1 Kings — Group study guide
Part 1 of 2 · chapters 1–11
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11 chapters · 77 questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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1 Kings 1 — Study questions
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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Kings 1 (KJV)
1. What remedy did they find for King David's cold?
1 Kings 1:2
- A. They sought a young virgin to keep him warm
- B. They made him new wool garments
- C. They took him to live in Jericho
- D. They kept a fire burning day and night
Correct answer: A. They sought a young virgin to keep him warm
They gave him a young virgin to keep him warm.
1 Kings 1:2
2. What was that young virgin's name?
1 Kings 1:3
- A. Bathsheba
- B. Tamar
- C. Michal
- D. Abishag the Shunammite
Correct answer: D. Abishag the Shunammite
Abishag the Shunammite.
1 Kings 1:3
3. What was Adonijah's sin?
1 Kings 1:5
- A. He killed his brother Amnon
- B. He worshipped Baal
- C. He exalted himself, saying: I will be king
- D. He robbed the temple treasury
Correct answer: C. He exalted himself, saying: I will be king
He exalted himself, saying: I will be king.
1 Kings 1:5
4. Whom did Adonijah confer with in his rebellion?
1 Kings 1:7
- A. With Nathan and Zadok
- B. With Joab the son of Zeruiah and Abiathar the priest
- C. With Benaiah and Shimei
- D. With Hushai and Ahithophel
Correct answer: B. With Joab the son of Zeruiah and Abiathar the priest
With Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest.
1 Kings 1:7
5. Whom did Nathan the prophet follow?
1 Kings 1:8
- A. King David
- B. Adonijah
- C. Joab
- D. Abiathar
Correct answer: A. King David
King David.
1 Kings 1:8
6. Whom did Nathan send to King David to say, 'Why then doth Adonijah reign?'
1 Kings 1:11-13
- A. Abishag the Shunammite
- B. Zadok the priest
- C. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada
- D. Bathsheba the mother of Solomon
Correct answer: D. Bathsheba the mother of Solomon
Bathsheba the mother of Solomon.
1 Kings 1:11-13
7. Who came in to see the king while Bathsheba was speaking with him?
1 Kings 1:22
- A. Adonijah
- B. Joab
- C. Nathan
- D. Solomon
Correct answer: C. Nathan
Nathan.
1 Kings 1:22
8. Whom did King David order to be anointed king in his place?
1 Kings 1:33-34
- A. Adonijah
- B. Solomon
- C. Nathan
- D. Absalom
Correct answer: B. Solomon
Solomon.
1 Kings 1:33-34
9. Being afraid of Solomon, what did Adonijah take hold of?
1 Kings 1:50
- A. The horns of the altar
- B. Nathan's mantle
- C. The ark of the covenant
- D. A pillar of the temple
Correct answer: A. The horns of the altar
The horns of the altar.
1 Kings 1:50
10. What did King Solomon do with Adonijah?
1 Kings 1:53
- A. He had him put to death
- B. He imprisoned him
- C. He banished him to Egypt
- D. He told him to go to his house
Correct answer: D. He told him to go to his house
He told him to go to his house.
1 Kings 1:53
Notes
1 Kings 2 — Study questions
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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Kings 2 (KJV)
1. What did David tell Solomon about Joab's gray head?
1 Kings 2:6
- A. To honor it in his old age
- B. To let him die in peace
- C. To make him captain of the army
- D. Not to let it go down to the grave in peace
Correct answer: D. Not to let it go down to the grave in peace
He told him: let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
1 Kings 2:6
2. Shimei was the one who cursed King David. What did David ask Solomon to do to him?
1 Kings 2:9
- A. To forgive him forever
- B. To give him land in Bahurim
- C. To bring his hoar head down to the grave with blood
- D. To make him his counselor
Correct answer: C. To bring his hoar head down to the grave with blood
He told him to bring his hoar head down to the grave with blood.
1 Kings 2:9
3. What favor did Adonijah ask of Bathsheba, Solomon's mother?
1 Kings 2:17
- A. To ask for part of the kingdom
- B. To ask the king for Abishag the Shunammite to be his wife
- C. To intercede for Joab
- D. To give back his house
Correct answer: B. To ask the king for Abishag the Shunammite to be his wife
That she speak to King Solomon so he would give him Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
1 Kings 2:17
4. What did King Solomon do with Adonijah after his request?
1 Kings 2:24-25
- A. He had him put to death
- B. He granted the request
- C. He banished him
- D. He made him a governor
Correct answer: A. He had him put to death
He had him put to death.
