50 2 Kings Bible Quiz Questions and Answers

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Easy questions

1. Question 1Easy

   What did Nebuzaradan, commander of the imperial guard, do to the temple and the king's palace?

   • ABurned them down
   • BUsed them for storage
   • CLooted them but left them standing
   • DLived in them
   Answer: A. Burned them down2 Kings 25:9

   And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire.

2. Question 2Easy

   What happened to the Israelites of the Northern Kingdom?

   • AThey were killed
   • BThey fled to Egypt
   • CThey merged with Judah
   • DThey were deported to Assyria
   Answer: D. They were deported to Assyria2 Kings 17:6

   In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

3. Question 3Easy

   Following the Assyrian resettlement, how did the new inhabitants of Samaria worship?

   • AThey only worshiped the Lord
   • BThey were atheists
   • CThey only worshiped idols
   • DThey worshiped the Lord, but also served their own gods
   Answer: D. They worshiped the Lord, but also served their own gods2 Kings 17:41

   So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.

4. Question 4Easy

   How was Jehu's driving style described by the watchman?

   • ARegal
   • BSlow and steady
   • CCautious
   • DLike a madman
   Answer: D. Like a madman2 Kings 9:20

   And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.

5. Question 5Easy

   The Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them from his presence; only the tribe of Judah was left.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: True2 Kings 17:18

   Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

6. Question 6Easy

   How is King Manasseh's reign described?

   • AHe was average
   • BHe was a great builder
   • CHe was righteous like David
   • DHe did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the detestable practices of the nations
   Answer: D. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the detestable practices of the nations2 Kings 21:2

   And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

7. Question 7Easy

   Which baby prince was hidden and saved when Queen Athaliah attempted to destroy the royal family?

   • AJosiah
   • BHezekiah
   • CManasseh
   • DJoash
   Answer: D. Joash2 Kings 11:2

   But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

Medium questions

1. Question 8Medium

   Why was no accounting required from the men who handled the money for temple repairs?

   • ABecause they were priests
   • BBecause they acted with complete honesty
   • CBecause there wasn't much money
   • DBecause the king didn't care
   Answer: B. Because they acted with complete honesty2 Kings 12:15

   Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.

2. Question 9Medium

   What happened to the sun's shadow as a sign to Hezekiah?

   • AIt went forward ten steps
   • BIt stood still
   • CIt disappeared
   • DIt went back ten steps
   Answer: D. It went back ten steps2 Kings 20:11

   And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.

3. Question 10Medium

   What major project did King Joash of Judah undertake?

   • AConquering Aram
   • BBuilding a new palace
   • CBuilding a wall around Jerusalem
   • DRepairing the temple of the Lord
   Answer: D. Repairing the temple of the Lord2 Kings 12:4

   And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD,

4. Question 11Medium

   The Lord sent raiders from which nations against Jehoiakim?

   • AAssyria and Edom
   • BBabylon, Aram, Moab, and Ammon
   • CPhilistia and Tyre
   • DEgypt, Ethiopia, and Cush
   Answer: B. Babylon, Aram, Moab, and Ammon2 Kings 24:2

   And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.

5. Question 12Medium

   During the reign of Jehoram, how did Edom gain independence from Judah?

   • AAssyria helped them
   • BJudah was too weak
   • CElisha prophesied it
   • DThey established their own king despite Jehoram's military attack
   Answer: D. They established their own king despite Jehoram's military attack2 Kings 8:20-22

   In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents. Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

6. Question 13Medium

   Who was the priest of Baal that the people killed during the uprising against Athaliah?

   • AZadok
   • BPashhur
   • CHophni
   • DMattan
   Answer: D. Mattan2 Kings 11:18

   And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.

7. Question 14Medium

   Which Assyrian king attacked and imprisoned King Hoshea?

   • ATiglath-Pileser
   • BPul
   • CSennacherib
   • DShalmaneser
   Answer: D. Shalmaneser2 Kings 17:3-4

   Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents. And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

8. Question 15Medium

   Which king of Judah surrendered to the king of Babylon along with the queen mother and his officials?

   • AZedekiah
   • BJehoiakim
   • CJehoiachin
   • DJosiah
   Answer: C. Jehoiachin2 Kings 24:12

   And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.

9. Question 16Medium

   How long did the king of Assyria besiege Samaria?

