Bible Studies

1. T F Ahimelech, the priest, gave David meat to eat from the altar.
2. T F King Saul ordered his men to put Ahimelech to death because he knowingly helped David escape from Saul’s men.

3. T F Goliath’s sword was too heavy for ordinary men to carry.
4. T F David was not afraid of anything.
5. T F David disguised his sanity because he was afraid.
6. T F David would not harm Saul because Samuel, the priest, had anointed Saul King of Israel.
7. T F David cut Saul’s robe only because he could not reach far enough to kill Saul.
8. T F David secretly cut off a piece King Saul’s robe while Saul was wearing it.
9. T F King Saul cried in David’s presence.
10. T F David swore to kill Saul’s descendants.
11. T F David killed Nabal and took Abigail, his wife, to be his own.
12. T F Nabal’s wife interceded on her husband’s behalf to save his life when David and his men went to kill him.
13. T F David stole Saul’s water jug while he slept.
14. T F The Amalekites took the families of David and his men captive.
15. T F David’s army once thought about stoning him to death.
16. T F David and his men cried.
17. T F Several times David consulted priests to determine whether the Lord wanted him to take certain actions.
18. T F David devoted himself totally to the Lord his God.
19. T F David had an army of six hundred or more men.
20. T F A runaway slave led David and his men to the raiding band that had stolen their families and livestock.

Answers

1. FALSE Ahimelech, the priest, gave David meat to eat from the altar.

Ahimelech gave David the consecrated bread. (1 Samuel 21:1–6)

2. FALSE King Saul ordered his men to put Ahimelech to death because he knowingly helped David escape from Saul’s men.

David had deceived Ahimelech, so he did not know the true situation, but it appears that his priestly line was supporting David, so Saul ordered Ahimelech and all his relatives killed. Only one escaped. (1 Samuel 22:16–18)

3. FALSE Goliath’s sword was too heavy for ordinary men to carry.

David used Goliath's sword to cut off his head. He later accepted the sword from Ahimelech when he was fleeing from Saul. (1 Samuel 17:51, 1 Samuel 21:8–9)

4. FALSE David was not afraid of anything.

David was afraid when enemy men of Gath recognized him as the “King of the land”. (1 Samuel 21:12)

5. TRUE David disguised his sanity because he was afraid.

David disguised his sanity and let his saliva drip while he scribbled on the doors. (1 Samuel 21:12–22:1)

6. TRUE David would not harm Saul because Samuel, the priest, had anointed Saul King of Israel.

The Bible repeats this several times. David would not harm Saul and he did not want anyone else to harm Saul either because the priest had anointed Saul. (1 Samuel 24:9–11)

7. FALSE David cut Saul’s robe only because he could not reach far enough to kill Saul.

He only cut of a piece of the robe so he could prove he could have killed Saul in the dark cave, but instead had spared Saul’s life. (1 Samuel 24:9–11)

8. TRUE David secretly cut off a piece King Saul’s robe while Saul was wearing it.

It was inside a dark cave and Saul did not know anyone was inside it with him. (1 Samuel 24:5)

9. TRUE King Saul cried in David’s presence.

David's words had rang so true to Saul, that he knew he was wrong to pursue David and he wept. (1 Samuel 24:16)

10. FALSE David swore to kill Saul’s descendants.

David swore to Saul that he would not kill off his descendants. (1 Samuel 24:21-22)

11. FALSE David killed Nabal and took Abigail, his wife, to be his own.

The next morning Abigale told Nabal how David and his men almost came to kill him. He was so shocked by this news that his heart died inside him and he became paralyzed. Then he died 10 days later. (1 Samuel 25:37–39)

12. TRUE Nabal’s wife interceded on her husband’s behalf to save his life when David and his men went to kill him.

David and his men were on their way to avenge the insults of Nabal when they met Abigail who smooth things over with wise words and gifts of supplies. (1 Samuel 25:32–35)

13. TRUE David stole Saul’s water jug while he slept.

Once again David took action to prove he could have killed Saul, but instead spared his life. (1 Samuel 26:11)

14. TRUE The Amalekites took the families of David and his men captive.

David and his men were away to help the Philistines fight against Israel when the Amalekites raided their town occurred and their families taken away as plunder. (1 Samuel 30:1–3)

15. TRUE David’s army once thought about stoning him to death.

His men were very upset with David when their families had been stolen away by raiders. They were talking about stoning David for it. (1 Samuel 30:6)

16. TRUE David and his men cried.

They all cried and grieved when they discovered their families were captured and taken away.(1 Samuel 30:4)

17. TRUE Several times David consulted priests to determine whether the Lord wanted him to take certain actions.

Twice it says David used priest to inquire of the Lord. Other times it simply says he inquired of the Lord. (1 Samuel 23:9, 1 Samuel 30:7-8)

18. TRUE David devoted himself totally to the Lord his God.

David devoted himself totally devoted to God, but his son Solomon served other gods when he was old. (1 Kings 11:4-6)

19. TRUE David had an army of six hundred or more men.

David had six hundred men with him when he chased the raiders who stole their families. (1 Samuel 30:9)

20. FALSE A runaway slave led David and his men to the raiding band that had stolen their families and livestock.

It was a servant who had fallen ill. His master left him behind. He had not run away. (1 Samuel 30:13–16)