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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!

  1. When this story begins, what kind of house did David live in?
    • A house of cedar
    • A cave
    • A tent
  2. What did David want to build?
    • A house for the ark of God
    • A city wall
    • A ship
  3. Which prophet did David tell his plan to?
    • Nathan
    • Samuel
    • Elijah
  4. Where was the ark of God at that time?
    • Within curtains
    • In the temple
    • In Egypt
  5. What did God say He would build for David?
    • A house
    • A wall
    • A ship
  6. In God's promise, who would build the house for His name?
    • David's seed
    • David himself
    • Nathan
  7. When did God say He would set up David's seed?
    • After David slept with his fathers
    • Before David was king
    • That very night
  8. 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
  9. How long did God say David's house and kingdom would last?
    • For ever
    • Forty years
    • One generation
  10. 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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  1. 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)
  2. 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)
  3. 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)
  4. 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)
  5. 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)
  6. 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)
  7. 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)
  8. 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)
  9. 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)
  10. 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)