2 Kings — Group study guide
Part 1 of 2 · chapters 1–11
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11 chapters · 90 questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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2 Kings 1 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 2 Kings 1 (KJV)
1. What did Moab do after the death of Ahab?
2 Kings 1:1
- A. It asked Israel for peace
- B. It joined with Syria
- C. It paid double tribute
- D. It rebelled against Israel
Correct answer: D. It rebelled against Israel
It rebelled against Israel.
2 Kings 1:1
2. Why did God tell Ahaziah that he would die?
2 Kings 1:3-4
- A. For falling through the lattice
- B. For building an altar to Baal
- C. For sending to inquire of Baalzebub
- D. For killing the prophets
Correct answer: C. For sending to inquire of Baalzebub
For sending to inquire of Baalzebub.
2 Kings 1:3-4
3. After the messengers described the prophet Elijah to the king, did he know who it was?
2 Kings 1:8
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
2 Kings 1:8
4. What happened to the captain Ahaziah sent to Elijah with his fifty men?
2 Kings 1:10
- A. They were consumed by fire
- B. They were struck with blindness
- C. They went back to the king without Elijah
- D. They were killed by bears
Correct answer: A. They were consumed by fire
They were consumed by fire.
2 Kings 1:10
5. What happened to the second captain Ahaziah sent to Elijah?
2 Kings 1:11-12
- A. He humbled himself and lived
- B. He brought Elijah before the king
- C. He fled with his fifty men
- D. The same; they perished by fire
Correct answer: D. The same; they perished by fire
The same; they perished by fire.
2 Kings 1:11-12
6. What happened to the third captain sent to Elijah?
2 Kings 1:13
- A. He was killed by a lion
- B. He was struck with leprosy
- C. He lived because he humbled himself before the prophet Elijah
- D. He was consumed by fire
Correct answer: C. He lived because he humbled himself before the prophet Elijah
He lived because he humbled himself before the prophet Elijah.
2 Kings 1:13
7. Was Elijah afraid of the captains?
2 Kings 1:15
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes, because the angel tells him: be not afraid.
2 Kings 1:15
8. Why did Jehoram reign after Ahaziah?
2 Kings 1:17
- A. Because Ahaziah had no son
- B. Because Jehoram killed Ahaziah
- C. Because Elijah anointed him
- D. Because the people chose him
Correct answer: A. Because Ahaziah had no son
Because Ahaziah had no son.
2 Kings 1:17
Notes
2 Kings 2 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 2 Kings 2 (KJV)
1. How did the LORD intend to take Elijah up?
2 Kings 2:1
- A. In a cloud
- B. In a dream
- C. By an angel
- D. By a whirlwind
Correct answer: D. By a whirlwind
By a whirlwind.
2 Kings 2:1
2. What did Elisha answer when Elijah told him: tarry here?
2 Kings 2:2
- A. I will go to Bethel and wait for thee
- B. Bless me before thou goest
- C. As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee
- D. I will do according to thy word
Correct answer: C. As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee
He said: 'As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.'
2 Kings 2:2
3. Who said to Elisha: Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day?
2 Kings 2:3
- A. Gehazi his servant
- B. The sons of the prophets that were at Bethel
- C. King Ahaziah
- D. An angel of the LORD
Correct answer: B. The sons of the prophets that were at Bethel
The sons of the prophets that were at Bethel.
2 Kings 2:3
4. What happened when Elijah smote the waters with his mantle?
2 Kings 2:8
- A. The waters were divided
- B. The waters turned to blood
- C. The waters were healed
- D. The waters dried up for seven days
Correct answer: A. The waters were divided
The waters were divided.
2 Kings 2:8
5. What was Elisha's request when Elijah told him: 'Ask what I shall do for thee'?
2 Kings 2:9
- A. That he give him his mantle
- B. That he take him with him to heaven
- C. That he be king over Israel
- D. That a double portion of his spirit be upon him
Correct answer: D. That a double portion of his spirit be upon him
That a double portion of his spirit be upon him.
