37 Bible Trivia Questions About Ahab and Jezebel

Israel's most notorious royal couple turned the nation to Baal and clashed again and again with Elijah. How much do you know about Ahab and Jezebel?

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Easy questions

  1. Question 1Easy

    Which god did Queen Jezebel heavily promote in Israel?

    Answer: A. Baal1 Kings 16:31-32
    And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.
  2. Question 2Easy

    Which son of Omri did more evil in the sight of the Lord than all who were before him?

    Answer: B. Ahab1 Kings 16:30
    And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
  3. Question 3Easy

    Who was the wicked King of Israel that Jezebel married?

    Answer: A. Ahab1 Kings 16:31
    And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.
  4. Question 4Easy

    Who threw Queen Jezebel out of the window?

    Answer: D. Two or three eunuchs2 Kings 9:32-33
    And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.
  5. Question 5Easy

    Which king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat to go to war with him against Ramoth Gilead?

    Answer: A. Ahab2 Chronicles 18:2-3
    And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead. And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.

Medium questions

  1. Question 6Medium

    Because King Ahab humbled himself, God said He would not bring the disaster in Ahab's days.

    Answer: True1 Kings 21:27-29
    And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
  2. Question 7Medium

    How did a prophet disguise himself to confront Ahab?

    Answer: B. With a headband over his eyes1 Kings 20:38
    So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
  3. Question 8Medium

    What did the prophet Micaiah initially say to Ahab when asked if they should go to war?

    Answer: A. 'Attack and be victorious' (sarcastically)2 Chronicles 18:14
    And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.
  4. Question 9Medium

    What famous proverb did Ahab quote to Ben-Hadad?

    Answer: C. One who puts on his armor should not boast like one who takes it off1 Kings 20:11
    And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
  5. Question 10Medium

    How was King Ahab killed in battle?

    Answer: A. A random arrow struck him between the joints of his armor1 Kings 22:34-35
    And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.
  6. Question 11Medium

    What kind of house did Ahab build that is mentioned in the summary of his reign?

    Answer: A. An ivory palace1 Kings 22:39
    Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
  7. Question 12Medium

    What was Jehu commanded to do after being anointed king of Israel?

    Answer: D. Destroy the house of Ahab2 Kings 9:6-7
    And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel. And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.
  8. Question 13Medium

    How did Ahab react when Naboth refused to sell the vineyard?

    Answer: C. He lay on his bed sullen and refused to eat1 Kings 21:4
    And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
  9. Question 14Medium

    How many sons did Ahab have in Samaria?

    Answer: A. 702 Kings 10:1
    And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying,
  10. Question 15Medium

    At sunset, what cry went through the army after Ahab died?

    Answer: D. Every man to his town, everyone to his land!1 Kings 22:36
    And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
  11. Question 16Medium

    Who rebuked Jehoshaphat for helping the wicked (Ahab)?

    Answer: B. Jehu the seer2 Chronicles 19:2
    And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
  12. Question 17Medium

    Who owned a vineyard close to Ahab's palace in Jezreel?

    Answer: C. Naboth the Jezreelite1 Kings 21:1
    And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
  13. Question 18Medium

    What happened when they washed Ahab's chariot?

    Answer: C. Dogs licked up his blood1 Kings 22:38
    And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.
  14. Question 19Medium

    Who lured Ahab into attacking Ramoth Gilead so he would die there?

    Answer: A. A deceiving spirit in the mouths of his prophets2 Chronicles 18:18-21
    Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner. Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will …
  15. Question 20Medium

    What did the 400 prophets tell King Ahab about attacking Ramoth-gilead?

    Answer: C. Go, for the Lord will give it into the king's hand1 Kings 22:6
    Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
  16. Question 21Medium

    What was left of Jezebel when they went to bury her?

    Answer: D. Only her skull, feet, and hands2 Kings 9:35
    And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
  17. Question 22Medium

    What mistake did King Ahab make after defeating Ben-Hadad?

    Answer: D. He spared his life and made a treaty with him1 Kings 20:34-42
    And Benhadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away. And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused …
  18. Question 23Medium

    Under what pretense did Jehu gather all the prophets of Baal?

    Answer: D. 'Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much'2 Kings 10:18-19
    And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much. Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.
  19. Question 24Medium

    With whom did Jehoshaphat ally himself by marriage?

    Answer: C. Ahab2 Chronicles 18:1
    Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.
  20. Question 25Medium

    Who was the one prophet Ahab hated because he never prophesied good for him?

    Answer: C. Micaiah son of Imlah1 Kings 22:8
    And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
  21. Question 26Medium

    How did King Ahab enter the battle at Ramoth-gilead?

    Answer: A. In disguise1 Kings 22:30
    And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
  22. Question 27Medium

    When did God say the disaster would come on Ahab's house?

    Answer: B. In his son's days1 Kings 21:29
    Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
  23. Question 28Medium

    How did King Ahab die?

