Book Of 2 Kings Quiz
Test your knowledge of the Book of 2 Kings with our comprehensive quiz. Explore key events, characters, and verses from the first book of the Bible. Perfect for Bible study groups, competitions, or personal growth. Challenge yourself today!
- Who was the prophet that succeeded Elijah and performed many miracles?
- Answer: Elisha
Verse: 2 Kings 2:15 – “The company of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching, said, ‘The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha.’ And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him.”
- What miracle did Elisha perform for a widow who was in debt?
- Answer: He multiplied her oil so she could pay her debts
Verse: 2 Kings 4:6 – “When all the jars were full, she said to her son, ‘Bring me another one.’ But he replied, ‘There is not a jar left.’ Then the oil stopped flowing.”
- How did Elisha heal Naaman, the commander of the army of Aram?
- Answer: He instructed him to wash seven times in the Jordan River
Verse: 2 Kings 5:10 – “Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, ‘Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.'”
- What did Elisha do to provide food for a hundred men?
- Answer: He multiplied twenty loaves of barley and some grain
Verse: 2 Kings 4:43 – “‘How can I set this before a hundred men?’ his servant asked. But Elisha answered, ‘Give it to the people to eat. For this is what the Lord says: “They will eat and have some left over.”'”
- What was the name of the king who was taken captive by the Assyrians?
- Answer: Hoshea
Verse: 2 Kings 17:4 – “But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea, who had sent envoys to So king of Egypt and had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore, Shalmaneser seized him and put him in prison.”
- Who was the king of Israel during the time when Elisha prophesied that the famine would end?
- Answer: Jehoram (Joram)
Verse: 2 Kings 7:1 – “Elisha said, ‘Hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord says: About this time tomorrow a sea of the finest flour will sell for a shekel and two seas of barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.'”
- Which king did Elisha anoint to be king over Israel?
- Answer: Jehu
Verse: 2 Kings 9:3 – “Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head. Declare, ‘This is what the Lord says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run; don’t delay!”
- What was the cause of the widespread destruction in the city of Samaria during the siege?
- Answer: Famine
Verse: 2 Kings 6:25 – “There was a great famine in the city; the siege lasted so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter of a cab of seed pods for five shekels.”
- What miraculous event happened to the Shunammite woman’s son?
- Answer: He was brought back to life by Elisha
Verse: 2 Kings 4:34-35 – “Then he got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eyes to eyes, hands to hands. As he stretched himself out on him, the boy’s body grew warm. Elisha turned away and walked back and forth in the room and then got on the bed and stretched out on him once more. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.”
- How did King Hezekiah respond to the threat from Sennacherib, the king of Assyria?
- Answer: He prayed to God and sought His deliverance
Verse: 2 Kings 19:14 – “Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord.”
- What did Elisha do to help the poor man who was in debt and had his axe head fall into the water?
- Answer: He made the iron axe head float
Verse: 2 Kings 6:6 – “The man of God asked, ‘Where did it fall?’ When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float.”
- Which king of Judah was known for his reforms and trust in God?
- Answer: Hezekiah
Verse: 2 Kings 18:5 – “He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him.”
- What was the name of the king who attempted to make an alliance with Judah and was later killed by his own sons?
- Answer: Ahaziah
Verse: 2 Kings 9:27 – “When Ahaziah king of Judah saw what had happened, he fled up the road to Beth Haggan. Jehu chased him, shouting, ‘Kill him too!’ They wounded him in his chariot on the way up to Gur, which is near Ibleam, but he escaped to Megiddo and died there.”
- Who was the wicked queen who ruled after her husband Ahab and promoted Baal worship?
- Answer: Jezebel
Verse: 2 Kings 9:30 – “Then Jehu went to Jezreel. When Jezebel heard about it, she put on eye makeup, arranged her hair and looked out of a window.”
- What did the prophet Elisha say would happen to the siege of Samaria?