2 Kings 2:9
6. What had to happen for Elisha to know his request was granted?
2 Kings 2:10
- A. Fire falling from heaven
- B. Hearing the voice of the LORD
- C. Seeing Elijah when he was taken from him
- D. Parting the Jordan with his mantle
Correct answer: C. Seeing Elijah when he was taken from him
That he see Elijah when he was taken from him.
2 Kings 2:10
7. What was Elisha's cry when Elijah was taken up?
2 Kings 2:12
- A. Blessed be the God of Elijah!
- B. My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof!
- C. LORD, save my master's life!
- D. Come back to me, man of God!
Correct answer: B. My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof!
My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof!
2 Kings 2:12
8. Elisha took Elijah's mantle and parted the waters. What did the sons of the prophets say when they saw it?
2 Kings 2:15
- A. The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha
- B. Elijah has come back from heaven
- C. Elisha will be king in Israel
- D. The LORD has dried up the Jordan
Correct answer: A. The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha
They said: The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha.
2 Kings 2:15
9. What did the sons of the prophets want to do with the fifty strong men?
2 Kings 2:16
- A. Attack the Moabites
- B. Build a house for Elisha
- C. Bring Elisha before the king
- D. Go and seek Elijah's body
Correct answer: D. Go and seek Elijah's body
Go and seek Elijah's body.
2 Kings 2:16
10. How many days did they seek Elijah's body?
2 Kings 2:17
- A. Forty days
- B. One day
- C. Three days
- D. Seven days
Correct answer: C. Three days
Three days.
2 Kings 2:17
11. Some young people mocked Elisha, crying 'Go up, thou bald head.' What happened to them?
2 Kings 2:24
- A. The earth opened and swallowed them
- B. Two she bears tare them
- C. They were struck with leprosy
- D. Fire fell from heaven on them
Correct answer: B. Two she bears tare them
Two she bears tare forty and two of them, after Elisha cursed them.
2 Kings 2:24
12. How many of those who mocked Elisha were judged?
2 Kings 2:24
- A. Forty-two
- B. Twelve
- C. Fifty
- D. Seventy
Correct answer: A. Forty-two
Forty-two.
2 Kings 2:24
Notes
2 Kings 3 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 2 Kings 3 (KJV)
1. Why did the kings of Judah and Edom run out of water?
2 Kings 3:9
- A. Because the Moabites poisoned the wells
- B. Because it had not rained in three years
- C. Because the sun had dried up the river
- D. Because they had been seven days in the wilderness
Correct answer: D. Because they had been seven days in the wilderness
Because they had already been seven days in the wilderness.
2 Kings 3:9
2. Out of regard for whom did Elisha hear the one seeking a word from God through him?
2 Kings 3:14
- A. The king of Edom
- B. Elijah
- C. Jehoshaphat
- D. Jehoram
Correct answer: C. Jehoshaphat
Out of regard for Jehoshaphat.
2 Kings 3:14
3. What did Elisha ask them to bring him before he prophesied?
2 Kings 3:15
- A. Water from the Jordan
- B. A minstrel
- C. A new cruse
- D. Elijah's mantle
Correct answer: B. A minstrel
A minstrel.
2 Kings 3:15
4. Why did Elisha prophesy that they should make ditches?
2 Kings 3:16-17
- A. Because God would fill the valley with water
- B. To trap the Moabites
- C. To water Moab's horses
- D. Because it would rain forty days
Correct answer: A. Because God would fill the valley with water
Because God would fill the valley with water.
2 Kings 3:16-17
5. What was water to the Israelites — what was it to the Moabites?
2 Kings 3:22
- A. Fire
- B. Ice
- C. A river of oil
- D. Blood
Correct answer: D. Blood
Blood, because of the sun shining on the water.
2 Kings 3:22
6. What did the king of Moab do when he saw the battle was too sore for him?
2 Kings 3:27
- A. He fled to Egypt
- B. He killed himself with his sword
- C. He offered his eldest son for a burnt offering upon the wall
- D. He surrendered to Jehoshaphat
Correct answer: C. He offered his eldest son for a burnt offering upon the wall
He offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall.
