1 Samuel Bible Quiz
10 questions on 1 Samuel: finish its best-known verses, name the chapter a verse comes from, and test what you know about the book. 1 Samuel has 810 verses in the King James Version, and every answer below links to the verse or page it comes from.
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Question 1
Fill in the missing word
“And also the ▁▁▁▁▁ of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.”
1 Samuel 15:29 - ABranch
- BSpirit
- CHighest
- DStrength
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D. Strength
“And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.” — 1 Samuel 15:29 (KJV)
Read 1 Samuel 15Question 2
In which chapter of 1 Samuel is this verse?
“For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.”
- A1 Samuel 6
- B1 Samuel 12
- C1 Samuel 13
- D1 Samuel 16
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B. 1 Samuel 12 — This is 1 Samuel 12:22 — chapter 12 of 1 Samuel.
“For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.” — 1 Samuel 12:22 (KJV)
Read 1 Samuel 12Question 3
Which group of books is 1 Samuel part of?
- AHistory
- BLaw (Torah)
- CMinor Prophets
- DMajor Prophets
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A. History — 1 Samuel is one of the books of History, the books from Joshua to Esther.
All 66 books by groupQuestion 4
Fill in the missing word
“And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my ▁▁▁▁▁ before the LORD.”
1 Samuel 1:15 - Apriest
- Bsoul
- Cword
- Dmight
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B. soul
“And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.” — 1 Samuel 1:15 (KJV)
Read 1 Samuel 1Question 5
Fill in the missing word
“And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the ▁▁▁▁▁ of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.”
1 Samuel 14:6 - Agarrison
- Bstorm
- Ctithe
- Doppressor
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A. garrison
“And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.” — 1 Samuel 14:6 (KJV)
Read 1 Samuel 14Question 6
In which chapter of 1 Samuel is this verse?
“The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.”
- A1 Samuel 1
- B1 Samuel 2
- C1 Samuel 4
- D1 Samuel 5
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B. 1 Samuel 2 — This is 1 Samuel 2:7 — chapter 2 of 1 Samuel.
“The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.” — 1 Samuel 2:7 (KJV)
Read 1 Samuel 2Question 7
Fill in the missing word
“But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his ▁▁▁▁▁, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7 - Acountenance
- Bvineyard
- Cgoodness
- Dholiness
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A. countenance
“But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.” — 1 Samuel 16:7 (KJV)
Read 1 Samuel 16Question 8
How many chapters are in 1 Samuel?
- A31
- B34
- C36
- D40
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A. 31 — 1 Samuel has 31 chapters.
1 Samuel — all 31 chaptersQuestion 9
In which chapter of 1 Samuel is this verse?
“And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
- A1 Samuel 4
- B1 Samuel 7
- C1 Samuel 8
- D1 Samuel 13
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B. 1 Samuel 7 — This is 1 Samuel 7:3 — chapter 7 of 1 Samuel.
“And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.” — 1 Samuel 7:3 (KJV)
Read 1 Samuel 7Question 10
Fill in the missing word
“This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the ▁▁▁▁▁ of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.”
1 Samuel 17:46 - Acarcases
- Bcoals
- Cwages
- Dmultitudes
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A. carcases
“This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.” — 1 Samuel 17:46 (KJV)
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