Test Questions
What ostensible reason did the Israelites give for asking for a king?
What other and truer reason did they urge?
What had God to say about this request of the people?
What good did Saul accomplish?
Why was Saul rejected by God from being king?
How did Saul come to his end?
Over what tribe did David rule alone for seven years?
Give the boundaries of David's kingdom at its largest.
What did David do for the establishment of religion, and in what city?
Into what bitter sin did David fall?
What great sorrow came to David toward the close of his life?
In general, what may we say of David's religious life at the beginning and the close of his career?
How did Solomon begin his reign?
What noted building did he erect in Jerusalem?
In what way did Solomon sin in his alliances with other kings?
Where had God given directions as to what course of action any king of his people should pursue?