What were the names of Samuel’s sons he appointed as judges over Israel?

a) Joel and Amos

b) Amos and Micah

c) Abijah and Eleazer

d) Joel and Abijah

What was the name of Samuel’s firstborn son?

                a)  Joseph

                b)  John

                c)  Joel

                d)  Josiah

.  Where did Samuel’s son serve as judges?

a)       Dan

b)       Beersheba

c)       Bethany

d)       Kish

The rule of Samuel’s sons was characterized by which of the following?

a)       they walked in the way of their father

b)       they sought the LORD in all of their decisions

c)       they turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

d)       they offered strange fire to the LORD

his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

Where did the elders of Israel go to discuss their concern with Samuel?

                a)  Mizpah

                b)  Bethany

                c) Gad

                d)  Ramah

What request did the elders of Israel make of Samuel?

a)       for him to return to judge Israel

b)       for him to appoint more elders to help his sons judge

c)       for him to establish district courts for each of the 12 tribes

d)      Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”

Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”

What did Samuel do when the Israelites said “Give us a king?”

                a)  Tore his clothes

                b)  Prayed to the LORD

                c)  Sent the elders away

                d)  None of the above

.  What did the LORD tell Samuel to do in response to Samuel’s pray?

                a)  Make an offering for the people

                b)  Have the people consecrate themselves

                c)  Now therefore, heed their voice. However, you shall solemnly forewarn them

                d)  Listen to the people and tell them to prepare for a celebration

What had Israel done by asking for a king?

a)       exercised her right as a new nation

b)        rejected God as her king

c)       rejected Samuel’s leadership

d) forfeited her right to the rest of the Promised Land

rejected God as her king

for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them

.  What would a king over Israel do with the sons of the people of Israel?

a)      appoint them for his own chariots and to be his horsemen, and some will run before his chariots.

b)       some to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.

c)        will set some to plow his ground and reap his harvest,

d)       all of the above

d)       all of the above

He will take your sons and appoint them for his own chariots and to be his horsemen, and some will run before his chariots.

 ¹² He will appoint captains over his thousands and captains over his fifties, will set some to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and some to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.

What would a king over Israel do with the daughters of the people of Israel?

a)       turn them into a dancers in his palace

b)       turn them into perfumers, cooks and bakers

c)       turn them into sellers of purple for the kings treasury

d)       none of the above

.  What would a king over Israel do with the best fields and olive groves in Israel?

                a)  Sell them for money to the neighboring nations

                b)  Cut them down to build towns to his honor

                c)  and give them to his servants.

                d)  Give them as a gift to his new queen



he will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to his servants.

.  What would happen to Israel’s grain and vintage?

a)       store a fifth of it in bins for times of famine

b)       sell it to neighboring countries to create wealth for Israel

c)       claim it all for himself

d)       He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants.

He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants.

.  What would happen to Israel’s best cattle and her servants?

a)       they would be sold to the Chaldeans

b)       he will take your male servants, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.

 ¹⁷ He will take a tenth of your sheep. And you will be his servants. 

c)       they would be sold to the Egyptians

d)       they would be sent to wander in the wilderness of Sinai

he will take your male servants, your female servants, your finest young men,^[a] and your donkeys, and put them to his work.

 ¹⁷ He will take a tenth of your sheep. And you will be his servants. 

.  What would the LORD do when the Israelites cry out for relief from the king?

a)       not here you

b)       send a plague on the king’s household

c)       deliver them for crying out to Him

d)       none of the above

a)       not here you

you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will not hear you in that day.

How did the people respond to Samuel when he told them all that a king over Israel would do?

                a)  the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel;

                b)  They want to take his warnings back to the people

                c)  They threw Samuel in one of Isaac’s wells

                d)  They threatened to send Samuel into exile

a) Tthe people refused to obey the voice of Samuel;

Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us,

What did the Israelites want a king to do for them?

a)       negotiate treaties for them

b)      may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.”

c)       give them legitimacy to build a tower to the heavens

d)       build a temple for the LORD

.  What did Samuel do with the information he heard from the people?

a)       shared it with the witch of Endor

b)       told his sons to walk in the ways of the LORD

c)      heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of the Lord.

d)       had a scribe write it all down on a scroll and ate it

heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of the Lord.

What did the LORD tell Samuel to do with the information the people told him?

a)       have them repent of their words in sack cloth and ashes

b)       “Heed their voice, and make them a king.

c)       inscribe it on a stone and place it at the gates of the city

d)       make the people repeat their words at Mt. Hebron

“Heed their voice, and make them a king.”

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Where did Samuel send the men of Israel after their discussion regarding a king?

                a)  To the high place

                b)  To Mt. Tabor

                c)  “Every man go to his city

                d)  To the tent of meeting