    Answer: C. Struck by a random arrow in battle1 Kings 22:34-37
    And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot. And there went a …
  24. Question 29Medium

    What did Jezebel do when she heard Jehu had arrived in Jezreel?

    Answer: A. Painted her eyes, arranged her hair, and looked out a window2 Kings 9:30
    And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.
  25. Question 30Medium

    What promise did the Lord make to Jehu for destroying the house of Ahab?

    Answer: A. His descendants would sit on the throne to the fourth generation2 Kings 10:30
    And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.
  26. Question 31Medium

    Where did King Ahab order the prophet Micaiah to be taken?

    Answer: D. To prison, to be fed with bread and water of affliction1 Kings 22:27
    And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
  27. Question 32Medium

    Ahab adjured Micaiah to tell him nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord.

    Answer: True1 Kings 22:16
    And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
  28. Question 33Medium

    Jezebel's body was eaten by dogs, fulfilling the word of Elijah.

    Answer: True2 Kings 9:36
    Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:
  29. Question 34Medium

    Whose vineyard did Jezebel steal by having its owner falsely accused and killed?

    Answer: D. Naboth's1 Kings 21:1-16
    And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. And Naboth …

Hard questions

  1. Question 35Hard

    What did Jehu order the guardians of Ahab's sons to bring him?

    Answer: B. The heads of the master's sons in baskets2 Kings 10:6
    Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.
  2. Question 36Hard

    In addition to the prophets of Baal, how many prophets of Asherah ate at Jezebel's table?

    Answer: A. 4001 Kings 18:19
    Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.
  3. Question 37Hard

    Who was the governor of Ahab's palace who feared the Lord and hid 100 prophets in caves?

    Answer: B. Obadiah1 Kings 18:4
    For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

Answer key

  1. A. Baal (1 Kings 16:31-32)
  2. B. Ahab (1 Kings 16:30)
  3. A. Ahab (1 Kings 16:31)
  4. D. Two or three eunuchs (2 Kings 9:32-33)
  5. A. Ahab (2 Chronicles 18:2-3)
  6. True (1 Kings 21:27-29)
  7. B. With a headband over his eyes (1 Kings 20:38)
  8. A. 'Attack and be victorious' (sarcastically) (2 Chronicles 18:14)
  9. C. One who puts on his armor should not boast like one who takes it off (1 Kings 20:11)
  10. A. A random arrow struck him between the joints of his armor (1 Kings 22:34-35)
  11. A. An ivory palace (1 Kings 22:39)
  12. D. Destroy the house of Ahab (2 Kings 9:6-7)
  13. C. He lay on his bed sullen and refused to eat (1 Kings 21:4)
  14. A. 70 (2 Kings 10:1)
  15. D. Every man to his town, everyone to his land! (1 Kings 22:36)
  16. B. Jehu the seer (2 Chronicles 19:2)
  17. C. Naboth the Jezreelite (1 Kings 21:1)
  18. C. Dogs licked up his blood (1 Kings 22:38)
  19. A. A deceiving spirit in the mouths of his prophets (2 Chronicles 18:18-21)
  20. C. Go, for the Lord will give it into the king's hand (1 Kings 22:6)
  21. D. Only her skull, feet, and hands (2 Kings 9:35)
  22. D. He spared his life and made a treaty with him (1 Kings 20:34-42)
  23. D. 'Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much' (2 Kings 10:18-19)
  24. C. Ahab (2 Chronicles 18:1)
  25. C. Micaiah son of Imlah (1 Kings 22:8)
  26. A. In disguise (1 Kings 22:30)
  27. B. In his son's days (1 Kings 21:29)
  28. C. Struck by a random arrow in battle (1 Kings 22:34-37)
  29. A. Painted her eyes, arranged her hair, and looked out a window (2 Kings 9:30)
  30. A. His descendants would sit on the throne to the fourth generation (2 Kings 10:30)
  31. D. To prison, to be fed with bread and water of affliction (1 Kings 22:27)
  32. True (1 Kings 22:16)
  33. True (2 Kings 9:36)
  34. D. Naboth's (1 Kings 21:1-16)
  35. B. The heads of the master's sons in baskets (2 Kings 10:6)
  36. A. 400 (1 Kings 18:19)
  37. B. Obadiah (1 Kings 18:4)
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Who were Ahab and Jezebel?

Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria for twenty-two years and did more evil than all the kings before him (1 Kings 16:29–30). He married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and served Baal, building him an altar in Samaria (1 Kings 16:31–32). The prophet Elijah announced a drought, and later called down fire from heaven on Mount Carmel before the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:38). Jezebel then swore to kill Elijah, and he fled (1 Kings 19:2–3).

When Naboth refused to sell Ahab his vineyard, Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab's name, hired false witnesses and had Naboth stoned (1 Kings 21:1–16). Elijah announced judgment on them both (1 Kings 21:19–23). Ahab died in battle at Ramoth-gilead, struck by an arrow shot "at a venture" (1 Kings 22:34–37). Years later Jezebel was thrown from a window at Jehu's command (2 Kings 9:33).

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