   • ASix months
   • BTen years
   • CThree years
   • DOne year
   Answer: C. Three years2 Kings 17:5

   Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.

10. Question 17Medium

    How long did Azariah (Uzziah) reign in Jerusalem?

    • A20 years
    • B52 years
    • C16 years
    • D40 years
    Answer: B. 52 years2 Kings 15:2

    Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.

11. Question 18Medium

    Where did King Manasseh build altars for other gods?

    • AIn the temple of the Lord
    • BIn Samaria
    • COnly in the valleys
    • DIn Egypt
    Answer: A. In the temple of the Lord2 Kings 21:4-5

    And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

12. Question 19Medium

    The Israelites built what in all their towns, from watchtower to fortified city?

    • ASchools
    • BMarketplaces
    • CHigh places
    • DSynagogues
    Answer: C. High places2 Kings 17:9

    And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

13. Question 20Medium

    Under King Jehu, what did the Israelites do to the temple of Baal?

    • ALocked it up
    • BDemolished it and turned it into a latrine
    • CBurned it down
    • DConverted it to a synagogue
    Answer: B. Demolished it and turned it into a latrine2 Kings 10:27

    And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.

14. Question 21Medium

    How did Jehu kill King Joram?

    • AStabbed him with a sword
    • BThrew a spear at him
    • CBeheaded him
    • DShot him with an arrow between the shoulders
    Answer: D. Shot him with an arrow between the shoulders2 Kings 9:24

    And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.

15. Question 22Medium

    Who was the Rechabite that Jehu invited into his chariot to see his zeal for the Lord?

    • AJaazaniah
    • BJeremiah
    • CJehonadab
    • DJonah
    Answer: C. Jehonadab2 Kings 10:15-16

    And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot. And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.

16. Question 23Medium

    What happened to the new settlers in Samaria because they did not worship the Lord?

    • AThe Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them
    • BThey got sick
    • CThere was an earthquake
    • DTheir crops failed
    Answer: A. The Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them2 Kings 17:25

    And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.

17. Question 24Medium

    During the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, what happened to the city walls after the famine became severe?

    • AThey burned
    • BThey were broken through
    • CThey were reinforced
    • DThey collapsed
    Answer: B. They were broken through2 Kings 25:4

    And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.

18. Question 25Medium

    Who did the king of Assyria bring to settle in the towns of Samaria?

    • APhilistines
    • BPeople from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim
    • CPeople from Judah
    • DPeople from Egypt
    Answer: B. People from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim2 Kings 17:24

    And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.

19. Question 26Medium

    Which king of Judah was also killed by Jehu's men?

    • AAmaziah
    • BJehoshaphat
    • CJoash
    • DAhaziah
    Answer: D. Ahaziah2 Kings 9:27

    But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.

20. Question 27Medium

    What did Urijah the priest build according to the plans Ahaz sent from Damascus?

    • AAn altar
    • BA wall
    • CA palace
    • DA chariot
    Answer: A. An altar2 Kings 16:11

    And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus.

21. Question 28Medium

    Since King Ahaziah of Israel had no son, who succeeded him as king?

    • AJoram (Jehoram)
    • BJehoshaphat
    • CAthaliah
    • DJehu
    Answer: A. Joram (Jehoram)2 Kings 1:17

    So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.

22. Question 29Medium

    What fable did Joash king of Israel tell Amaziah king of Judah?

    • AThe lion and the mouse
    • BThe tortoise and the hare
    • CThe eagle and the snake
    • DThe thistle and the cedar
    Answer: D. The thistle and the cedar2 Kings 14:9

    And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

23. Question 30Medium

    How many years did God add to Hezekiah's life?

    • A20 years
    • B15 years
    • C10 years
    • D7 years
    Answer: B. 15 years2 Kings 20:6

    And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

24. Question 31Medium

    What did Isaiah tell Hezekiah when he became ill?

    • APut your house in order, because you are going to die
    • BYou will recover soon
    • CEat figs
    • DRepent of your sins
    Answer: A. Put your house in order, because you are going to die2 Kings 20:1

    In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

25. Question 32Medium

    Who told Naaman's wife about the prophet in Samaria who could heal leprosy?

    • AA wandering merchant
    • BA young Israelite servant girl
    • CThe King of Aram
    • DAn angel of the Lord
    Answer: B. A young Israelite servant girl2 Kings 5:2-3

    And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife. And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

26. Question 33Medium

    Who punished the conspirators who killed King Amon?

