Biblical Studies 1115

While the writer of I and II Kings is unknown, many Bible scholars suggest the prophet _____ could have been the writer.

Jeremiah

I and II Chronicles form a miniature _______

Old Testament

I and II Chronicles cover the same time period as I and II Kings, but they emphasize the kings of ____ and completely ignore the kings of Israel

Judah

____ is believed to be the writer of Chronicles

Ezra

________, oldest living son of David, and the brother of Absalom, attempted to take the throne form David's appointed successor, Solomon

Adonijah

_____ asked the Lord for an understanding heart to be able to properly judge his people and discern between good and bad

Solomon

God not only granted what Solomon had asked but also gave him _____ and _______

riches and honor

"And Solomon's wisdom excelled the _______ of all .... For he was wiser than all men."

wisdom

It took seven years to complete the building of the ______. Solomon had much of it overlaid with ______

Temple ... gold

"And it came to pass, when the ______ were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord ... for the ______ of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord."

priests ... glory

______ decided to follow foolish counsel and refused to lighten the load Solomon had placed in the Israelites, "So Israel rebelled against the house of David."

Rehoboam

The 10 tribes of Israel made _____ their king

Jeroboam

_____ became Israel's capital during Omri's reign

Samaria

_____ is remembered for his wickedness and his un-Godly marriage to Jezebel

Ahab

It was through Jezebel that Baal worship became common throughout ______

Israel

Elijah has been called the prophet of ______

fire

To avoid rain, Ahab rode his chariot to ______, about 20 miles away. Elijah ran and arrived before Ahab.

Jezreel

______ was discouraged because he thought he as the only servant of God left. God told him there were still 7,000 in Israel who had not bowed the knee to Baal

Elijah

"Israel slew of the Syrians _______ footmen in one day." The remaining footmen fled to Aphek, where a wall fell on and killed an additional 27,000 men.

1,000

"And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a ______ " Elijah left Gilgal with Elisha

whirlwind

Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee." Elisha replied, "Let a double portion of thy ______ be upon me."

spirit

Some "little children" at ______ ridiculed Elisha. They called him bald head, which was very disrespectful.

Bethel

______, the captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a leper. An Israelite maid told him about Elisha and how he could heal him

Naaman

God protected Elisha from a _______ army with "horses and chariots of fire" and then smote them with blindness

Syrian

Jehu was to "smite the house of Ahab" for God to avenge the blood of his servants shed a the hand of ______

Jezebel

"So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of ______ ... till he had destroyed him."

Ahab

Jehu appointed ____ men to kill everyone inside the house of Baal. "Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel."

80

______ mother Athaliah had all the royal seed of Judah destroyed and crowned herself queen

Ahaziah's

A dead Israelite man was thrown into the ______ of Elisha and was revived as soon as his body touched Elisha's bones

sepulchre

______ became proud in his strength, and God smote him with ______ until the day of his death

Azariah ... leprosy

____ became the king of Israel, and it was during his reign _____ started to carry the Israelites away into captivity

Pekah ... Assyria

Israel repeatedly sinned and ______ against God, "Therefore the LORD ... removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only."

rebelled

The Assyrians then _______ Israel with people from nearby nations

repopulated

______ seduced the Jews "to do more evil than did the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel."

Manasseh

______ oversaw a revival in Judah like no king before him

Josiah

Nebuchadnezzar oversaw _____ deportations of Jews form their land, leaving only the _____

3 ... poorest