Welcome to the 1 Samuel 18:1 Quiz on Saul’s jealousy of David and his attempts to kill him! In the Bible, Saul was the first king of Israel, chosen by God. However, when David, a young shepherd, gained popularity for his victory over Goliath, Saul became consumed with jealousy.
Saul’s jealousy led him to make several attempts on David’s life, including throwing a spear at him and sending him on dangerous missions in hopes that he would be killed. Despite Saul’s efforts, David remained faithful to God and eventually became the next king of Israel.
This quiz will test your knowledge on the events surrounding Saul’s jealousy and his attempts to harm David. Let’s see how well you know this dramatic story from the Bible!
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Instructions
- This quiz is multiple choice.
- Read each question carefully before selecting an answer.
- Choose the best answer for each question.
- You will see the missed questions with correct answers at the end of the quiz.
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Quick Facts
- King Saul was jealous of David because the people praised David more than him.
- Saul attempted to kill David by throwing a spear at him while he was playing the harp.
- David married Saul’s daughter, Michal, as a way to try to appease Saul’s anger.
- Saul sent David on dangerous military missions hoping he would be killed in battle.
- Jonathan, Saul’s son, helped David escape from Saul’s attempts on his life.
- David and Jonathan made a covenant of friendship and promised to look out for each other.
- Saul’s jealousy of David grew so intense that he even tried to have him killed by his own family members.
- David had to flee and hide in the wilderness to escape Saul’s constant threats on his life.
- Despite Saul’s attempts to kill him, David refused to harm Saul because he respected him as the king.
- In the end, Saul and Jonathan both died in battle, and David became the king of Israel.
Scripture
1 Samuel 18
Saul’s Growing Fear of David
1 After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself. 2 From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return home to his family. 3 And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. 4 Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, and even his sword, his bow and his belt.
5 Whatever mission Saul sent him on, David was so successful that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the troops, and Saul’s officers as well.
6 When the men were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out from all the towns of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs and with timbrels and lyres. 7 As they danced, they sang:
“Saul has slain his thousands,
and David his tens of thousands.”
8 Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. “They have credited David with tens of thousands,” he thought, “but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?” 9 And from that time on Saul kept a close eye on David.
10 The next day an evil[a] spirit from God came forcefully on Saul. He was prophesying in his house, while David was playing the lyre, as he usually did. Saul had a spear in his hand 11 and he hurled it, saying to himself, “I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
12 Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David but had departed from Saul. 13 So he sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led the troops in their campaigns. 14 In everything he did he had great success, because the Lord was with him. 15 When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns.
17 Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage; only serve me bravely and fight the battles of the Lord.” For Saul said to himself, “I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!”
18 But David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my clan in Israel, that I should become the king’s son-in-law?” 19 So[b] when the time came for Merab, Saul’s daughter, to be given to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
20 Now Saul’s daughter Michal was in love with David, and when they told Saul about it, he was pleased. 21 “I will give her to him,” he thought, “so that she may be a snare to him and so that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “Now you have a second opportunity to become my son-in-law.”
22 Then Saul ordered his attendants: “Speak to David privately and say, ‘Look, the king likes you, and his attendants all love you; now become his son-in-law.’”
23 They repeated these words to David. But David said, “Do you think it is a small matter to become the king’s son-in-law? I’m only a poor man and little known.”
24 When Saul’s servants told him what David had said, 25 Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king wants no other price for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies.’” Saul’s plan was to have David fall by the hands of the Philistines.
26 When the attendants told David these things, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. So before the allotted time elapsed, 27 David took his men with him and went out and killed two hundred Philistines and brought back their foreskins. They counted out the full number to the king so that David might become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.
28 When Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David, 29 Saul became still more afraid of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days.
30 The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, and as often as they did, David met with more success than the rest of Saul’s officers, and his name became well known.