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2 Samuel — Group study guide

Part 1 of 2 · chapters 1–12

12 chapters · 87 questions

Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo

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Read one chapter per meeting. Each participant can mark their answers and write down what they learned.

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2 Samuel 1 — Study questions

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Read first: 2 Samuel 1 (KJV)

1. Was it true that the Amalekite helped Saul to die?
2 Samuel 1:9
- Yes
- No
2. What of Saul's did the Amalekite bring to David?
2 Samuel 1:10
- A. The spear and the shield
- B. The robe and the sword
- C. The sceptre and the royal seal
- D. The crown and a bracelet
3. What did David do with the Amalekite who confessed to slaying Saul?
2 Samuel 1:15
- A. He rewarded him
- B. He made him captain of his army
- C. He ordered one of his men to kill him
- D. He let him go in peace
4. When it was said, "How are the mighty fallen!", of whom was it spoken?
2 Samuel 1:17-19
- A. Abner and Asahel
- B. Saul and Jonathan
- C. Goliath and the Philistines
- D. Ish-bosheth and Abner
5. Of whom did David say his love was wonderful, passing the love of women?
2 Samuel 1:26
- A. Jonathan
- B. Saul
- C. Abner
- D. Joab

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2 Samuel 2 — Study questions

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Read first: 2 Samuel 2 (KJV)

1. To which city of Judah did God allow David to go up?
2 Samuel 2:1
- A. Hebron
- B. Bethlehem
- C. Ziklag
- D. Gibeon
2. In Hebron David was anointed king over whom?
2 Samuel 2:4
- A. Over all Israel
- B. Over Benjamin
- C. Over Ephraim
- D. Over the house of Judah
3. Why did David bless the men of Jabesh-gilead?
2 Samuel 2:5
- A. They joined his army
- B. They gave him refuge when he fled
- C. They buried Saul
- D. They paid him tribute
4. Whom did Abner make king over Israel?
2 Samuel 2:8-9
- A. Mephibosheth son of Jonathan
- B. Ish-bosheth son of Saul
- C. Asahel son of Zeruiah
- D. Abinadab son of Saul
5. How many years did Ish-bosheth reign?
2 Samuel 2:10
- A. Two years
- B. Seven years
- C. Four years
- D. Twelve years
6. David's men and Saul's men met by the pool of Gibeon. Who won the battle that broke out that day?
2 Samuel 2:17
- A. Abner's men
- B. The Philistines
- C. Neither; they made peace
- D. David's men
7. Which of the sons of Zeruiah was as light of foot as a wild roe?
2 Samuel 2:18
- A. Joab
- B. Abishai
- C. Asahel
- D. Amasa
8. Who killed Asahel?
2 Samuel 2:23
- A. Joab
- B. Abner
- C. Ish-bosheth
- D. Amasa
9. What did the people do when Joab blew a trumpet?
2 Samuel 2:28
- A. They pursued after Israel no more
- B. They attacked Abner's men
- C. They returned to Jerusalem to celebrate
- D. They gathered to anoint David

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2 Samuel 3 — Study questions

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Read first: 2 Samuel 3 (KJV)

1. Of the two houses, David's and Saul's, which grew stronger and stronger?
2 Samuel 3:1
- A. David's
- B. Saul's
- C. Both equally
2. What was the name of David's firstborn?
2 Samuel 3:2
- A. Absalom
- B. Solomon
- C. Adonijah
- D. Amnon
3. Who were Ahinoam, Abigail, Maacah, Haggith, Abital and Eglah?
2 Samuel 3:2-5
- A. Daughters of Saul
- B. Concubines of Ish-bosheth
- C. Wives of David
- D. Prophetesses of Israel
4. Who was Rizpah?
2 Samuel 3:7
- A. A daughter of Saul
- B. A concubine of Saul
- C. A wife of David
- D. Abner's mother
5. What did Ish-bosheth accuse Abner of?
2 Samuel 3:7
- A. Going in unto his father's concubine
- B. Killing Asahel
- C. Allying with the Philistines
- D. Losing the battle at Gibeon
6. Abner was very wroth. What did Ish-bosheth answer him then?
2 Samuel 3:11
- A. He begged his pardon publicly
- B. He threatened him with death
- C. He removed him as general
- D. Nothing, because he feared him
7. Abner wanted to make a league with David, and David agreed. But what did David require?
2 Samuel 3:13
- A. That he hand over Ish-bosheth
- B. That he return Saul's crown
- C. That he bring him his wife Michal
- D. That he give him the land of Benjamin
8. Why did Phaltiel stop following Michal?
2 Samuel 3:16
- A. David threatened him
- B. Abner told him to return
- C. Michal asked him to
- D. He fell sick on the way
9. Who took the initiative to gather all Israel so that David would reign over them?
2 Samuel 3:21
- A. Abner
- B. Joab
- C. Ish-bosheth
- D. Nathan
10. Did Joab interpret Abner's visit as that of a spy?
2 Samuel 3:25
- Yes
- No
11. Did Joab kill Abner to protect David from treachery, or to avenge the death of his brother Asahel?
2 Samuel 3:27
- A. To avenge the blood of his brother Asahel
- B. To protect David from treachery
12. How did Israel know David had nothing to do with Abner's death?
2 Samuel 3:35-37
- A. David punished Joab at once
- B. By the fast David kept
- C. Abner said so before he died
- D. A prophet declared it
13. When David said, "these men... be too hard for me," whom did he mean?
2 Samuel 3:39
- A. The sons of Zeruiah
- B. The sons of Saul
- C. Abner's captains
- D. The Philistines

