2 Samuel Chapter 5 HOALTC Bible Bowl 2020

Question 1

5. For how long did David reign over Judah alone?

Accepted Answer

Seven years and six months

Question 2

14. What did the Philistines abandon, which David and his men then carried off?

Accepted Answer

Their idols

Question 3

2. What did the Israelites remember that David had done for Saul when Saul was their king?

Accepted Answer

Led Israel's military campaigns

Question 4

8. Which of the following does 2 Samuel use to refer to the city where David battled the Jebusites?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 5

6. For how long did David rule over all of Israel and Judah?

Accepted Answer

Thirty-three years

Question 6

9. When David took up residence in the fortress he called the City of David, what did he do to the area around it?

Accepted Answer

Built it up from the terraces inward

Question 7

1. Who came to David and said," We are your own flesh and blood"?

Accepted Answer

All of the tribes of Israel

Question 8

4. What was David's age when he became king over Israel?

Accepted Answer

Thirty

Question 9

3. Who anointed David king over Israel?

Accepted Answer

The elders of Israel

Question 10

15. In what way was David instructed by the LORD to attack the Philistines in the Valley of Rephaim?

Accepted Answer

Circle around and attack from behind

Question 11

7. How did the Jebusites taunt David and his men when they marched to Jerusalem (Zion) to capture it?

Accepted Answer

Said the blind and lame could ward them off

Question 12

10. Who sent cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons to build a palace for David?

Accepted Answer

Hiram, king of Tyre

Question 13

13. Who told David that the Philistines would be delivered into his hands?

Accepted Answer

The LORD

Question 14

16. In front of what trees was David instructed to attack the Philistines?

Accepted Answer

Poplars

Question 15

11. How many children were born to David in Jerusalem?

Accepted Answer

Eleven

Question 16

12. Where did David go when he heard the Philistines were searching for him?

Accepted Answer

To a stronghold

Question 17

17. What sound did the LORD say would mean that he (the LORD) had gone in front of David to strike the Philistine army?

Accepted Answer

Marching in the tops of the poplar trees

Questions 17