God's Promise to David Quiz
David wanted to build God a house, and God answered with a promise that would outlast him. See how much you remember about 2 Samuel 7. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!
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- When this story begins, what kind of house did David live in?
- A house of cedar
- A cave
- A tent
- What did David want to build?
- A house for the ark of God
- A city wall
- A ship
- Which prophet did David tell his plan to?
- Nathan
- Samuel
- Elijah
- Where was the ark of God at that time?
- Within curtains
- In the temple
- In Egypt
- What did God say He would build for David?
- A house
- A wall
- A ship
- In God's promise, who would build the house for His name?
- David's seed
- David himself
- Nathan
- When did God say He would set up David's seed?
- After David slept with his fathers
- Before David was king
- That very night
- What did God promise about the throne of David's kingdom?
- It would be established for ever
- It would fall in a year
- It would move to Egypt
- How long did God say David's house and kingdom would last?
- For ever
- Forty years
- One generation
- What does this story mainly show?
- God gave David more than David offered Him
- David built the temple himself
- God rejected David
God's Promise to David Quiz Answers & Bible References
Every answer below, with the King James Bible verse it comes from — so you can look up each one for yourself.
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When this story begins, what kind of house did David live in?
A house of cedar
That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
2 Samuel 7:2 (KJV) -
What did David want to build?
A house for the ark of God
That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
2 Samuel 7:2 (KJV) -
Which prophet did David tell his plan to?
Nathan
That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
2 Samuel 7:2 (KJV) -
Where was the ark of God at that time?
Within curtains
That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
2 Samuel 7:2 (KJV) -
What did God say He would build for David?
A house
And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
2 Samuel 7:11 (KJV) -
In God's promise, who would build the house for His name?
David's seed
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
2 Samuel 7:13 (KJV) -
When did God say He would set up David's seed?
After David slept with his fathers
And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
2 Samuel 7:12 (KJV) -
What did God promise about the throne of David's kingdom?
It would be established for ever
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
2 Samuel 7:13 (KJV) -
How long did God say David's house and kingdom would last?
For ever
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
2 Samuel 7:16 (KJV) -
What does this story mainly show?
God gave David more than David offered Him
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
2 Samuel 7:16 (KJV)