1 Kings 2:24-25
5. Why did Solomon not put Abiathar to death?
1 Kings 2:26
- A. Because he was his uncle
- B. Because Nathan pleaded for him
- C. Because he fled to Egypt
- D. Because he had borne the ark of the LORD before David
Correct answer: D. Because he had borne the ark of the LORD before David
Because as priest he had borne the ark of the LORD.
1 Kings 2:26
6. Where did Joab die?
1 Kings 2:28-34
- A. At his house in the wilderness
- B. In the battle against Edom
- C. In the tabernacle, by the altar
- D. In the prison in Jerusalem
Correct answer: C. In the tabernacle, by the altar
At the horns of the altar.
1 Kings 2:28-34
7. On what condition did Solomon spare Shimei?
1 Kings 2:36-37
- A. That he pay a hundred shekels of silver
- B. That he not leave Jerusalem and pass over the brook Kidron
- C. That he serve in the temple
- D. That he hand over his sons
Correct answer: B. That he not leave Jerusalem and pass over the brook Kidron
That he not go out of the city and pass over the brook Kidron.
1 Kings 2:36-37
8. Why did Shimei disobey Solomon's order?
1 Kings 2:39-40
- A. Two of his servants ran away to Achish and he went to look for them
- B. He went to visit his family in Bahurim
- C. He wanted to sacrifice at Gibeon
- D. He fled from a sickness
Correct answer: A. Two of his servants ran away to Achish and he went to look for them
Because two of his servants ran away to Achish and he left the city.
1 Kings 2:39-40
9. Did Shimei reap what he sowed?
1 Kings 2:44
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
1 Kings 2:44
Notes
1 Kings 3 — Study questions
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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Kings 3 (KJV)
1. With what foreigner did Solomon make affinity?
1 Kings 3:1
- A. With Hiram king of Tyre
- B. With the queen of Sheba
- C. With Hadad the Edomite
- D. With Pharaoh king of Egypt
Correct answer: D. With Pharaoh king of Egypt
With Pharaoh king of Egypt.
1 Kings 3:1
2. The LORD appeared to Solomon in Gibeon one night. What did He say to him?
1 Kings 3:5
- A. Build me a house
- B. Keep my commandments
- C. Ask what I shall give thee
- D. Fear not, I am with thee
Correct answer: C. Ask what I shall give thee
Ask what I shall give thee.
1 Kings 3:5
3. And what did Solomon ask for?
1 Kings 3:9
- A. Riches and honour
- B. An understanding heart to judge the people
- C. Long life
- D. The life of his enemies
Correct answer: B. An understanding heart to judge the people
An understanding heart to judge the people.
1 Kings 3:9
4. What did Solomon not ask for, yet God gave it to him?
1 Kings 3:13
- A. Riches and honour
- B. A son
- C. Victory over Egypt
- D. A temple of gold
Correct answer: A. Riches and honour
Riches and honour.
1 Kings 3:13
5. How did Solomon know who the real mother was of the child he ordered divided in two?
1 Kings 3:26
- A. She was the one who wept loudest
- B. She was the one who brought witnesses
- C. She was the one who knew the child's name
- D. She was the one who asked that he not be slain but given to the other
Correct answer: D. She was the one who asked that he not be slain but given to the other
The one who asked him not to slay it, but to give it to the other woman.
1 Kings 3:26
6. Why did Israel fear Solomon?
1 Kings 3:28
- A. Because he killed Adonijah
- B. Because he had a great army
- C. Because they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do judgment
- D. Because he was very rich
Correct answer: C. Because they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do judgment
Because they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do judgment.
1 Kings 3:28
Notes
1 Kings 4 — Study questions
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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Kings 4 (KJV)
1. How many officers did Solomon have over all Israel?
1 Kings 4:7
- A. Ten
- B. Seven
- C. Twelve
- D. Twenty
Correct answer: C. Twelve
Twelve.
1 Kings 4:7
2. What was the job of those officers?
1 Kings 4:7
- A. To collect tribute from the Philistines
- B. To provide victuals for the king and his household
- C. To care for the temple
- D. To judge the tribes
Correct answer: B. To provide victuals for the king and his household
They provided victuals for the king and his household.
1 Kings 4:7
3. Who was Taphath?
1 Kings 4:11
- A. A daughter of Solomon
- B. A wife of Solomon
- C. A daughter of Pharaoh
- D. A concubine of David
Correct answer: A. A daughter of Solomon
She was a daughter of Solomon.
1 Kings 4:11
4. And who was Basmath?
1 Kings 4:15
- A. The queen of Sheba
- B. Rehoboam's mother
- C. A daughter of Hiram
- D. Also a daughter of Solomon
Correct answer: D. Also a daughter of Solomon
Also a daughter of Solomon.
