Question 1

During the war between Dovid’s supporters and Ish-Boshes’ supporters, what happened to both sides?

Accepted Answer

Dovid’s side got stronger and Ish-Boshes’ side got weaker

Answer

Dovid’s side got weaker, and Ish-Boshes’ side got stronger

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Both sides remained the same

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Both sides grew stronger

Question 2

What city was Dovid’s kingdom based out of during this time?

Accepted Answer

Chevron

Answer

Shiloh

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Yerushalayim

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Be’er Sheva

Question 3

How many children did Dovid have while in Chevron?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

6

Answer

5

Answer

7

Question 4

Who was Avner?

Accepted Answer

Shaul’s and Ish-Boshes’ general

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Dovid’s general

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A Philistine king

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A prophet

Question 5

Why did Avner feel betrayed?

Accepted Answer

Ish-Boshes accused him of trying to marry Shaul’s concubine

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He was not rewarded for his loyalty

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He was removed from command

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Dovid didn’t trust him

Question 6

What did Avner decide to do after feeling betrayed?

Accepted Answer

He joined Dovid

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He fled to the Philistines

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He stopped fighting

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He attacked Ish-Boshes

Question 7

What did Avner have to do to make peace with Dovid?

Accepted Answer

Return Michal (Dovid’s wife) to him

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Build Dovid a palace

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Defeat the Philistines

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Capture Ish-Boshes

Question 8

What did Avner do to help Dovid?

Accepted Answer

He convinced Bnei Yisroel to unite under Dovid

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He led Dovid’s army

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He became Dovid’s advisor

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He captured Yerushalayim

Question 9

Who was upset that Dovid made peace with Avner?

Accepted Answer

Yoav

Answer

Ish-Boshes

Answer

The Philistines

Answer

The Yevusim

Question 10

Why was Yoav upset with Dovid’s peace with Avner?

Accepted Answer

Avner killed his brother Asahel

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He wanted to rule instead

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Avner took his position

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He feared Avner’s influence

Question 11

What did Yoav do after Dovid made peace with Avner?

Accepted Answer

He tricked and assassinated Avner

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He attacked Ish-Boshes

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He supported the agreement

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He left Dovid’s service

Question 12

How did Dovid respond to Avner’s assassination?

Accepted Answer

He cursed Yoav’s family

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He ignored the situation

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He rewarded Yoav

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He exiled Yoav

Question 13

What did Dovid declare after Avner’s death?

Accepted Answer

Days of mourning

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A victory celebration

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A new military campaign

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A reward for Yoav

Question 14

How did Dovid show Bnei Yisroel he didn’t command Avner’s death?

Accepted Answer

He fasted and made an oath

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He sent letters to the tribes

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He punished Yoav

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He built a monument for Avner

Question 15

How did Ish-Boshes and the people react to Avner’s death?

Accepted Answer

They became weak and scared

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They surrendered to Dovid

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They prepared for war

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They celebrated

Question 16

Who were Ba’anah and Reichav?

Accepted Answer

Generals of Ish-Boshes

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Philistine spies

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Prophets

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Dovid’s advisors

Question 17

How did Mifiboshes become crippled?

Accepted Answer

His caretaker dropped him while fleeing

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He was born disabled

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He fell from a tree

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He was injured in battle

Question 18

Why did Mifiboshes’ caretaker run away with him?

Accepted Answer

She heard Shaul and Yehonason died

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She was ordered to hide him

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She feared Dovid’s army

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She wanted to join Dovid

Question 19

How did Ba’anah and Reichav kill Ish-Boshes?

Accepted Answer

By stabbing him during his nap

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In battle

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By poisoning him

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By ambushing him

Question 20

What did Ba’anah and Reichav do with Ish-Boshes’ head?

Accepted Answer

They brought it to Dovid

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They gave it to the Philistines

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They buried it

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They burned it

Question 21

How did Ba’anah and Reichav approach Dovid?

Accepted Answer

They pretended to buy wheat

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They snuck in at night

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They came openly

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They sent a messenger

Question 22

What was Dovid’s reaction when Ba’anah and Reichav brought Ish-Boshes’ head?