2 Kings 3:27
Notes
2 Kings 4 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 2 Kings 4 (KJV)
1. A wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried to the prophet Elisha. Why?
2 Kings 4:1
- A. Because her husband was sick
- B. Because the creditor wanted to take her two sons
- C. Because her son had died
- D. Because she had no house to live in
Correct answer: B. Because the creditor wanted to take her two sons
Because her husband was dead, and the creditor wanted to take her two sons.
2 Kings 4:1
2. What did Elisha tell the widow to do with the vessels she had borrowed?
2 Kings 4:3-4
- A. Fill them with oil
- B. Sell them in the market
- C. Return them to her neighbours
- D. Take them to the temple
Correct answer: A. Fill them with oil
Fill them with oil.
2 Kings 4:3-4
3. What did the prophet tell the widow to do with the oil in the vessels?
2 Kings 4:7
- A. Offer it to the LORD
- B. Save it for the famine
- C. Share it among the prophets
- D. Sell it and pay her debt
Correct answer: D. Sell it and pay her debt
Sell it and so pay the creditors.
2 Kings 4:7
4. Why did the woman ask her husband to build a chamber for Elisha?
2 Kings 4:9
- A. Because Elisha asked her to
- B. Because the king ordered it
- C. Because she perceived he was an holy man of God
- D. Because she wanted a son
Correct answer: C. Because she perceived he was an holy man of God
Because she perceived he was an holy man of God.
2 Kings 4:9
5. What was the name of Elisha's servant?
2 Kings 4:12
- A. Jehu
- B. Gehazi
- C. Naaman
- D. Ahaziah
Correct answer: B. Gehazi
Gehazi.
2 Kings 4:12
6. What reward did the woman receive for building the chamber?
2 Kings 4:14-16
- A. To have a son
- B. To receive land from the king
- C. To be spared from famine
- D. To receive gold and silver
Correct answer: A. To have a son
To have a son.
2 Kings 4:14-16
7. Where did the Shunammite lay her dead son?
2 Kings 4:21
- A. On her husband's bed
- B. In the reapers' field
- C. At the door of her house
- D. On the bed of the prophet Elisha
Correct answer: D. On the bed of the prophet Elisha
On the bed of the prophet Elisha.
2 Kings 4:21
8. Where did the Shunammite find Elisha?
2 Kings 4:25
- A. In Jericho
- B. In Gilgal
- C. At mount Carmel
- D. In Samaria
Correct answer: C. At mount Carmel
At mount Carmel.
2 Kings 4:25
9. When the Shunammite caught Elisha by the feet, what did he understand?
2 Kings 4:27
- A. That her husband had died
- B. That her soul was vexed within her
- C. That she wanted another son
- D. That she came to ask for money
Correct answer: B. That her soul was vexed within her
That she was in bitterness.
2 Kings 4:27
10. Elisha sent his servant to attend to the dead child. Did it work?
2 Kings 4:31
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No.
2 Kings 4:31
11. After Elisha stretched himself upon the dead child, how many times did the child sneeze?
2 Kings 4:35
- A. Three times
- B. Once
- C. Twelve times
- D. Seven times
Correct answer: D. Seven times
Seven times.
2 Kings 4:35
12. What was in the pot, according to those who tasted it?
2 Kings 4:40
- A. Manna from heaven
- B. Oil and meal
- C. Death; the food was poisoned
- D. Lamb's meat
Correct answer: C. Death; the food was poisoned
Death, that is, the food was poisoned.
2 Kings 4:40
13. How did Elisha solve the problem of the pot?
2 Kings 4:41
- A. By throwing the food into the river
- B. By casting meal into it
- C. By casting salt into it
- D. By praying seven times
Correct answer: B. By casting meal into it
By casting meal into it.
2 Kings 4:41
Notes
2 Kings 5 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 2 Kings 5 (KJV)
1. Who was the captain of the host of Syria?
2 Kings 5:1
- A. Naaman
- B. Benhadad
- C. Hazael
- D. Gehazi
Correct answer: A. Naaman
Naaman.
