This Quiz: King Hezekiah

1.) How old was Hezekiah when he became king?
       7
       15
       21
       25

2.) Which prophet was his grandfather?
       Nathan
       Elisha
       Elijah
       Zechariah

3.) Which other king was Hezekiah's righteousness likened to?
       Saul
       David
       Solomon
       Jeroboam

4.) At what point in Hezekiah's reign did he open the doors of the temple of the LORD and repair them?
       Immediately after the Lord had spared his life from death.
       In the month before his death.
       In the first month of the first year of his reign.
       While his father was still on his death bed.

5.) What was the response of the people in the towns of Ephraim and Manasseh when the king's couriers invited them to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover?
       The people stoned them and sought to take their lives.
       The people scorned and ridiculed them.
       The people were not able to attend, but they sent a great quantity of gold and silver and precious stones to the king.
       The people repented of their sin and went immediately to Jerusalem.

6.) In Judah, the people carried out what the king and his officials had ordered, because...
       The hand of the Lord was upon them to give them a spirit of unity.
       There was a magnificent crop in the preceding year and they had more than their storehouses could hold.
       The king had sent a great company of soldiers to ensure that the edict was carried out.
       They were afraid of what the king would do to them if they did not obey.

7.) What did the Lord do in response to Hezekiah's prayer for the people who ate the Passover even although they were unclean?
       The Lord heard Hezekiah and healed the people.
       Nothing.
       Their firstborn children were killed.
       All the livestock died.

8.) When the Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread, what was the feeling in the city?
       They did it out of a sense of duty.
       They were afraid of what else the Lord would do to them.
       Great joy and rejoicing.
       They were irritated at having been forced to be there.

9.) When the festival had ended, what did the Israelites do?
       Went out to the cities of Judah and destroyed the idols.
       Went through the towns and killed the temple prostitutes.
       Fasted for seven days.
       Carried the leftovers into the temple.

10.) How many years did King Hezekiah reign for?
       28
       29
       30
       31