Samson Bible Quiz Flashcards

#1

What was the sign that Samson's strength came from God, according to the Nazirite vow?

📖 Judges 13:5

#2

How many Philistines did Samson kill with the jawbone of a donkey?

📖 Judges 15:15

#3

What was the name of the Philistine woman Samson loved, and whom he married according to Judges 14?

📖 Judges 14:1-2

#4

What riddle did Samson pose at his wedding feast in Judges 14?

📖 Judges 14:14

#5

What did Samson do to the fields of the Philistines as an act of revenge in Judges 15:4-5?

📖 Judges 15:4-5

#6

Who was the woman who discovered the secret of Samson's strength and betrayed him to the Philistines?

📖 Judges 16:4-5

#7

How many times did Delilah try to discover the secret of Samson's strength before he finally told her the truth?

📖 Judges 16:6-14

#8

What did the Philistines do to Samson after capturing him and discovering his weakness?

📖 Judges 16:21

#2

1,000

Judges 15:15 records that Samson killed 1,000 Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey in a single act of deliverance for Israel.

Judges 15:15

#1

He never cut the hair on his head

According to Judges 13:5, Samson's hair was never to be cut as a sign of his Nazirite vow to God, and this was the source of his supernatural strength.

Judges 13:5

#4

Out of the eater came something to eat; out of the strong came something sweet

Judges 14:14 records Samson's riddle about the lion and the honeycomb he encountered when killing a lion on his way to Timnah.

Judges 14:14

#3

A woman of Timnah

Judges 14:1-2 describes Samson's marriage to a woman from Timnah; she is not named but is identified by her place of origin. Delilah came later and betrayed him.

Judges 14:1-2

#6

Delilah

Judges 16:4-5 introduces Delilah, whom Samson loved, and the Philistines bribed her with money to discover the secret of his strength so they could overcome him.

Judges 16:4-5

#5

He burned them by tying torches to foxes' tails

Judges 15:4-5 describes how Samson caught 300 foxes, tied torches to their tails, and sent them into the Philistines' grain fields, vineyards, and olive groves to destroy their crops.

Judges 15:4-5

#8

They put out his eyes and bound him with bronze shackles

Judges 16:21 states that the Philistines seized Samson, put out his eyes, brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with bronze shackles where he ground grain in prison.

Judges 16:21

#7

Four times

Judges 16:6-14 records that Delilah pestered Samson three times with false revelations before Samson finally disclosed the true secret of his uncut hair on the fourth encounter.

Judges 16:6-14

#9

In Judges 16:28, what did Samson pray for when the Philistines gathered him for entertainment in the temple of Dagon?

📖 Judges 16:28

#10

How did Samson's life end according to Judges 16:29-30?

📖 Judges 16:29-30

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#10

He pushed down the pillars of the temple of Dagon, killing himself and many Philistines

Judges 16:29-30 records that Samson grasped the two middle pillars of the temple of Dagon and pushed with all his might, bringing down the structure and killing more Philistines in his death than he had in his life.

Judges 16:29-30

#9

Strength one more time to take revenge on the Philistines

Judges 16:28 records Samson's prayer: 'Lord God, please remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.'

Judges 16:28

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