# 1 Samuel Bible quiz

Ten questions on the book of 1 Samuel, each answered with the verse that settles it, quoted from the Lumin Translation. Play it at https://www.lumin.faith/bible-quiz/1-samuel.

## 1. Who was Samuel’s mother?

- Naomi
- Peninnah
- **Hannah** (answer)

> In due time Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, because she said, “I asked Yahweh for him.” ([1 Samuel 1:20](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-samuel/1#20))

## 2. Which priest did the boy Samuel serve under at Shiloh?

- **Eli** (answer)
- Zadok
- Abiathar

> The boy Samuel was serving Yahweh under Eli. In those days the word of Yahweh was rare; visions were not widespread. ([1 Samuel 3:1](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-samuel/3#1))

## 3. What did Samuel say when Yahweh called him in the night?

- **“Speak, for your servant is listening”** (answer)
- “Who are you, Lord?”
- “Here I am, send me”

> Yahweh came and stood there and called as he had before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” ([1 Samuel 3:10](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-samuel/3#10))

## 4. What was Saul out looking for when he met Samuel?

- A lost sheep
- **His father’s donkeys** (answer)
- A runaway servant

> Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, had wandered off, so Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you, and go look for the donkeys.” ([1 Samuel 9:3](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-samuel/9#3))

## 5. Who was the first king of Israel?

- David
- **Saul** (answer)
- Samuel

> So all the people went to Gilgal, and there at Gilgal they made Saul king in the presence of Yahweh. There they offered fellowship offerings before Yahweh, and Saul and all the men of Israel celebrated with great joy. ([1 Samuel 11:15](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-samuel/11#15))

## 6. When Samuel came to anoint a king, what did Yahweh say he sees into?

- The face
- The family
- **The heart** (answer)

> But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at how tall he is, for I have rejected him. Yahweh does not see the way a human being sees. People see what meets the eye, but Yahweh sees into the heart.” ([1 Samuel 16:7](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-samuel/16#7))

## 7. What did David play to calm Saul?

- The trumpet
- The flute
- **The lyre** (answer)

> Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take the lyre and play it. Then Saul would be relieved and feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him. ([1 Samuel 16:23](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-samuel/16#23))

## 8. Which city was Goliath from?

- **Gath** (answer)
- Jericho
- Gaza

> Then a champion came out from the Philistine camp. His name was Goliath, from Gath, and he was six cubits and a span tall. ([1 Samuel 17:4](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-samuel/17#4))

## 9. What did David pick out of the streambed to face Goliath?

- **Five smooth stones** (answer)
- Seven stones
- One sharp stone

> Then he took his staff in hand, picked out five smooth stones from the streambed, and put them in the shepherd’s bag he carried, in its pouch. Sling in hand, he went toward the Philistine. ([1 Samuel 17:40](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-samuel/17#40))

## 10. Which son of Saul loved David as himself?

- Abner
- **Jonathan** (answer)
- Absalom

> When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan’s soul was bound to David’s soul, and Jonathan loved him as himself. ([1 Samuel 18:1](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-samuel/18#1))