A fun Bible quiz on the life of King David of Israel in the Bible. Part 2 covers David’s battle with Goliath and more of his early years in the court of Saul.
True or False
- T F David was King over all of Israel for forty years.
- T F David’s father sent him to play the harp for King Saul to soothe him.
- T F Saul loved David greatly and made him his armor bearer.
- T F David first heard Goliath’s challenge when he took supplies to his brothers who were fighting with Saul’s army.
- T F David’s oldest brother was angry with him when he asked what the reward would be for killing the enemy giant Philistine.
- T F King Saul promised to let whoever could kill Goliath marry his daughter.
- T F David had already killed a lion and a bear while shepherding the sheep before he killed the giant.
- T F David wore King Saul’s armor for protection while fighting Goliath.
- T F David took a stick and his sling with some stones to battle with Goliath.
- T F Goliath cursed at David.
- T F In David’s mind, the Lord would help him succeed in defeating Goliath.
- T F David ran to meet Goliath at the battle line.
- T F David used Goliath’s own sword to make sure he was dead.
- T F Goliath’s army ran for their lives after David killed Goliath.
- T F Saul’s army chased Goliath’s army after David killed Goliath.
- T F David’s best friend was Saul’s son Jonathan.
- T F David’s wife Michal saved his life.
- T F Johnathan used arrows to signal David Saul’s intent to kill him.
- T F Ahimelech, the priest, was troubled when he saw David was traveling alone.
- T F David lied to a priest.
Answers
- FALSE David was King over all of Israel for forty years.
He was King for forty years but only king of all of Israel for thirty-three years. (2 Samuel 5:4–5) the first seven years of his reign was over Juda during the war of the war of the divided kingdoms of Israel.
- TRUE David’s father sent him to play the harp for King Saul to soothe him.
David’s father sent him at Saul’s request because Saul sought someone to soothe him with music. (1 Samuel 16:16–19)
- TRUE Saul loved David greatly and made him his armor bearer.
Although this love for David was short lived and sometimes it depended on the king’s mood, Saul really took to David at first and made him his armor bearer. (1 Samuel 16:21
- TRUE David first heard Goliath’s challenge when he took supplies to his brothers who were fighting with Saul’s army.
David had just arrived at the camp and was looking for his brothers when Goliath’s challenge rang out again and terrified Saul’s army. (1 Samuel 17:20–24)
- TRUE David’s oldest brother was angry with him when he asked what the reward would be for killing the enemy giant Philistine.
Eliab, David’s oldest brother, was angry with David when he asked about the reward for the one who could kill Goliath. (1 Samuel 17:28–30)
- TRUE King Saul promised to let whoever killed Goliath marry his daughter.
And not only marry the king’s daughter but also grant their father’s house freedom from taxes and public service in Israel. (1 Samuel 17:25) See footnote in NASB95.
- TRUE David had already killed a lion and a bear while shepherding the sheep before he killed the giant.
David used these experiences to convince the king he could kill the giant enemy. (1 Samuel 17:34–37)
- FALSE David wore King Saul’s armor for protection while fighting Goliath.
David tried on King Saul’s armor but could not walk with the armor. He took it off saying he could not use them because he had not tested them. (1 Samuel 17:38–39)
- TRUE David took a stick and his sling with some stones to battle with Goliath.
David was a shepherd and used the tools of a shepherd in his battle with Goliath. (1 Samuel 17:40)
- TRUE Goliath cursed at David.
It offended Goliath that Saul had sent someone so young and inexperienced to fight him. Not only was David young but handsome too, so Goliath cursed him by his gods. Goliath was hoping for someone with battle scars that would challenge him just a bit. (1 Samuel 17:42-43)
- TRUE In David’s mind, the Lord would help him succeed in defeating Goliath.
David knew he had abilities that would help him, but he was fighting for the honor of God and was confident the Lord would give him success against Goliath. (1 Samuel 17:45)
- TRUE David ran to meet Goliath at the battle line.
There was no holding back. David ran quickly to meet Goliath in battle. (1 Samuel 17:48)
- TRUE David used Goliath’s own sword to make sure he was dead.
David’s stick would not do so he took Goliath’s sword out of its sheaf and cut off the giant’s head with his own sword. (1 Samuel 17:51)
- TRUE Goliath’s army ran for their lives after David killed Goliath.
The Philistines had put their faith in their champion. They were terrified when Israel’s champion killed their champion. It also convinced them their gods were not helping them that day, so they fled for their lives. (1 Samuel 17:51)
- TRUE Saul’s army chased Goliath’s army after David killed Goliath.
The Israelites gave chase after the Philistines and slew many of them. (1 Samuel 17:52)
- TRUE David’s best friend was Saul’s son, Jonathan.
David and Saul's son Jonathan were very close friends. (1 Samuel 18:1)
- TRUE David’s wife Michal saved his life.
She let him down through a window and he escaped from the men sent to take him to Saul to for execution. (1 Samuel 19:11-18)
- TRUE Johnathan used arrows to signal David Saul’s intent to kill him.
Jonathan shot three arrows and sent a youth to get them. When he told the youth the arrows were beyond him, David understood Johnathan’s signal that Saul intended to kill him. (1 Samuel 20:20-38)
- TRUE Ahimelech, the priest, was troubled when he saw David was traveling alone.
Ahimelech, the priest, was trembling when he came to meet David who was alone. (1 Samuel 21:1)
- TRUE David lied to a priest.
David lied when he told Ahimelech, the priest, he was on a secret mission for King Saul when he was really fleeing from the king. (1 Samuel 21:1–2)