1 Samuel Chapter 17 — David and Goliath Quiz Flashcards

#1

What was the height of Goliath, according to 1 Samuel 17:4?

📖 1 Samuel 17:4

#2

Who was the commander of Saul's army at the time of Goliath's challenge?

📖 1 Samuel 17:55

#3

What did David use to defeat Goliath in 1 Samuel 17?

📖 1 Samuel 17:49-50

#4

How many smooth stones did David select from the brook before facing Goliath?

📖 1 Samuel 17:40

#5

What was David's occupation before he faced Goliath?

📖 1 Samuel 17:15

#6

Why did David come to the Valley of Elah where the Philistines were camped?

📖 1 Samuel 17:17-18

#7

How many days had Goliath taunted the Israelites before David arrived?

📖 1 Samuel 17:16

#8

What did David say gave him confidence to face Goliath?

📖 1 Samuel 17:36-37

#2

Abner

Abner was Saul's army commander, as mentioned in 1 Samuel 17:55 when he discusses David with Saul.

1 Samuel 17:55

#1

Six cubits and a span

Goliath was six cubits and a span tall, which is approximately nine to ten feet in modern measurements.

1 Samuel 17:4

#4

Five

David chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd's bag, as stated in 1 Samuel 17:40.

1 Samuel 17:40

#3

A sling and a stone

David used a sling and a smooth stone from the brook to strike Goliath down, as recorded in 1 Samuel 17:49-50.

1 Samuel 17:49-50

#6

To bring food to his brothers who were soldiers

David came to the Valley of Elah to bring bread, roasted grain, and ten loaves of cheese to his three brothers who were fighting in Saul's army, as recorded in 1 Samuel 17:17-18.

1 Samuel 17:17-18

#5

A shepherd

David was a shepherd, tending his father Jesse's sheep, as mentioned in 1 Samuel 17:15 and earlier in 1 Samuel 16:11.

1 Samuel 17:15

#8

God had helped him defend his sheep from lions and bears

David explained to Saul that God had helped him rescue his sheep from the attacks of lions and bears, so he believed God would help him against Goliath, as recorded in 1 Samuel 17:36-37.

1 Samuel 17:36-37

#7

Forty days

Goliath had taunted the Israelites for forty days before David arrived and accepted the challenge, as stated in 1 Samuel 17:16.

1 Samuel 17:16

#9

What happened to Goliath after David struck him with the stone?

📖 1 Samuel 17:49

#10

What did Saul ask David after his victory over Goliath?

📖 1 Samuel 17:55-56

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#10

Whose son he was

After witnessing David's victory, Saul asked Abner whose son David was, as recorded in 1 Samuel 17:55-56.

1 Samuel 17:55-56

#9

He fell on his face to the ground

The stone from David's sling struck Goliath on the forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground, as described in 1 Samuel 17:49.

1 Samuel 17:49

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