1 Kings 4:15
5. How many horses and how many horsemen did King Solomon have?
1 Kings 4:26
- A. A thousand horses and a thousand horsemen
- B. Four thousand horses and four thousand horsemen
- C. Forty thousand stalls of horses and twelve thousand horsemen
- D. Twelve thousand horses and forty thousand horsemen
Correct answer: C. Forty thousand stalls of horses and twelve thousand horsemen
Forty thousand stalls of horses and twelve thousand horsemen.
1 Kings 4:26
6. God gave King Solomon wisdom and largeness of heart, like what?
1 Kings 4:29
- A. Like the stars of heaven
- B. Like the sand that is on the sea shore
- C. Like the cedars of Lebanon
- D. Like the river Euphrates
Correct answer: B. Like the sand that is on the sea shore
Like the sand of the sea.
1 Kings 4:29
7. Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of whom?
1 Kings 4:30
- A. Of all the children of the east country and of Egypt
- B. Of the priests and Levites
- C. Of the Philistines and Phoenicians
- D. Of the prophets of Israel
Correct answer: A. Of all the children of the east country and of Egypt
Of the children of the east country and of Egypt.
1 Kings 4:30
8. How many proverbs did Solomon speak?
1 Kings 4:32
- A. A thousand and five
- B. Seven hundred
- C. Ten thousand
- D. Three thousand
Correct answer: D. Three thousand
Three thousand.
1 Kings 4:32
Notes
1 Kings 5 — Study questions
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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Kings 5 (KJV)
1. What did Hiram king of Tyre do when he heard Solomon had been anointed king?
1 Kings 5:1
- A. He declared war on him
- B. He sent him his daughter
- C. He closed the ports of Tyre
- D. He sent his servants to Solomon
Correct answer: D. He sent his servants to Solomon
He sent his servants.
1 Kings 5:1
2. Why could David not build a house for the LORD?
1 Kings 5:3
- A. For lack of timber
- B. Because he was sick
- C. Because of the wars
- D. Because he had no gold
Correct answer: C. Because of the wars
Because of the wars.
1 Kings 5:3
3. Who were the most skilled at hewing cedar timber?
1 Kings 5:6
- A. The Egyptians
- B. The Sidonians
- C. The Philistines
- D. The Edomites
Correct answer: B. The Sidonians
The Sidonians.
1 Kings 5:6
4. How many men did Solomon send to Lebanon each month, according to the levy?
1 Kings 5:14
- A. Ten thousand
- B. Thirty thousand
- C. A thousand
- D. Seventy thousand
Correct answer: A. Ten thousand
Ten thousand.
1 Kings 5:14
Notes
1 Kings 6 — Study questions
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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Kings 6 (KJV)
1. How many years after Israel came out of Egypt did the building of the temple begin?
1 Kings 6:1
- A. Four hundred and eighty years
- B. Four hundred and thirty years
- C. Forty years
- D. Three hundred years
Correct answer: A. Four hundred and eighty years
In the four hundred and eightieth year.
1 Kings 6:1
2. Was the noise of hammers heard while the house of God was being built?
1 Kings 6:7
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No.
1 Kings 6:7
3. What kind of wood were the two cherubim made of?
1 Kings 6:23
- A. Cedar wood
- B. Acacia wood
- C. Olive wood
- D. Fir wood
Correct answer: C. Olive wood
Olive wood.
1 Kings 6:23
4. What is Bul?
1 Kings 6:38
- A. A river in Lebanon
- B. The eighth month
- C. An idol of the Sidonians
- D. A gate of the temple
Correct answer: B. The eighth month
It is the eighth month.
1 Kings 6:38
5. How many years did it take to build the house of God?
1 Kings 6:38
- A. Seven years
- B. Thirteen years
- C. Twenty years
- D. Three years
Correct answer: A. Seven years
Seven years.
1 Kings 6:38
Notes
1 Kings 7 — Study questions
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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Kings 7 (KJV)
1. How long did Solomon take to build his own house?
1 Kings 7:1
- A. Thirteen years
- B. Seven years
- C. Twenty years
- D. Forty years
Correct answer: A. Thirteen years
Thirteen years.
1 Kings 7:1
2. On how many oxen did the molten sea stand?
1 Kings 7:25
- A. Seven
- B. Four
- C. Ten
- D. Twelve
Correct answer: D. Twelve
Twelve.
1 Kings 7:25
3. How many baths did the sea contain?
1 Kings 7:26
- A. A thousand baths
- B. Three thousand baths
- C. Two thousand baths
- D. Ten thousand baths
Correct answer: C. Two thousand baths
Two thousand baths.