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2 Samuel 4 — Study questions

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Read first: 2 Samuel 4 (KJV)

1. Why was Jonathan's son lame?
2 Samuel 4:4
- A. His nurse let him fall as she fled
- B. He was wounded in the battle at Gilboa
- C. He fell from a chariot
- D. The Philistines wounded him
2. What was the name of Jonathan's lame son?
2 Samuel 4:4
- A. Ish-bosheth
- B. Micha
- C. Abinadab
- D. Mephibosheth
3. Did Rechab and Baanah believe they would win David's favour by killing Ish-bosheth?
2 Samuel 4:9-10
- Yes
- No
4. What was done with Rechab and Baanah after they were slain?
2 Samuel 4:12
- A. They were buried in Hebron with honour
- B. Their hands and feet were cut off
- C. They were thrown into the pool of Gibeon
- D. They were burned in the field

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2 Samuel 5 — Study questions

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Read first: 2 Samuel 5 (KJV)

1. How old was David when he began to reign?
2 Samuel 5:4
- A. Twenty-five years
- B. Thirty years
- C. Forty years
- D. Eighteen years
2. How many years did David reign in all?
2 Samuel 5:5
- A. Forty years and six months
- B. Thirty-three years
- C. Forty-seven years
- D. Twenty years and six months
3. After being anointed king, David marched against the Jebusites. True or false?
2 Samuel 5:6
- True
- False
4. Which of the Jebusites were hated of David's soul?
2 Samuel 5:8
- A. The priests
- B. The elders
- C. The lame and the blind
- D. The watchmen
5. Now king, what did David perceive concerning the LORD?
2 Samuel 5:12
- A. That he must build the temple
- B. That the LORD had established him king
- C. That he must return to Hebron
- D. That his kingdom would be divided
6. What did David do after he came from Hebron?
2 Samuel 5:13
- A. He took more concubines and wives
- B. He built a temple to the LORD
- C. He divided the land among his captains
- D. He made a league with the Philistines
7. What did the Philistines do when they heard David had been anointed king?
2 Samuel 5:17
- A. They sent him gifts
- B. They made a league with him
- C. They fled to Gath
- D. They came up to seek David in war

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2 Samuel 6 — Study questions

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Read first: 2 Samuel 6 (KJV)

