Kings of Israel & Judah: Advanced Quiz (15 Questions) Flashcards

#1

How many years did Manasseh reign as king of Judah, the longest reign of any Judahite king?

📖 2 Kings 21:1

#2

Which king of Israel destroyed Baal worship out of Israel but did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam?

📖 2 Kings 10:28-29

#3

Josiah was killed in battle at Megiddo while attempting to stop which king's military campaign?

📖 2 Kings 23:29-30

#4

Which king of Judah contracted leprosy and was isolated in a separate house while his son Jotham ruled as regent?

📖 2 Kings 15:5

#5

What was the primary reason Zimri's reign as king of Israel lasted only seven days?

📖 1 Kings 16:15-18

#6

Ahaziah of Israel fell through a latticed window in his upper chamber. Which god did he consult through messengers to determine if he would recover?

📖 2 Kings 1:2-3

#7

How many wives did Solomon have according to 1 Kings 11:3?

📖 1 Kings 11:3

#8

Which king of Judah imprisoned the prophet Jeremiah in the courtyard of the guard, where he received a daily ration of bread?

📖 Jeremiah 37:21

#2

Jehu

Jehu destroyed the house of Ahab and eliminated Baal worship from Israel, though he did not fully turn from Jeroboam's golden calves (2 Kings 10:28-29).

2 Kings 10:28-29

#1

55 years

Manasseh reigned for 55 years (687-642 BC), the longest of any Judahite king, though he began with idolatry before repenting (2 Kings 21:1).

2 Kings 21:1

#4

Uzziah

Uzziah (also called Azariah) became leprous and lived in isolation while his son Jotham exercised royal duties and judged the people (2 Kings 15:5).

2 Kings 15:5

#3

Necho II of Egypt

King Josiah of Judah was mortally wounded by Necho II of Egypt at Megiddo around 609 BC while attempting to prevent Egypt's advance toward Assyria (2 Kings 23:29-30).

2 Kings 23:29-30

#6

Baal-Zebub of Ekron

After his fall, Ahaziah sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether he would recover, but Elijah intercepted them with God's judgment (2 Kings 1:2-3).

2 Kings 1:2-3

#5

Assassination by his own general

Zimri, a military official, assassinated King Elah and seized the throne, but was besieged in Tirzah by the army commander Omri and burned the palace with himself inside, ending his seven-day reign (1 Kings 16:15-18).

1 Kings 16:15-18

#8

Zedekiah

King Zedekiah imprisoned Jeremiah in the courtyard of the guard, where he was given a loaf of bread daily until the bread ran out during Jerusalem's famine (Jeremiah 37:21).

Jeremiah 37:21

#7

700 wives and 300 concubines

Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines, which led him away from following God completely and toward idolatry (1 Kings 11:3).

1 Kings 11:3

#9

Athaliah, who usurped the throne of Judah, was the mother or daughter of which king?

📖 2 Kings 8:26; 11:1-3

#10

Which king of Israel made a treaty with Ben-Hadad of Aram after a military victory and was rebuked by a prophet for releasing the enemy king?

📖 1 Kings 20:31-43

#11

What was the immediate outcome for the 42 youths who mocked Elisha by calling him 'baldy'?

📖 2 Kings 2:23-24

#12

Which king of Israel expanded Israel's borders to include Damascus and Hamath, but his son was stripped of these territories?

📖 2 Kings 14:25-28

#13

Hezekiah showed all his treasures and weapons to envoys from which nation, prompting Isaiah to prophesy that Judah's wealth would be carried to Babylon?

📖 2 Kings 20:12-17

#14

What was the primary reason Baasha of Israel was warned by the prophet Jehu that his dynasty would be destroyed like Jeroboam's?

📖 1 Kings 16:1-4

#15

Which king of Judah began his reign at age eight and was instructed by the priest Jehoiada, but became corrupt after Jehoiada's death and had Jehoiada's son Zechariah stoned?

📖 2 Chronicles 24:1-2; 24:17-22

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#10

Ahab

Ahab defeated Ben-Hadad's army at Aphek but made a covenant with him, releasing him unharmed; a prophet rebuked Ahab for sparing the man the Lord had devoted to destruction (1 Kings 20:31-43).

1 Kings 20:31-43

#9

all of the above

Athaliah was the daughter of Ahab (of Israel), wife of Jehoram (of Judah), and mother of Ahaziah, making her a connecting figure between Israel and Judah's royal houses (2 Kings 8:26; 11:1-3).

2 Kings 8:26; 11:1-3

#12

Jeroboam II

Jeroboam II restored Israel's borders from Lebo Hamath to the Sea of Arabah, but his son Zechariah was assassinated after six months, beginning Israel's rapid decline (2 Kings 14:25-28).

2 Kings 14:25-28

#11

Two bears mauled them

When youths mocked Elisha's baldness, he called down a curse, and two bears came out of the woods and mauled 42 of them (2 Kings 2:23-24).

2 Kings 2:23-24

#14

He did evil in the sight of the Lord and provoked Him to anger

Jehu prophesied against Baasha because he did evil in the sight of the Lord and provoked Him to anger, just as Jeroboam had; his son was assassinated and his house destroyed (1 Kings 16:1-4).

1 Kings 16:1-4

#13

Babylon

Hezekiah showed Merodach-Baladan's envoys from Babylon all his treasures, military supplies, and storehouses; Isaiah warned that these would be carried to Babylon in the future (2 Kings 20:12-17).

2 Kings 20:12-17

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#15

Joash

Joash became king at age eight and followed God while Jehoiada lived, but after the priest's death, he turned to idolatry and ordered the stoning of Jehoiada's son Zechariah for rebuking him (2 Chronicles 24:1-2, 24:17-22).

2 Chronicles 24:1-2; 24:17-22