Deck 14: The Reign of David

Question 1

Compare what is known of the historical figure of David with his legacy in the Bible and Judaism. Why is David such an important figure in the Bible and Judaism? What role does the "Succession Narrative" play in his legacy?

Answer 1

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Question 2

What are the important religious and ideological ramifications of David's establishment of Jerusalem as Israel's capital?

Answer 2

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Question 3

How are families depicted in 2 Samuel? What is their structure, and how are wrongs against the family handled? What impact did these structures and institutions have on the houses of Saul and David?

Answer 3

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Question 4

What significance does 2 Samuel 7.1-17 hold for the Deuteronomistic ideology of kingship? What role does it play in the narrative?

Question 5

2 Samuel gives a one-dimensional description of David's character.

Question 6

Six times more psalms are attributed to David than to anyone else.

Question 7

Ishbaal was crowned king over "all Israel," excluding only the tribe of Judah.

Question 8

2 Samuel uses none of the same sources as 1 Samuel.

Question 9

Amnon is Absalom's full brother.

Question 10

The United Monarchy in Israel lasted for less than a century.

Question 11

David transferred the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem and resisted calls to build a temple to house it.

Question 12

David is the principal celebrant in the dedication of the ark ceremony.

Question 13

Saul is still alive at the beginning of 2 Samuel.

Question 14

After moving the ark to Jerusalem, David closed all other shrines in Israel.

Question 15

Ishbaal's general was:

A) Uriah
B) Absalom
C) Abner
D) Jehoshaphat

Question 16

All are consequences of the rape of Tamar except:

A) Amnon was forced to marry Tamar
B) Absalom murdered Amnon
C) David exiled Amnon
D) Tamar lived a desolate life in Absalom's house

Question 17

David's elite warriors are known as:

A) the Thirty
B) Ishbosheth
C) Shimei
D) Millo

Question 18

Saul's secondary wife was:

A) Rizpah
B) Tamar
C) Abishag
D) Bathsheba

Question 19

How many children does Michal bear?

A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3

Question 20

David's original capital was located in:

A) Shechem
B) Jerusalem
C) Hebron c. Hebron
D) Gilgal

Question 21

David had a covenant with the king of:

A) Moab
B) Egypt
C) Tyre
D) Ammon

Question 22

David neutralizes the threat that Jonathan's son _____________ presents to his throne by having him eat at his table.

A) Abner
B) Mephibosheth
C) Paltiel
D) Ishbaal

Question 23

The word "Millo" literally means:

A) warriors
B) fill
C) wall
D) sacred

Question 24

David defeated or contained all of the following peoples except:

A) Philistines
B) Moabites
C) Ammonites
D) Midianites

Question 25

David's oldest son was:

A) Amnon
B) Solomon
C) Absalom
D) Jonathan

Question 26

Zion is another name for:

A) David
B) Solomon
C) Jerusalem
D) Israel

Question 27

____________ uses David's secondary wives as political tools by taking possession of them "in the sight of all Israel."

A) Absalom
B) Abner
C) Merab
D) Adonijah

Question 28

____________ is the mother of Solomon.

A) Abishag
B) Bathsheba
C) Abigail
D) Michal

Question 29

Solomon's other name is:

A) Nathan
B) Maacah
C) Ishbaal
D) Jedidiah

Question 30

Before David made Jerusalem his capital, it was controlled by:

A) Philistines
B) Kenites
C) Moabites
D) Jebusites

Question 31

David's appointment of _________ to the priesthood was possibly a strategy to incorporate the religious traditions of pre-Israelite Jerusalem into the new monarchy.

A) Abiathar
B) Benaiah
C) Ira
D) Zadok

Question 32

The commander of David's army was:

A) Zadok
B) Absalom
C) Joab
D) Abner

Question 33

All are true of the Succession Narrative except:

A) it explains how Solomon succeeded David
B) it is historical fiction
C) it exists as an independent source
D) some call it the Court History of David

Question 34

All are true of Bathsheba except:

A) her first child dies
B) David marries her when she becomes pregnant
C) she orchestrates Solomon's succession
D) David is her second husband

Question 35

David's covenant was with this king: ____________________.

Question 36

_____________ is David's secondary wife in his old age.

Question 37

The _______________ was a royal attempt to impose centralization on the kingdom by assessing the population's resources for taxation and labor.

Question 38

The name "Jedidiah" means _____________________.

Question 39

All of Saul's surviving male offspring were killed except _________________.

Question 40

The City of David is another name for _________________.

Question 41

The prophet _______________ successfully forces David to condemn himself for his affair with Bathsheba.

Question 42

The ________________ concludes with a portrait of David as both sexually and politically impotent.

Question 43

The period that featured the reigns of David and Solomon is commonly referred to as the _________________________.

Question 44

According to Muslim tradition, Muhammad was miraculously taken from Mecca to _____________ and then to heaven to converse with God.