    • AJosiah
    • BThe people of the land
    • CThe army
    • DThe priests
    Answer: B. The people of the land2 Kings 21:24

    And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

27. Question 34Medium

    Who was the highly respected commander of the army of Aram (Syria) that Elisha cured of leprosy?

    • ABen-Hadad
    • BHazael
    • CRezin
    • DNaaman
    Answer: D. Naaman2 Kings 5:1

    Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

28. Question 35Medium

    What happened to the Assyrian army in one night?

    • AThey deserted
    • BThe Israelites attacked them
    • CThe angel of the Lord killed 185,000 men
    • DAn earthquake swallowed them
    Answer: C. The angel of the Lord killed 185,000 men2 Kings 19:35

    And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

Hard questions

1. Question 36Hard

   Who captured Elath and drove the men of Judah out during Ahaz's reign?

   • APekah
   • BTiglath-Pileser
   • CRezin king of Aram
   • DThe Edomites
   Answer: C. Rezin king of Aram2 Kings 16:6

   At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.

2. Question 37Hard

   King Amaziah defeated 10,000 Edomites in which valley?

   • AValley of Elah
   • BValley of Jezreel
   • CValley of Salt
   • DValley of Achor
   Answer: C. Valley of Salt2 Kings 14:7

   He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.

3. Question 38Hard

   How long did Shallum reign in Samaria?

   • ATen years
   • BSix months
   • COne month
   • DOne year
   Answer: C. One month2 Kings 15:13

   Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.

4. Question 39Hard

   Josiah was killed in battle against which Egyptian Pharaoh?

   • ATirhakah
   • BSo
   • CShishak
   • DNeco
   Answer: D. Neco2 Kings 23:29

   In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.

5. Question 40Hard

   Which town did Azariah (Uzziah) rebuild and restore to Judah?

   • AJericho
   • BGath
   • CElath
   • DBethel
   Answer: C. Elath2 Kings 14:22

   He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

6. Question 41Hard

   Who was the father of King Jehu?

   • AElisha
   • BAhab
   • COmri
   • DJehoshaphat son of Nimshi
   Answer: D. Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi2 Kings 9:14

   So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramothgilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.

7. Question 42Hard

   How long did Pekahiah reign?

   • ATwo years
   • BTen years
   • CSix months
   • DTwenty years
   Answer: A. Two years2 Kings 15:23

   In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.

8. Question 43Hard

   During the Assyrian invasion of Judah, Sennacherib claimed the gods of which city were unable to deliver their people?

   • ASepharvaim
   • BThebes
   • CMemphis
   • DBabylon
   Answer: A. Sepharvaim2 Kings 18:34

   Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?

9. Question 44Hard

   Who became king of Judah in the second year of Jehoash king of Israel?

   • AAhaz
   • BJotham
   • CUzziah
   • DAmaziah
   Answer: D. Amaziah2 Kings 14:1

   In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.

10. Question 45Hard

    How long did Joash reign in Jerusalem?

    • A40 years
    • B50 years
    • C7 years
    • D20 years
    Answer: A. 40 years2 Kings 12:1

    In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.

11. Question 46Hard

    The men of Babylon who settled in Samaria made which god?

    • AAshima
    • BNibhaz
    • CNergal
    • DSuccoth Benoth
    Answer: D. Succoth Benoth2 Kings 17:30

    And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

12. Question 47Hard

    How old was Joash when he became king after being hidden in the temple?

    • A5 years old
    • B7 years old
    • C8 years old
    • D12 years old
    Answer: B. 7 years old2 Kings 11:21

    Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.

13. Question 48Hard

    How old was Jotham when he became king?

    • A30
    • B25
    • C16
    • D20
    Answer: B. 252 Kings 15:33

    Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

14. Question 49Hard

    Where was King Manasseh buried?

    • AIn Bethlehem
    • BIn the tombs of the kings
    • CIn the garden of his palace, the garden of Uzza
    • DIn the Valley of Hinnom
    Answer: C. In the garden of his palace, the garden of Uzza2 Kings 21:18

    And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

15. Question 50Hard

    The Sepharvites burned their children in the fire as sacrifices to which gods?

    • ANergal and Ashima
    • BBaal and Asherah
    • CAdrammelech and Anammelech
    • DMolech and Chemosh
    Answer: C. Adrammelech and Anammelech2 Kings 17:31

    And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.