Find out how well you know the story of King David!

Hint: See “Level 2 Lesson Plan: Heroes of the Bible: King David” for answers to the following questions.

1. What does King David’s name mean?

2. What kind of animal did the young boy David fight off in defending his father’s sheep?

a. tigers and bears
b. lions and bears
c. crocodiles and lions

3. What was the name of Israel’s  king before David became king?

4. What was the name of the prophet who anointed David to be king?

5. What was the name of the giant Philistine champion, whom David was to fight?

6. What did the young boy David say to the Philistine champion before they fought? (Give the verse or verse reference for where this is found in the Bible.)

7. What was the name of King David’s first wife?

8. King David was not only a general and king, he was also a poet. What part of the Bible did King David help write?

9. Fill in the blanks of David’s prayer. “Create in me a clean _____________, O God. And renew a right ____________ within me.”

10. What well-known person in the New Testament is a direct descendant of King David?