Accepted Answer

He called them evil

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He sent them away

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He rewarded them

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He ignored them

Question 23

What punishment did Dovid give Ba’anah and Reichav?

Accepted Answer

He ordered their execution

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He exiled them

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He imprisoned them

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He made them servants

Question 24

Where was Ish-Boshes’ head buried?

Accepted Answer

In Avner’s grave in Chevron

Answer

In Shaul’s tomb

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In Yerushalayim

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In Dovid’s palace

Question 25

What happened to Ba’anah and Reichav’s bodies?

Accepted Answer

Their hands and feet were cut off and hung by the well

Answer

They were thrown into the river

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They were buried with Ish-Boshes

Answer

They were burned

Question 26

How did Dovid become king over all of Israel?

Accepted Answer

The tribes anointed him

Answer

He defeated Ish-Boshes

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He conquered the tribes

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He inherited the throne

Question 27

How long did Dovid reign as king over Eretz Yisroel?

Accepted Answer

40 years: 7 in Chevron 33 in Yerushalayim

Answer

25 years

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50 years

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33 years

Question 28

What obstacle did Dovid face when trying to conquer Yerushalayim?

Accepted Answer

The Yevusim

Answer

Internal rebellion

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The Philistines

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Famine

Question 29

What did Dovid rename the place he captured from the Yevusim?

Accepted Answer

Ir Dovid

Answer

Tzion

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Be’er Sheva

Answer

Chevron

Question 30

Who helped Dovid build his palace?

Accepted Answer

Chiram king of Tzur

Answer

The Philistines

Answer

Pharaoh of Egypt

Answer

The Yevusim

Question 31

Why did the Philistines attack Dovid after his anointing?

Accepted Answer

They wanted to kill him

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They sought peace

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They feared his alliance

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They wanted to reclaim Chevron

Question 32

What did Dovid do before each battle with the Philistines?

Accepted Answer

He consulted with G-d

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He trained his army

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He spied on them

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He built fortresses

Question 33

What strategy did G-d give Dovid in the second battle?

Accepted Answer

Circle behind and wait for the sound of angels

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A direct attack

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Ambush them at night

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Use archers on the hills

Question 34

Ish-Boshes

Accepted Answer

Shaul’s son who tried to be king after him

Answer

Dovid’s general

Answer

One of Dovid’s wives

Answer

King of Tzur

Question 35

Michal

Accepted Answer

One of Dovid’s wives and daughter of Shaul

Answer

King Shaul’s general

Answer

Yonatan’s crippled son

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Dovid’s son who became king

Question 36

Avner

Accepted Answer

King Shaul and later Ish-Boshes’s top general

Answer

The King of Tzur

Answer

One of Ish-Boshes’s generals

Answer

Dovid’s best friend

Question 37

Yoav

Accepted Answer

Dovid’s general

Answer

One of Shaul’s sons

Answer

Dovid’s rebellious son

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A general of Ish-Boshes

Question 38

Ba’anah

Accepted Answer

One of Ish-Boshes’s generals

Answer

Dovid’s son who became king

Answer

King of Tzur

Answer

Dovid’s best friend

Question 39

Reichav

Accepted Answer

One of Ish-Boshes’s generals

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A prophet

Answer

A son of Dovid

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A Philistine king

Question 40

MifiBoshes

Accepted Answer

Yonatan’s crippled son

Answer

One of Shaul’s generals

Answer

A king of Tzur

Answer

One of Dovid’s generals

Question 41

Yonatan

Accepted Answer

One of Shaul’s sons and Dovid’s best friend

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Dovid’s rebellious son

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King Shaul’s general

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A high priest

Question 42

Avshalom

Accepted Answer

Dovid’s son that rebelled against him

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A prophet

Answer

One of Ish-Boshes’s generals

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Shaul’s top general

Question 43

Shlomo

Accepted Answer

Dovid’s son who became king after him

Answer

One of Shaul’s generals

Answer

Dovid’s best friend

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King of Tzur

Question 44

Chiram

Accepted Answer

King of Tzur (a non-Jew)

Answer

Dovid’s son

Answer

One of Shaul’s generals

Answer

A Philistine warrior

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