The Book of 2 Kings — Hard Bible Trivia Flashcards

#1

What was the name of the military commander of the Syrian army who came to Elisha seeking a cure for his leprosy?

📖 2 Kings 5:1-10

#2

Which king of Israel reigned for 28 years and 'did evil in the eyes of the Lord' by making two golden calves?

📖 2 Kings 10:29

#3

How many years of plenty and seven years of famine did the prophet Elisha tell the Shunnamite woman would come?

📖 2 Kings 8:1-2

#4

What was the name of the leper colony officer who plotted against King Joram and supported Jehu's coup?

📖 2 Kings 9:25

#5

Which Judahite king was only seven years old when he became king and was later assassinated by his servants after reigning 40 years?

📖 2 Kings 12:1-2, 12:21

#6

What sign did God give King Hezekiah to confirm he would be healed: the shadow moving forward or backward?

📖 2 Kings 20:9-11

#7

Which prophet was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind while riding in a chariot of fire?

📖 2 Kings 2:11

#8

What was the name of the Assyrian official who delivered the threatening message to Jerusalem during King Hezekiah's reign?

📖 2 Kings 18:17-35

#2

Jeroboam I

Jeroboam I established a false religion in the northern kingdom by creating two golden calves and placing them in Bethel and Dan (2 Kings 10:29, referencing his original sin in 1 Kings 12:28-29, which 2 Kings condemns throughout).

2 Kings 10:29

#1

Naaman

Naaman, the commander of the Syrian army, came to Elisha to be healed of leprosy and was instructed to wash seven times in the Jordan River (2 Kings 5:1-10).

2 Kings 5:1-10

#4

Bidkar

Bidkar was Jehu's officer who threw King Joram's body into the field of Naboth during Jehu's rebellion (2 Kings 9:25).

2 Kings 9:25

#3

Seven years of plenty, three of famine

Elisha prophesied that seven years of famine would come to the land, and the Shunnamite woman should flee with her family (2 Kings 8:1-2).

2 Kings 8:1-2

#6

Backward 10 degrees

God moved the shadow backward 10 degrees on the sundial of Ahaz as a sign to Hezekiah that he would be healed (2 Kings 20:9-11).

2 Kings 20:9-11

#5

Joash

Joash became king at age seven and reigned 40 years in Judah, but was eventually assassinated by his servants (2 Kings 12:1-2, 21).

2 Kings 12:1-2, 12:21

#8

Rabshakeh

The Rabshakeh was the chief official of the Assyrian king Sennacherib who delivered a threatening message in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:17-35).

2 Kings 18:17-35

#7

Elijah

Elijah was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind and chariot of fire, with Elisha witnessing the event and receiving a double portion of his spirit (2 Kings 2:11).

2 Kings 2:11

#9

How many sons did Josiah father who became kings of Judah?

📖 2 Kings 23:30-34, 2 Kings 24:17

#10

What reform did King Hezekiah undertake that involved breaking the bronze serpent that Moses had made?

📖 2 Kings 18:4

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#10

He destroyed it because it had become an object of idolatry

Hezekiah broke the bronze serpent (called Nehushtan) into pieces because the people had been offering incense to it as an object of worship, turning what God had created for healing into an idol (2 Kings 18:4).

2 Kings 18:4

#9

Three

Josiah had at least three sons who became kings: Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, and Josiah's grandson Jehoiachin (through Jehoiakim) became king, though Jehoiachin was Josiah's grandson, not son. More accurately, Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim were his sons who became king, and his son Zedekiah also became king (2 Kings 23:30-34, 24:17).

2 Kings 23:30-34, 2 Kings 24:17

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