- Answer: The siege would end and there would be plenty of food
Verse: 2 Kings 7:16 – “Then the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. So a sea of the finest flour sold for a shekel, and two seas of barley sold for a shekel, as the Lord had said.”
- Who was the king of Israel who was wounded in battle and later died from his injuries?
- Answer: Ahab
Verse: 1 Kings 22:34 – “But someone drew his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between the sections of his armor. The king told his chariot driver, ‘Wheel around and get me out of the fighting. I’ve been wounded.'”
- What did Elisha do for the woman who provided a room for him?
- Answer: He prophesied that she would have a son
Verse: 2 Kings 4:16 – “‘About this time next year, Elisha said, ‘you will hold a son in your arms.’ ‘No, my lord,’ she objected. ‘Don’t mislead your servant, O man of God!'”
- How did Hezekiah show his pride to the Babylonian envoys?
- Answer: He showed them all his treasures and wealth
Verse: 2 Kings 20:13 – “Hezekiah received the envoys and showed them all that was in his storehouses, the silver, the gold, the spices and the fine olive oil—his entire armory and everything found among his treasures.”
- What did Elisha do to save a city from being flooded by a poisoned spring?
Answer: He threw salt into the spring, purifying the water
Verse: 2 Kings 2:21 – “Then he went out to the spring and threw the salt into it, saying, ‘This is what the Lord says: I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.'”
- Who was the king of Judah who was only seven years old when he began to reign?
- Answer: Josiah
Verse: 2 Kings 22:1 – “Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.”
- What did Elisha do to help the king of Israel escape from the army of Aram?
- Answer: He revealed the enemy’s plans and guided the king of Israel
Verse: 2 Kings 6:19 – “Elisha told them, ‘This is not the road and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will lead you to the man you are looking for.’ And he led them to Samaria.”
- How did King Ahaziah of Israel die?
- Answer: He fell through a lattice in his upper room and later died from his injuries
Verse: 2 Kings 1:17 – “So he died, according to the word of the Lord that Elijah had spoken. Because Ahaziah had no son, Jehoram became king in his place in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah.”
- What did Jehu do to the worshipers of Baal in Samaria?
- Answer: He gathered them under the pretense of worshiping Baal and then had them killed
Verse: 2 Kings 10:19 – “Now summon all the prophets of Baal, all his servants and all his priests. See that no one is missing because I am going to hold a great sacrifice for Baal. Anyone who fails to come will no longer live.’ But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal.”
- Who was the prophet that predicted the end of King Ahab’s dynasty?
- Answer: Elijah
Verse: 1 Kings 21:21 – “‘I am going to bring disaster on you. I will consume your descendants and cut off from Ahab every last male in Israel—slave or free.'”
- What did the prophet Elisha do to cure the waters of Jericho?
- Answer: He added salt to the water and declared it healed
Verse: 2 Kings 2:21 – “Then he went out to the spring and threw the salt into it, saying, ‘This is what the Lord says: I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.'”
- What was the sin of King Manasseh that led to Judah’s downfall?
- Answer: He led Judah into idolatry and shed innocent blood
Verse: 2 Kings 21:16 – “Moreover, Manasseh also shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, besides the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, so that they did evil in the eyes of the Lord.”
- What did King Jehu do to the family of Ahab?
- Answer: He exterminated them, fulfilling Elijah’s prophecy
Verse: 2 Kings 10:11 – “So Jehu put to death all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel—all his chief men, his close friends and his priests, leaving him no survivor.”
- Who was the king that began his reign at the age of eight and was noted for his reforms?
- Answer: Josiah
Verse: 2 Kings 22:1 – “Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.”
- How did Elisha respond to the mocking of the youths who called him “bald head”?
- Answer: He called down a curse from the Lord, and two bears came out of the forest and mauled forty-two of the youths
Verse: 2 Kings 2:24 – “He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.”
- What did the king of Assyria do after the fall of Samaria?
- Answer: He deported the Israelites and settled other peoples in their place
Verse: 2 Kings 17:6 – “In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria invaded the entire land; he marched against Samaria and laid siege to it for three years.”