2 Kings 5:1
2. What disease did Naaman have?
2 Kings 5:1
- A. He was blind
- B. He was lame
- C. He had a fever
- D. He was a leper
Correct answer: D. He was a leper
He was a leper.
2 Kings 5:1
3. How did Naaman learn there was a prophet in Israel who could heal him?
2 Kings 5:2-3
- A. Through a dream
- B. Through the priests of Syria
- C. Through a little maid of Israel who was a captive
- D. Through a letter from the king of Israel
Correct answer: C. Through a little maid of Israel who was a captive
Through a little maid of Israel who was a captive.
2 Kings 5:2-3
4. What did the king of Israel do with his clothes after reading the letter?
2 Kings 5:7
- A. He burned them
- B. He rent his clothes
- C. He put on purple
- D. He gave them to Naaman
Correct answer: B. He rent his clothes
He rent his clothes.
2 Kings 5:7
5. What instructions did Elisha give Naaman?
2 Kings 5:10
- A. To wash in Jordan seven times
- B. To offer a burnt offering in the temple
- C. To show himself to the priests
- D. To fast three days
Correct answer: A. To wash in Jordan seven times
To wash in Jordan seven times.
2 Kings 5:10
6. What did Naaman's flesh become like?
2 Kings 5:14
- A. White as snow
- B. Like an old man's
- C. Like a leper's
- D. Like the flesh of a little child
Correct answer: D. Like the flesh of a little child
Like the flesh of a little child.
2 Kings 5:14
7. Did Elisha accept the present Naaman offered him?
2 Kings 5:16
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No.
2 Kings 5:16
8. Why did Naaman's leprosy cleave to Gehazi?
2 Kings 5:26-27
- A. Because he disobeyed the king
- B. Because he took Naaman's present by deceit
- C. Because he touched Naaman
- D. Because he washed in the Jordan
Correct answer: B. Because he took Naaman's present by deceit
Because he took Naaman's present by deceit.
2 Kings 5:26-27
Notes
2 Kings 6 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 2 Kings 6 (KJV)
1. Why did the sons of the prophets want to build a new dwelling?
2 Kings 6:1
- A. Because the place where they dwelt was too strait
- B. Because their house had burned
- C. Because the king ordered it
- D. Because they wanted to live near Elisha in Samaria
Correct answer: A. Because the place where they dwelt was too strait
Because the place where they dwelt was too strait for them.
2 Kings 6:1
2. Why did the man cry out when the axe head fell into the water?
2 Kings 6:5
- A. Because it was gold
- B. Because he cut himself with it
- C. Because it was the only one they had
- D. Because it was borrowed
Correct answer: D. Because it was borrowed
He cried out because it was borrowed.
2 Kings 6:5
3. How did the man of God recover the axe head?
2 Kings 6:6
- A. He made the river dry up
- B. He prayed and a fish brought it
- C. He cast a stick into the water and the iron swam
- D. He went into the river to look for it
Correct answer: C. He cast a stick into the water and the iron swam
He cast a stick into the water and the iron swam to the surface.
2 Kings 6:6
4. The king of Syria thought there was a spy among his men, but who was telling the king of Israel what the king of Syria planned?
2 Kings 6:11-12
- A. A servant of the king of Syria
- B. The prophet Elisha
- C. Gehazi
- D. Naaman
Correct answer: B. The prophet Elisha
The prophet Elisha warned the king of Israel.
2 Kings 6:11-12
5. Elisha's servant was alarmed when he saw the Syrian host compass the city. What did Elisha tell him?
2 Kings 6:16
- A. Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them
- B. Let us flee to the mountain before they come
- C. Go and warn the king of Israel
- D. Surrender, for they are many
Correct answer: A. Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them
Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
2 Kings 6:16
6. How was Elisha's servant able to see the heavenly host?
2 Kings 6:17
- A. Because he went up the mountain
- B. Because an angel touched him
- C. Because he washed in the Jordan
- D. Because Elisha prayed God to open his eyes
Correct answer: D. Because Elisha prayed God to open his eyes
Because Elisha prayed God to open his eyes.
