious stones, and 120

    talents of gold?

        A The Queen of Sheba

8.  Which group of people were responsible for King Solomon's spiritual decline?

        A The foreign women whom he loved

9.  Which prophet tore a new cloak into twelve pieces in front of Jeroboam as he told

      him that the nation of Israel would be divided into two kingdoms?

        A Ahijah

10. Who was the first king of the southern kingdom of Judah?

        A King Rehoboam

11. Who was the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel?

        A King Jeroboam

12. True or false? King Jeroboam gave special respect to the Levites, assuring them

    that they alone would-be priests in his kingdom.

        A False.  King Jeroboam was disobedient and placed anyone as priest

                    over Israel (1 Kings 13:33-34)

13. Which king, who came from Egypt, attacked Jerusalem and carried off the treasures

    of the temple during King Rehoboam's reign?

        A King Shishak

14. True or false? King Abijah was King Rehoboam's son.

        A True

15. Who was the son of King Jeroboam who succeeded him in Israel?

        A Nadab

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Rich Man, Poor Man  12/5/09

1. What was the name of the last king of the northern kingdom of Israel?

        A

2. True or false? King Hezekiah was known as being one of Judah's worst kings.

        A

3. Who was the king of Assyria who conquered the northern kingdom of Israel when

    Hoshea was king?

        A

4. Who was King Hezekiah's son who became a wicked king in Judah?

        A

5. Who was the king of Judah who rediscovered the law?

        A

6. Who was the Babylonian king who conquered the southern kingdom of Judah?

        A

7. Who was the first king from Judah who was taken prisoner to Babylon?

        A

8. Which king of Judah was blinded immediately after seeing his sons put to

    death and was then deported to Babylon?

      A

9. What was the name of the king of Persia who decreed that the temple should be

    rebuilt in Jerusalem?

      A

10. Who led the people of Israel from Babylon back to Jerusalem during the reign of

    King Artaxerxes?

    A

11. Who was a cupbearer to King Artaxerxes who petitioned this king so that he could

     return to Jerusalem to rebuild the city's walls?

    A

12. Which Israelite renewed the covenant with the Lord following the rebuilding of the

temple and the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem?

   A

13. Who did King Xerxes divorce before he married Esther?

       A

14. Who influenced King Xerxes to decree that all of the Jews throughout his entire

     kingdom should be killed?

       A

15 Who persuaded King Xerxes to permit all of the Jews within his kingdom to defend themselves          against their enemies?

       A