1 Samuel Chapter 31 Bible Quiz — The Death of Saul Flashcards

#1

What was the name of the mountain where Saul and his sons were defeated by the Philistines according to 1 Samuel 31:1?

📖 1 Samuel 31:1

#2

How many of Saul's sons were killed in the battle on Mount Gilboa according to 1 Samuel 31:2?

📖 1 Samuel 31:2

#3

What was Saul's condition as the battle intensified, according to 1 Samuel 31:3?

📖 1 Samuel 31:3

#4

What did Saul ask his armor-bearer to do in 1 Samuel 31:4?

📖 1 Samuel 31:4

#5

What happened when Saul's armor-bearer refused to kill him according to 1 Samuel 31:4-5?

📖 1 Samuel 31:4-5

#6

Who discovered Saul and his sons dead the next day according to 1 Samuel 31:7?

📖 1 Samuel 31:7

#7

What did the Philistines do with Saul's body and the bodies of his sons according to 1 Samuel 31:8-10?

📖 1 Samuel 31:8-10

#8

Which city did the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead come from to retrieve Saul's body according to 1 Samuel 31:11-12?

📖 1 Samuel 31:11-12

#2

Four sons

1 Samuel 31:2 states that the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, Saul's three sons, along with many soldiers on Mount Gilboa.

1 Samuel 31:2

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Mount Gilboa

1 Samuel 31:1 explicitly states that the Philistines fought against Israel on Mount Gilboa, where Saul and his forces were defeated.

1 Samuel 31:1

#4

Strike him down with his sword so the Philistines would not abuse him

1 Samuel 31:4 records that Saul, badly wounded, asked his armor-bearer to draw his sword and run him through to prevent the Philistines from abusing him.

1 Samuel 31:4

#3

He was heavily wounded by archers

1 Samuel 31:3 describes how the fighting grew fierce around Saul, and he was badly wounded by the Philistine archers.

1 Samuel 31:3

#6

The men of Israel who had fled the battle

1 Samuel 31:7 states that when the men of Israel who were in the valley and those across the Jordan saw that the Israelite army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled.

1 Samuel 31:7

#5

Saul took his own sword and fell on it

1 Samuel 31:4-5 states that when the armor-bearer refused to kill Saul, Saul took his own sword and fell on it, dying along with his armor-bearer who followed him in death.

1 Samuel 31:4-5

#8

They crossed all through the night from their city to Beth Shan

1 Samuel 31:11-12 states that the people of Jabesh Gilead, hearing what the Philistines had done to Saul, traveled all night to Beth Shan and took down the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall.

1 Samuel 31:11-12

#7

They stripped them, cut off Saul's head, and fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan

1 Samuel 31:8-10 describes how the Philistines stripped the dead, cut off Saul's head, fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan, and displayed his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths.

1 Samuel 31:8-10

#9

What did the people of Jabesh Gilead do with the bodies of Saul and his sons after retrieving them from Beth Shan according to 1 Samuel 31:12-13?

📖 1 Samuel 31:12-13

#10

Which of Saul's sons escaped death at the Battle of Mount Gilboa but was wounded, as implied by the narrative and confirmed in 2 Samuel 4:4?

📖 1 Samuel 31:2; 2 Samuel 4:4

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#10

Ish-Bosheth

While 1 Samuel 31:2 lists three sons killed (Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua), Ish-Bosheth, another son, survived the battle though he was wounded, as later referenced in 2 Samuel 4:4 regarding his childhood injury.

1 Samuel 31:2; 2 Samuel 4:4

#9

They burned the bodies and buried the bones under a tamarisk tree in Jabesh

1 Samuel 31:12-13 records that after taking down the bodies, the people of Jabesh Gilead burned them and buried their bones under a tamarisk tree in their city, fasting for seven days in mourning.

1 Samuel 31:12-13

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