Who was the mother of Samuel?

• Answer: Hannah
• Verse: 1 Samuel 1:20 – “So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, ‘Because I asked the Lord for him.'”

Who was the high priest when Samuel was born?

• Answer: Eli
• Verse: 1 Samuel 1:9 – “Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the Lord’s house.”

What did Hannah promise to do if God gave her a son?

• Answer: Dedicate him to the Lord’s service
• Verse: 1 Samuel 1:11 – “And she made a vow, saying, ‘Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.'”

Where did Samuel grow up?

• Answer: In the temple of the Lord at Shiloh
• Verse: 1 Samuel 2:18 – “But Samuel was ministering before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod.”

What did Eli’s sons, Hophni and Phinehas, do wrong?

• Answer: They were wicked and had no regard for the Lord
• Verse: 1 Samuel 2:12 – “Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord.”

What did God say would happen to Eli’s family because of his sons’ sins?

• Answer: His family line would be cut off and his sons would die on the same day
• Verse: 1 Samuel 2:34 – “‘And what happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be a sign to you—they will both die on the same day.'”

Who called Samuel when he was a boy, thinking it was Eli?

• Answer: God
• Verse: 1 Samuel 3:4 – “Then the Lord called Samuel. Samuel answered, ‘Here I am.'”

What did Samuel say to the Lord when he realized it was God calling him?

• Answer: “Speak, for your servant is listening.”
• Verse: 1 Samuel 3:10 – “The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ Then Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening.'”

What happened to the Ark of the Covenant when it was taken into battle by the Israelites?

• Answer: It was captured by the Philistines
• Verse: 1 Samuel 4:11 – “The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.”

What happened to Eli when he heard that the Ark had been captured?

• Answer: He fell backward off his chair, broke his neck, and died
• Verse: 1 Samuel 4:18 – “When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off his chair by the side of the gate. His neck was broken and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had led Israel forty years.”

What was the name of the Philistine god whose statue fell before the Ark of the Covenant?

• Answer: Dagon
• Verse: 1 Samuel 5:3 – “When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord!”

How long did the Ark of the Covenant stay in Philistine territory?

• Answer: Seven months
• Verse: 1 Samuel 6:1 – “When the ark of the Lord had been in Philistine territory seven months,”

What did the Philistines send with the Ark when they returned it to Israel?

• Answer: A guilt offering of gold tumors and gold rats
• Verse: 1 Samuel 6:4 – “The Philistines asked, ‘What guilt offering should we send to him?’ They replied, ‘Five gold tumors and five gold rats, according to the number of the Philistine rulers, because the same plague has struck both you and your rulers.'”

Who did the Israelites ask to appoint a king over them?

• Answer: Samuel
• Verse: 1 Samuel 8:5 – “They said to him, ‘You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have.'”

Who was the first king of Israel?

• Answer: Saul
• Verse: 1 Samuel 10:1 – “Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, ‘Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance?'”

What was Saul doing when Samuel first met him?

• Answer: Looking for his father’s donkeys
• Verse: 1 Samuel 9:3 – “Now the donkeys belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost, and Kish said to his son Saul, ‘Take one of the servants with you and go and look for the donkeys.'”

What sign did Samuel give Saul to confirm his anointing as king?

• Answer: Three signs: meeting two men by Rachel’s tomb, three men at the oak of Tabor, and prophesying with a group of prophets
• Verse: 1 Samuel 10:2-6 – “When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb, at Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you set out to look for have been found. And now your father has stopped thinking about them and is worried about you. He is asking, “What shall I do about my son?”‘ Then you will go on from there until you reach the great tree of Tabor. Three men going up to worship God at Bethel will meet you there. One will be carrying three young goats, another three loaves of bread, and another a skin of wine. They will greet you and offer you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from them. After that you will go to Gibeah of God, where there is a Philistine outpost. As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets coming down from the high place with lyres, timbrels, pipes and harps being played before them, and they will be prophesying. The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person.'”

Why did Saul lose his kingship?

• Answer: He disobeyed God’s command
• Verse: 1 Samuel 15:23 – “For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected you as king.”

Who anointed David as king?

• Answer: Samuel
• Verse: 1 Samuel 16:13 – “So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah.”

What was David’s occupation before he became king?

• Answer: Shepherd
• Verse: 1 Samuel 16:11 – “So he asked Jesse, ‘Are these all the sons you have?’ ‘There is still the youngest,’ Jesse answered. ‘He is tending the sheep.’ Samuel said, ‘Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.'”

Who was the giant Philistine that David defeated?

• Answer: Goliath
• Verse: 1 Samuel 17:4 – “A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span.”

What did David use to kill Goliath?

• Answer: A sling and a stone
• Verse: 1 Samuel 17:50 – “So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.”

What was the name of Jonathan’s father?

• Answer: Saul
• Verse: 1 Samuel 14:1 – “One day Jonathan son of Saul said to his young armor-bearer, ‘Come, let’s go over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.’ But he did not tell his father.”

What was David’s relationship to Jonathan?

• Answer: Best friends
• Verse: 1 Samuel 18:1 – “After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself.”

Why did Saul become jealous of David?

• Answer: Because the people praised David more than Saul
• Verse: 1 Samuel 18:7-9 – “As they danced, they sang: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.’ Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. ‘They have credited David with tens of thousands,’ he thought, ‘but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?’ And from that time on Saul kept a close eye on David.”

Who was David’s first wife?

• Answer: Michal, Saul’s daughter
• Verse: 1 Samuel 18:27 – “David took his men with him and went out and killed two hundred Philistines and brought back their foreskins. They counted out the full number to the king so that David might become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.”

How did David escape from Saul’s attempts to kill him?

• Answer: With the help of Jonathan and Michal
• Verse: 1 Samuel 19:11-12 – “Saul sent men to David’s house to watch it and to kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, ‘If you don’t run for your life tonight, tomorrow you’ll be killed.’ So Michal let David down through a window, and he fled and escaped.”

What did David take from Saul while he was sleeping in the cave?

• Answer: A piece of Saul’s robe
• Verse: 1 Samuel 24:4 – “The men said, ‘This is the day the Lord spoke of when he said to you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hands for you to deal with as you wish.’’ Then David crept up unnoticed and cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.”

Where did David go to seek refuge from Saul?

• Answer: The land of the Philistines
• Verse: 1 Samuel 27:1 – “But David thought to himself, ‘One of these days I will be destroyed by the hand of Saul. The best thing I can do is to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me anywhere in Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.'”

How did Saul die?

• Answer: He fell on his own sword
• Verse: 1 Samuel 31:4 – “Saul said to his armor-bearer, ‘Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and run me through and abuse me.’ But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.”