1 Kings 7:26
Notes
1 Kings 8 — Study questions
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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Kings 8 (KJV)
1. What was the city of David called?
1 Kings 8:1
- A. Hebron
- B. Bethlehem
- C. Zion
- D. Shechem
Correct answer: C. Zion
Zion.
1 Kings 8:1
2. Over what did the cherubim spread forth their wings?
1 Kings 8:7
- A. Over the altar
- B. Over the ark
- C. Over the temple door
- D. Over the molten sea
Correct answer: B. Over the ark
Over the ark.
1 Kings 8:7
3. What happened when the priests came out of the holy place?
1 Kings 8:10
- A. The cloud filled the house of the LORD
- B. Fire came down from heaven
- C. The earth shook
- D. A voice was heard from heaven
Correct answer: A. The cloud filled the house of the LORD
The cloud filled the house.
1 Kings 8:10
4. What is it that the heavens cannot contain?
1 Kings 8:27
- A. Solomon's wisdom
- B. The molten sea
- C. The glory of Israel
- D. The presence of God
Correct answer: D. The presence of God
The presence of God.
1 Kings 8:27
5. What shuts up heaven so that there is no rain?
1 Kings 8:35
- A. War
- B. The pride of kings
- C. Sin
- D. The east wind
Correct answer: C. Sin
Sin.
1 Kings 8:35
6. Who is the man that does not sin?
1 Kings 8:46
- A. The priest
- B. There is no man that sinneth not
- C. The anointed king
- D. The prophet
Correct answer: B. There is no man that sinneth not
Every man sins.
1 Kings 8:46
7. When God brought Israel out of Egypt, how was Egypt described?
1 Kings 8:51
- A. As the furnace of iron
- B. As the house of bondage
- C. As a land of darkness
- D. As a valley of tears
Correct answer: A. As the furnace of iron
The furnace of iron.
1 Kings 8:51
8. How many sheep did Solomon offer as peace offerings?
1 Kings 8:63
- A. Twenty-two thousand
- B. A thousand
- C. Seventy thousand
- D. A hundred and twenty thousand
Correct answer: D. A hundred and twenty thousand
A hundred and twenty thousand.
1 Kings 8:63
9. How many days did Solomon hold the feast when dedicating the temple?
1 Kings 8:65
- A. Seven days
- B. Forty days
- C. Fourteen days
- D. Three days
Correct answer: C. Fourteen days
Fourteen days.
1 Kings 8:65
Notes
1 Kings 9 — Study questions
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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Kings 9 (KJV)
1. Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities. What did Hiram think of them?
1 Kings 9:12
- A. He loved them
- B. He sold them
- C. They pleased him not
- D. He gave them back to Egypt
Correct answer: C. They pleased him not
They pleased him not.
1 Kings 9:12
2. How many times a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar?
1 Kings 9:25
- A. Once a year
- B. Three times a year
- C. Every month
- D. Seven times a year
Correct answer: B. Three times a year
Three times a year.
1 Kings 9:25
Notes
1 Kings 10 — Study questions
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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Kings 10 (KJV)
1. Who heard of Solomon's fame and came to visit him?
1 Kings 10:1
- A. Hiram king of Tyre
- B. The queen of Sheba
- C. Pharaoh king of Egypt
- D. The king of Syria
Correct answer: B. The queen of Sheba
The queen of Sheba.
1 Kings 10:1
2. And how did she prove him?
1 Kings 10:1
- A. With hard questions
- B. With a chariot race
- C. With poisoned gifts
- D. With a riddle of numbers
Correct answer: A. With hard questions
With hard questions.
1 Kings 10:1
3. What did King Solomon give the queen of Sheba?
1 Kings 10:13
- A. One of his cities
- B. Half of his gold
- C. A daughter for a wife
- D. All her desire, whatsoever she asked
Correct answer: D. All her desire, whatsoever she asked
All her desire, whatsoever she asked.
1 Kings 10:13
4. How much gold came to Solomon each year?
1 Kings 10:14
- A. A hundred and twenty talents
- B. Four hundred and twenty talents
- C. Six hundred threescore and six talents
- D. A thousand talents
Correct answer: C. Six hundred threescore and six talents
Six hundred threescore and six talents of gold (666).
1 Kings 10:14
5. What kind of throne did King Solomon make?
1 Kings 10:18
- A. A throne of cedar
- B. A great throne of ivory
- C. A throne of silver
- D. A throne of stone
Correct answer: B. A great throne of ivory
Of ivory.