1. Why did David go from Baale of Judah?
2 Samuel 6:2
- A. To fight the Philistines
- B. To look for Mephibosheth
- C. To offer sacrifice in Gibeon
- D. To bring up the ark of God
2. On what did they set the ark to carry it?
2 Samuel 6:3
- A. On the shoulders of the Levites
- B. On a camel
- C. On a new cart
- D. On a raft
3. What happened to Uzzah when he put forth his hand and took hold of the ark?
2 Samuel 6:7
- A. He became leprous
- B. He died
- C. He went blind
- D. His hand withered
4. How did David react to what happened to Uzzah?
2 Samuel 6:8
- A. He was displeased
- B. He rejoiced
- C. He laughed
- D. He paid it no mind
5. Why would David no longer take the ark with him?
2 Samuel 6:9
- A. The Philistines claimed it
- B. Michal opposed it
- C. The cart broke
- D. He was afraid of the LORD
6. Where was the ark sent after Uzzah's death?
2 Samuel 6:10
- A. To the house of Abinadab
- B. To Shiloh
- C. To the house of Obed-edom
- D. To Kirjath-jearim
7. Why did David decide to bring the ark of God to his city after all?
2 Samuel 6:12
- A. Nathan commanded him
- B. He heard that God had blessed the house of Obed-edom
- C. The Philistines threatened the city
- D. Obed-edom asked him to
8. Why did Michal despise David in her heart?
2 Samuel 6:16
- A. She saw him leaping and dancing before the LORD
- B. He took other wives
- C. He did not visit her
- D. He killed the house of Saul
9. Michal's contempt for David had consequences. What was the punishment?
2 Samuel 6:23
- A. She was sent to her father
- B. She became leprous
- C. She lost her house
- D. She had no child

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2 Samuel 7 — Study questions

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Read first: 2 Samuel 7 (KJV)

1. David intended to build a house for the ark of the LORD, and Nathan told him to do it because God was with him. Was Nathan wrong to tell the king that?
2 Samuel 7:4-5
- Yes
- No
2. What kind of name did the LORD give David?
2 Samuel 7:9
- A. A new name
- B. A prophet's name
- C. A great name
- D. A priest's name
3. Who did God say would build Him a house?
2 Samuel 7:12-13
- A. David himself
- B. David's son, after David died
- C. Nathan the prophet
- D. The Levitical priests
4. How would God chasten David's son if he committed iniquity?
2 Samuel 7:14
- A. With the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men
- B. By taking the kingdom from him for ever
- C. With fire from heaven
- D. With famine upon the land
5. What did the LORD reveal to David's ear?
2 Samuel 7:27
- A. That he would live a hundred years
- B. That he would defeat Absalom
- C. That he would build the temple
- D. That He would build him a house

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2 Samuel 8 — Study questions

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Read first: 2 Samuel 8 (KJV)

1. Why did Toi send his son Joram to see David?
2 Samuel 8:9-10
- A. To ask his help against the Philistines
- B. To pay overdue tribute
- C. To ask for one of David's daughters
- D. Because he heard David had smitten Hadadezer
2. Was Toi afraid of David?
2 Samuel 8:10
- Yes
- No
3. How did David get himself a name?
2 Samuel 8:11-13
- A. By his skill on the harp
- B. By what he dedicated to the LORD of the spoil of his enemies
- C. By inherited riches
- D. By marrying kings' daughters
4. What did David execute unto all his people?
2 Samuel 8:15
- A. Judgment and justice
- B. Wheat and oil
- C. Land and cattle
- D. Gold and silver
5. What were David's sons?
2 Samuel 8:18
- A. Recorders
- B. Scribes
- C. Porters
- D. Chief rulers

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2 Samuel 9 — Study questions

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Read first: 2 Samuel 9 (KJV)

1. Why did David ask whether any was left of the house of Saul?
2 Samuel 9:1
- A. To eliminate his rivals
- B. To claim Saul's lands
- C. To make him king of Benjamin
- D. To shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake
2. What was the name of the servant who told David about Mephibosheth?
2 Samuel 9:2
- A. Hushai
- B. Ittai
- C. Ziba
- D. Machir
3. What did David promise to restore to Mephibosheth?
2 Samuel 9:7
- A. Saul's crown
- B. All the land of Saul
- C. Jonathan's sword
- D. The house in Hebron
4. To what did Mephibosheth compare himself?
2 Samuel 9:8
- A. A dead dog
- B. A flea
- C. A worm
- D. A bruised reed
5. How many sons did Ziba have?
2 Samuel 9:10
- A. Seven
- B. Twelve
- C. Twenty
- D. Fifteen
6. Mephibosheth was lame on his feet and had a son. What was his name?
2 Samuel 9:12
- A. Machir
- B. Jonathan
- C. Micha
- D. Ish-bosheth

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2 Samuel 10 — Study questions

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Read first: 2 Samuel 10 (KJV)