2 Kings 6:17
7. What did Elisha pray God to do to the Syrians?
2 Kings 6:18
- A. Make them flee
- B. Smite them with leprosy
- C. Smite them with blindness
- D. Consume them with fire
Correct answer: C. Smite them with blindness
To smite the Syrians with blindness.
2 Kings 6:18
8. Why did the bands of Syria come no more into the land of Israel?
2 Kings 6:22-23
- A. Because there was famine in Syria
- B. Because Elisha spared their lives and they were sent away in peace
- C. Because Israel defeated them in battle
- D. Because the king of Syria died
Correct answer: B. Because Elisha spared their lives and they were sent away in peace
Because Elisha spared their lives in their last attempt against Israel.
2 Kings 6:22-23
9. Because Benhadad besieged Samaria, what did two women do with the son of one of them?
2 Kings 6:28-29
- A. They ate him because of the famine
- B. They sold him to the Syrians
- C. They hid him in the temple
- D. They took him to Elisha
Correct answer: A. They ate him because of the famine
They ate him because of the famine.
2 Kings 6:28-29
10. How did the king react when he heard what these women had done?
2 Kings 6:30-31
- A. He surrendered to Benhadad
- B. He ordered the women killed
- C. He opened the storehouses to the people
- D. He rent his clothes and ordered Elisha killed
Correct answer: D. He rent his clothes and ordered Elisha killed
He ordered Elisha killed.
2 Kings 6:30-31
Notes
2 Kings 7 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 2 Kings 7 (KJV)
1. A lord doubted the prophetic word Elisha gave. What was his punishment?
2 Kings 7:2
- A. He would be carried captive to Syria
- B. He would be struck with leprosy
- C. He would see it with his eyes, but not eat thereof
- D. He would go blind
Correct answer: C. He would see it with his eyes, but not eat thereof
He would see it with his eyes, but not eat thereof.
2 Kings 7:2
2. Who discovered that the Syrian camp had been abandoned?
2 Kings 7:3-5
- A. Gehazi
- B. Four leprous men
- C. Two of the king's spies
- D. The sons of the prophets
Correct answer: B. Four leprous men
Four leprous men.
2 Kings 7:3-5
3. God made a noise in the Syrian camp. What did the Syrians think?
2 Kings 7:6
- A. That the king of Israel had hired other kings against them
- B. That the earth was shaking
- C. That fire was coming from heaven
- D. That Elisha was coming with an army of angels
Correct answer: A. That the king of Israel had hired other kings against them
That the king of Israel had hired other kings.
2 Kings 7:6
4. The lepers realized they did not well to eat alone. What did they do?
2 Kings 7:9
- A. They hid the spoil
- B. They went back to their place outside the city
- C. They fled with the Syrians
- D. They decided to tell the king the good tidings
Correct answer: D. They decided to tell the king the good tidings
They decided to tell the king the good tidings.
2 Kings 7:9
5. How did the king interpret the lepers' news?
2 Kings 7:12
- A. That the lepers were lying
- B. That Elisha had worked a miracle
- C. That the Syrians were using cunning to draw them out of the city
- D. That the LORD had defeated the Syrians
Correct answer: C. That the Syrians were using cunning to draw them out of the city
That the Syrians were using cunning to draw them out of the city and catch them.
2 Kings 7:12
6. The king sent spies to the Syrian camp. How did they know the Syrians had fled?
2 Kings 7:15
- A. The lepers led them as far as the Euphrates
- B. On the way they found garments and vessels cast away in haste
- C. They saw their tents burned
- D. They found a message from the king of Syria
Correct answer: B. On the way they found garments and vessels cast away in haste
Because on the way they found garments and vessels which the Syrians had cast away in their haste.
2 Kings 7:15
7. What happened to the lord who had doubted Elisha's word?
2 Kings 7:17
- A. The people trode upon him in the gate and he died
- B. He was carried captive to Syria
- C. He became a leper
- D. He fled the city
Correct answer: A. The people trode upon him in the gate and he died
The people trode upon him in the gate of the city and he died.
