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