1. Why did David want to shew kindness to Hanun?
2 Samuel 10:2
- A. Hanun asked for help
- B. Hanun was his kinsman
- C. Hanun's father had shewed kindness to David
- D. He wanted to conquer Ammon
2. How did the princes of Ammon interpret the coming of David's servants to comfort Hanun?
2 Samuel 10:3
- A. That they came to demand tribute
- B. That they came to search the city, to overthrow it
- C. That they came to offer an alliance
- D. That they came to ask for a wife
3. What did Hanun do to the beards of David's servants?
2 Samuel 10:4
- A. He shaved off the one half of their beards
- B. He anointed them with oil
- C. He burned them
- D. He dyed them
4. Why did David's servants tarry at Jericho?
2 Samuel 10:5
- A. They were wounded
- B. They were waiting for the army
- C. Hanun imprisoned them there
- D. They were greatly ashamed because of their beards
5. When the kings who helped Hadarezer saw they were smitten before Israel, what did they do?
2 Samuel 10:19
- A. They joined the Philistines
- B. They attacked Israel again
- C. They made peace with Israel and served them
- D. They fled to Egypt

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2 Samuel 11 — Study questions

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Read first: 2 Samuel 11 (KJV)

1. Was there a specific time when kings went forth to battle?
2 Samuel 11:1
- Yes
- No
2. What did David do when he saw from the roof a woman washing herself?
2 Samuel 11:3
- A. He went down to speak with her
- B. He sent and enquired after the woman
- C. He called her husband Uriah
- D. He went off to war
3. What did Bath-sheba do when she knew she was with child?
2 Samuel 11:5
- A. She told king David
- B. She told Uriah
- C. She fled to her father's house
- D. She told Nathan
4. What do you think David's intention was in sending Uriah the Hittite to his house?
2 Samuel 11:8
- A. To reward him for his bravery
- B. To ask his advice about the war
- C. To send him with a message to Joab
- D. To hide his sin of adultery with Bath-sheba
5. Why did David make Uriah the Hittite drunk?
2 Samuel 11:11-13
- A. So he would forget the war
- B. To celebrate the victory over Ammon
- C. So he would go home to his wife and so account for the pregnancy
- D. So he would reveal Joab's plans
6. Concerning Uriah the Hittite, what did the letter David sent to Joab say?
2 Samuel 11:15
- A. To promote him to captain
- B. To set him in the forefront of the hottest battle, that he might die
- C. To send him back to Jerusalem
- D. To leave him guarding the camp
7. What did Joab tell the messenger to say to David if his wrath arose?
2 Samuel 11:21
- A. That Uriah the Hittite was dead also
- B. That the city had already been taken
- C. That the army was coming home
- D. That Abimelech had prevailed
8. When David sent word to Joab, "the sword devoureth one as well as another," what does that reveal about David?
2 Samuel 11:25
- A. That he deeply mourned Uriah's death
- B. That he trusted Joab's strategy
- C. That he wanted to end the war soon
- D. That to hide his sin he made light of his soldiers' lives
9. What did David do with Bath-sheba after Uriah died?
2 Samuel 11:27
- A. He sent her to her father
- B. He took her to Hebron
- C. He took her to be his wife
- D. He left her a widow in her house
10. How did the LORD view what David had done?
2 Samuel 11:27
- A. He overlooked it
- B. It displeased the LORD
- C. He approved because David was king
- D. He did not see it

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2 Samuel 12 — Study questions

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Read first: 2 Samuel 12 (KJV)

1. Whom did the LORD send to David to tell him a story?
2 Samuel 12:1
- A. Gad
- B. Nathan
- C. Samuel
- D. Ahijah
2. After David heard the story, how did he react?
2 Samuel 12:5
- A. His anger was greatly kindled against the man in the story
- B. He wept bitterly
- C. He laughed at the story
- D. He sent for the rich man
3. When David pronounced the sentence, what did Nathan say to David?
2 Samuel 12:7
- A. Thou hast judged rightly
- B. God has forgiven thee
- C. The man is already dead
- D. Thou art the man
4. What did the prophet say would happen to the child that would be born?
2 Samuel 12:14
- A. He would be king
- B. He would be a prophet
- C. He would surely die
- D. He would be blind
5. Even knowing God's will, what did David do when the child fell sick?
2 Samuel 12:16
- A. He called for physicians from Egypt
- B. He besought God for the child and fasted
- C. He went out to war
- D. He offered a thousand burnt offerings
6. On which day did the child die?
2 Samuel 12:18
- A. On the seventh day
- B. On the third day
- C. On the fortieth day
- D. On the tenth day
7. Why did David go into the house of the LORD?
2 Samuel 12:20
- A. To offer the child
- B. To consult Nathan
- C. To weep
- D. To worship
8. What was the name of Bath-sheba's second son?
2 Samuel 12:24
- A. Nathan
- B. Absalom
- C. Solomon
- D. Adonijah
9. Why did Joab not want to take the city of Rabbah himself?
2 Samuel 12:28
- A. He lacked soldiers
- B. So that the city would not be called after his name
- C. He feared the Ammonites
- D. He was wounded