2 Kings 7:17
Notes
2 Kings 8 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 2 Kings 8 (KJV)
1. Why did the woman whose son Elisha restored to life go to the land of the Philistines?
2 Kings 8:1
- A. Because the king took her house
- B. Because her husband died
- C. Because the Syrians besieged the city
- D. Because the prophet told her seven years of famine would come
Correct answer: D. Because the prophet told her seven years of famine would come
Because the prophet told her seven years of famine would come.
2 Kings 8:1
2. This same woman came back to the king to cry for her house and land. What was Elisha's servant doing with the king at that moment?
2 Kings 8:4-5
- A. Bringing him a message from Elisha
- B. Accusing him of idolatry
- C. Telling him the story of this woman and her son restored to life
- D. Asking him for money
Correct answer: C. Telling him the story of this woman and her son restored to life
He was telling him the very story of this woman and her son restored to life.
2 Kings 8:4-5
3. What did the king do after hearing the woman's own testimony?
2 Kings 8:6
- A. He gave her a house in Samaria
- B. He restored all that was hers
- C. He sent her to Elisha
- D. He banished her from the kingdom
Correct answer: B. He restored all that was hers
He restored all that was hers.
2 Kings 8:6
4. Why did the man of God weep before Hazael?
2 Kings 8:12
- A. Because he saw the evil Hazael would do to the children of Israel
- B. Because Benhadad was going to die
- C. Because Hazael threatened him
- D. Because he remembered Elijah
Correct answer: A. Because he saw the evil Hazael would do to the children of Israel
Because he saw the evil Hazael would do to the children of Israel.
2 Kings 8:12
5. Who murdered Benhadad?
2 Kings 8:15
- A. Jehu
- B. Naaman
- C. Joram
- D. Hazael
Correct answer: D. Hazael
Hazael.
2 Kings 8:15
6. Why did Joram go back to Jezreel?
2 Kings 8:29
- A. To hide from Jehu
- B. To hold a feast
- C. To be healed of the wounds the Syrians gave him
- D. To marry Jezebel
Correct answer: C. To be healed of the wounds the Syrians gave him
To be healed of the wounds the Syrians gave him.
2 Kings 8:29
Notes
2 Kings 9 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 2 Kings 9 (KJV)
1. What did Elisha tell one of the sons of the prophets to do with Jehu?
2 Kings 9:1-3
- A. Warn him
- B. Anoint him king over Israel
- C. Kill him
- D. Take him to Samaria
Correct answer: B. Anoint him king over Israel
Anoint him king over Israel.
2 Kings 9:1-3
2. Why did the LORD want Jehu to smite the house of Ahab?
2 Kings 9:7
- A. To avenge the blood of his servants the prophets
- B. To take their riches
- C. Because Ahab was his personal enemy
- D. To get Naboth's vineyard
Correct answer: A. To avenge the blood of his servants the prophets
To avenge the blood of his servants the prophets.
2 Kings 9:7
3. Did Jehu tell his companions what the servant Elisha sent had said to him?
2 Kings 9:12
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes, he told them why he had come.
2 Kings 9:12
4. What did Jehu's companions say when he told them he had been anointed king?
2 Kings 9:13
- A. Tell no one
- B. Let us go to Samaria
- C. Jehu is king
- D. This is madness
Correct answer: C. Jehu is king
Jehu is king.
2 Kings 9:13
5. What question did the horseman who went to check Jehu's company ask?
2 Kings 9:17-18
- A. Where goest thou?
- B. Is it peace?
- C. Who art thou?
- D. Comest thou from Elisha?
Correct answer: B. Is it peace?
Is it peace?
2 Kings 9:17-18
6. Why did they send a second horseman to check on Jehu?
2 Kings 9:18
- A. Because the first did not come back
- B. Because the first died
- C. Because the king did not believe the first
- D. Because another army was coming
Correct answer: A. Because the first did not come back
Because the first did not come back.