1 Kings 10:18
6. What stood beside the arms (stays) of that throne?
1 Kings 10:19
- A. Two lions
- B. Two cherubim
- C. Two eagles
- D. Two pillars
Correct answer: A. Two lions
Two lions.
1 Kings 10:19
7. In what other kingdom was a throne like Solomon's made?
1 Kings 10:20
- A. In Egypt
- B. In Tyre
- C. In Sheba
- D. In no other kingdom
Correct answer: D. In no other kingdom
No other kingdom.
1 Kings 10:20
8. What was silver worth in the days of Solomon?
1 Kings 10:21
- A. It was worth more than gold
- B. It was the temple's currency
- C. It was nothing accounted of
- D. Only kings used it
Correct answer: C. It was nothing accounted of
Silver was not valuable or esteemed.
1 Kings 10:21
9. In Solomon's time, what did all the earth seek?
1 Kings 10:24
- A. To trade with Tyre
- B. To see Solomon's face and hear his wisdom
- C. To conquer Jerusalem
- D. To learn the law of Moses
Correct answer: B. To see Solomon's face and hear his wisdom
To see Solomon's face and hear his wisdom.
1 Kings 10:24
Notes
1 Kings 11 — Study questions
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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 1 Kings 11 (KJV)
1. How many strange women did Solomon love?
1 Kings 11:1
- A. None
- B. Many
- C. Only one
- D. Two
Correct answer: B. Many
Many.
1 Kings 11:1
2. How many women did Solomon have in all?
1 Kings 11:3
- A. A thousand
- B. A hundred
- C. Three hundred
- D. Seven hundred
Correct answer: A. A thousand
A thousand in all.
1 Kings 11:3
3. When King Solomon was old, what did his wives do to him?
1 Kings 11:4
- A. They abandoned him
- B. They nursed him in his sickness
- C. They conspired against Rehoboam
- D. They turned away his heart after other gods
Correct answer: D. They turned away his heart after other gods
They turned away his heart after other gods.
1 Kings 11:4
4. Why was the LORD angry with Solomon?
1 Kings 11:9
- A. Because he did not finish the temple
- B. Because he made a league with Hiram
- C. Because his heart was turned from the LORD
- D. Because he killed Joab
Correct answer: C. Because his heart was turned from the LORD
Because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel.
1 Kings 11:9
5. What was God's punishment on Solomon?
1 Kings 11:11
- A. To take his life
- B. To rend the kingdom and give it to his servant
- C. To send him a plague
- D. To burn the temple
Correct answer: B. To rend the kingdom and give it to his servant
He divided, or rent, the kingdom.
1 Kings 11:11
6. How did Hadad end up in Egypt?
1 Kings 11:15-17
- A. He was taken captive by Solomon
- B. He was sent as an ambassador
- C. He was sold as a slave
- D. He fled from Joab, who stayed in Edom killing every male
Correct answer: D. He fled from Joab, who stayed in Edom killing every male
When he fled from Joab, who stayed in Edom killing the men.
1 Kings 11:15-17
7. What did Hadad want to do when he heard King David was dead?
1 Kings 11:21
- A. Marry Pharaoh's daughter
- B. Make a league with Solomon
- C. Go back to his own country
- D. Stay in Egypt
Correct answer: C. Go back to his own country
He wanted to go back to his own country.
1 Kings 11:21
8. To whom were ten tribes of Israel given to rule?
1 Kings 11:31
- A. Rehoboam
- B. Jeroboam
- C. Hadad
- D. Rezon
Correct answer: B. Jeroboam
To Jeroboam.
1 Kings 11:31
9. Why did the LORD keep Solomon as king all the days of his life?
1 Kings 11:34
- A. For David's sake
- B. For Solomon's wisdom
- C. For the temple he built
- D. For Nathan's prayer
Correct answer: A. For David's sake
For David's sake.
1 Kings 11:34
10. Why did Jeroboam flee to Egypt?
1 Kings 11:40
- A. Because Ahijah banished him
- B. Because there was a famine
- C. To find a wife
- D. Because Solomon sought to kill him
Correct answer: D. Because Solomon sought to kill him
Because Solomon sought to kill him.
1 Kings 11:40
11. How many years did Solomon reign in Jerusalem?
1 Kings 11:42
- A. Thirty years
- B. Fifty years
- C. Forty years
- D. Twenty years
Correct answer: C. Forty years
Forty years.
1 Kings 11:42
12. Who reigned in Solomon's place?
1 Kings 11:43
- A. Jeroboam
- B. His son Rehoboam
- C. Adonijah
- D. Abijah
Correct answer: B. His son Rehoboam
His son Rehoboam.
1 Kings 11:43