The Life of David — Advanced Quiz Flashcards

#1

What was the name of the giant line or ancestor from whom Goliath and other Philistine warriors were descended?

📖 1 Chronicles 20:4-8

#2

Which woman became David's wife after the death of Uriah the Hittite?

📖 2 Samuel 11:26-27

#3

What specific sin did the prophet Nathan confront David about through a parable involving a rich man and a poor man's lamb?

📖 2 Samuel 12:1-7

#4

Which of David's sons attempted to take the throne while David was still living, and was supported by Joab before being defeated?

📖 1 Kings 1:5-2:25

#5

What was the name of the prophet who anointed David as king while Saul was still reigning, and which city did this occur in?

📖 1 Samuel 16:1-13

#6

How many times did David spare Saul's life when he had the opportunity to kill him, and in what locations did these events occur?

📖 1 Samuel 24:1-22, 1 Samuel 26:1-25

#7

What was Absalom's rebellion primarily triggered by, and which city did he establish as his base of operations?

📖 2 Samuel 13:1-39, 2 Samuel 15:1-12

#8

What consequence did God bring upon Israel after David numbered the fighting men?

📖 2 Samuel 24:1-15

#2

Bathsheba

After Uriah's death, David brought Bathsheba into his house, and she became his wife (2 Samuel 11:26-27).

2 Samuel 11:26-27

#1

Rapha

1 Chronicles 20:4-8 says these Philistine warriors were descendants of Rapha in Gath.

1 Chronicles 20:4-8

#4

Adonijah

Adonijah, David's eldest living son after Amnon and Chileab's deaths, declared himself king with support from Joab and Abiathar, but Solomon was anointed by David and established as king instead (1 Kings 1:5-2:25).

1 Kings 1:5-2:25

#3

Taking Bathsheba and having Uriah killed

Nathan's parable in 2 Samuel 12:1-7 directly addressed David's adultery with Bathsheba and his orchestration of Uriah's death in battle, with the lamb representing Bathsheba and the rich man representing David.

2 Samuel 12:1-7

#6

Twice: in the wilderness of En Gedi and the hill of Hachilah

David had two clear opportunities to kill Saul: once in a cave at En Gedi (1 Samuel 24) where he cut Saul's robe, and once at the hill of Hachilah (1 Samuel 26) where he took Saul's spear and water jug, both times choosing to spare the Lord's anointed.

1 Samuel 24:1-22, 1 Samuel 26:1-25

#5

Samuel in Bethlehem

Samuel the prophet anointed David in Bethlehem in the presence of his family (1 Samuel 16:1-13), making him king-designate while Saul still ruled over Israel.

1 Samuel 16:1-13

#8

A plague that killed 70,000 men

After David's census, God sent a plague on Israel, and 70,000 men died (2 Samuel 24:10-15).

2 Samuel 24:1-15

#7

Amnon's rape of Tamar; he established a base in Hebron

Absalom's rebellion was rooted in his desire to avenge his sister Tamar, whom Amnon had raped; after Amnon's murder by Absalom, the conflict deepened, and Absalom declared himself king in Hebron (2 Samuel 15:10), eventually forcing David to flee Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 13:1-39, 2 Samuel 15:1-12

#9

Who was David's mighty man that was killed in battle because David arranged for him to be placed in the front lines, and what was his wife's relationship to David afterward?

📖 2 Samuel 11:14-27

#10

What specific covenant did God establish with David through the prophet Nathan, and what was the primary promise regarding David's offspring?

📖 2 Samuel 7:12-16

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#10

A Davidic covenant establishing his house and kingdom forever; one of his descendants would reign eternally

God's covenant with David, revealed through Nathan in 2 Samuel 7:12-16, promised that David's house and kingdom would be established forever and one of his descendants would sit on his throne eternally, a promise Christians understand as fulfilled in Jesus Christ.

2 Samuel 7:12-16

#9

Uriah the Hittite; his widow Bathsheba became David's wife

Uriah the Hittite, one of David's mighty men, was deliberately placed in the front lines to be killed in battle because David had committed adultery with Uriah's wife Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11:14-27); Bathsheba then became David's wife and bore Solomon.

2 Samuel 11:14-27

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