2 Kings 9:18
7. What did Joram understand from Jehu's answer, when he mentioned Jezebel's whoredoms?
2 Kings 9:22-23
- A. That he came in peace
- B. That Jezebel had died
- C. That Elisha had sent him to help
- D. That Jehu was committing treachery
Correct answer: D. That Jehu was committing treachery
That Jehu was committing treachery.
2 Kings 9:22-23
8. Who threw Jezebel down out of the window?
2 Kings 9:32-33
- A. The sons of the prophets
- B. Her own maids
- C. Some eunuchs
- D. Jehu's soldiers
Correct answer: C. Some eunuchs
Three eunuchs.
2 Kings 9:32-33
9. When Jehu sent men to bury Jezebel, what did they find?
2 Kings 9:35
- A. Her jewels and her crown
- B. Only the skull, the feet and the palms of her hands
- C. Her whole body
- D. Nothing, for she had vanished
Correct answer: B. Only the skull, the feet and the palms of her hands
Only the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
2 Kings 9:35
Notes
2 Kings 10 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 2 Kings 10 (KJV)
1. How many sons did Ahab have in Samaria?
2 Kings 10:1
- A. Seventy
- B. Twelve
- C. Forty-two
- D. Seven
Correct answer: A. Seventy
Seventy sons.
2 Kings 10:1
2. What did they do with Ahab's sons?
2 Kings 10:7
- A. They carried them captive
- B. They made them servants
- C. They let them flee
- D. They slew them
Correct answer: D. They slew them
They slew them.
2 Kings 10:7
3. Where did Jehu kill the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah?
2 Kings 10:14
- A. In Naboth's vineyard
- B. At the gate of Samaria
- C. At the pit of the shearing house
- D. In the house of Baal
Correct answer: C. At the pit of the shearing house
At the pit of the shearing house.
2 Kings 10:14
4. Why did Jehu invite the prophets of Baal to worship Baal with him?
2 Kings 10:19
- A. To give them gifts
- B. He did it in subtilty to destroy them
- C. Because he wanted to serve Baal
- D. To make peace with them
Correct answer: B. He did it in subtilty to destroy them
He did it in subtilty to destroy them.
2 Kings 10:19
5. When the worshippers of Baal went into the house, what did Jehu make sure of?
2 Kings 10:23
- A. That none of the servants of the LORD were there
- B. That they were all dressed in white
- C. That the doors stayed open
- D. That the king of Judah was present
Correct answer: A. That none of the servants of the LORD were there
That there were no servants of the LORD there.
2 Kings 10:23
6. Despite all the good Jehu did, did he turn away from the LORD?
2 Kings 10:31
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
2 Kings 10:31
Notes
2 Kings 11 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 2 Kings 11 (KJV)
1. What did Athaliah do when she saw that Ahaziah was dead?
2 Kings 11:1-2
- A. She fled to Egypt
- B. She called Jehoiada to reign
- C. She destroyed the seed royal, though not all of them
- D. She put on mourning
Correct answer: C. She destroyed the seed royal, though not all of them
She destroyed the seed royal, though not all of them.
2 Kings 11:1-2
2. Who escaped from Athaliah's hands?
2 Kings 11:2
- A. Amaziah
- B. Joash
- C. Ahaziah
- D. Jehoiada
Correct answer: B. Joash
Joash.
2 Kings 11:2
3. Who helped Joash recover the kingdom?
2 Kings 11:4, 12
- A. Jehoiada
- B. Jehosheba
- C. Jehu
- D. Elisha
Correct answer: A. Jehoiada
Jehoiada.
2 Kings 11:4, 12
4. Why did Jehoiada order Athaliah taken out of the temple?
2 Kings 11:15
- A. Because she was unclean
- B. To bring her before the king
- C. So she could see the coronation
- D. Because he did not want her slain there
Correct answer: D. Because he did not want her slain there
Because he did not want her slain there.
2 Kings 11:15
5. How old was Joash when he began to reign?
2 Kings 11:21
- A. Sixteen years old
- B. Eight years old
- C. Seven years old
- D. Twelve years old
Correct answer: C. Seven years old
Seven years old.
2 Kings 11:21