Contents

1. Was it true that the Amalekite helped Saul to die?

2. What of Saul's did the Amalekite bring to David?

3. What did David do with the Amalekite who confessed to slaying Saul?

4. When it was said, "How are the mighty fallen!", of whom was it spoken?

5. Of whom did David say his love was wonderful, passing the love of women?

Notes

1. To which city of Judah did God allow David to go up?

2. In Hebron David was anointed king over whom?

3. Why did David bless the men of Jabesh-gilead?

4. Whom did Abner make king over Israel?

5. How many years did Ish-bosheth reign?

6. David's men and Saul's men met by the pool of Gibeon. Who won the battle that broke out that day?

7. Which of the sons of Zeruiah was as light of foot as a wild roe?

8. Who killed Asahel?

9. What did the people do when Joab blew a trumpet?

Notes

1. Of the two houses, David's and Saul's, which grew stronger and stronger?

2. What was the name of David's firstborn?

3. Who were Ahinoam, Abigail, Maacah, Haggith, Abital and Eglah?

4. Who was Rizpah?

5. What did Ish-bosheth accuse Abner of?

6. Abner was very wroth. What did Ish-bosheth answer him then?

7. Abner wanted to make a league with David, and David agreed. But what did David require?

8. Why did Phaltiel stop following Michal?

9. Who took the initiative to gather all Israel so that David would reign over them?

10. Did Joab interpret Abner's visit as that of a spy?

11. Did Joab kill Abner to protect David from treachery, or to avenge the death of his brother Asahel?

12. How did Israel know David had nothing to do with Abner's death?

13. When David said, "these men... be too hard for me," whom did he mean?

Notes

1. Why was Jonathan's son lame?

2. What was the name of Jonathan's lame son?

3. Did Rechab and Baanah believe they would win David's favour by killing Ish-bosheth?

4. What was done with Rechab and Baanah after they were slain?

Notes

1. How old was David when he began to reign?

2. How many years did David reign in all?

3. After being anointed king, David marched against the Jebusites. True or false?

4. Which of the Jebusites were hated of David's soul?

5. Now king, what did David perceive concerning the LORD?

6. What did David do after he came from Hebron?

7. What did the Philistines do when they heard David had been anointed king?

Notes

1. Why did David go from Baale of Judah?

2. On what did they set the ark to carry it?

3. What happened to Uzzah when he put forth his hand and took hold of the ark?

4. How did David react to what happened to Uzzah?

5. Why would David no longer take the ark with him?

6. Where was the ark sent after Uzzah's death?

7. Why did David decide to bring the ark of God to his city after all?

8. Why did Michal despise David in her heart?

9. Michal's contempt for David had consequences. What was the punishment?

Notes

1. David intended to build a house for the ark of the LORD, and Nathan told him to do it because God was with him. Was Nathan wrong to tell the king that?

2. What kind of name did the LORD give David?

3. Who did God say would build Him a house?

4. How would God chasten David's son if he committed iniquity?

5. What did the LORD reveal to David's ear?

Notes

1. Why did Toi send his son Joram to see David?

2. Was Toi afraid of David?

3. How did David get himself a name?

4. What did David execute unto all his people?

5. What were David's sons?

Notes

1. Why did David ask whether any was left of the house of Saul?

2. What was the name of the servant who told David about Mephibosheth?

3. What did David promise to restore to Mephibosheth?

4. To what did Mephibosheth compare himself?

5. How many sons did Ziba have?

6. Mephibosheth was lame on his feet and had a son. What was his name?

Notes

1. Why did David want to shew kindness to Hanun?

2. How did the princes of Ammon interpret the coming of David's servants to comfort Hanun?

3. What did Hanun do to the beards of David's servants?

4. Why did David's servants tarry at Jericho?

5. When the kings who helped Hadarezer saw they were smitten before Israel, what did they do?

Notes

1. Was there a specific time when kings went forth to battle?