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The Widow's Oil Quiz

Test how well you remember the story of the widow's oil from 2 Kings 4. Each question is answered directly from the passage. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!

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  1. Who did the widow cry out to for help?
    • Elisha
    • Elijah
    • Moses
    • Samuel
  2. What had happened to the widow's husband?
    • He had died
    • He had left her
    • He was in prison
    • He was away at war
  3. What did the creditor intend to take from the widow?
    • Her two sons as bondmen
    • Her house and land
    • Her flock of sheep
    • Her jewelry and clothes
  4. When Elisha asked what she had in the house, what did she say she had?
    • A pot of oil
    • A jar of flour
    • A little bread
    • A few coins
  5. What did Elisha tell her to borrow from her neighbors?
    • Empty vessels
    • Money to pay the debt
    • Food for her sons
    • Lamps and candles
  6. How many vessels did Elisha say she should borrow?
    • Not a few
    • Exactly seven
    • Only two
    • Just one
  7. What was she to do after gathering the vessels?
    • Shut the door and pour out the oil
    • Take them to the market
    • Wait for Elisha to come
    • Give them back empty
  8. What caused the oil to stop flowing?
    • There were no more vessels
    • Elisha told her to stop
    • The pot broke
    • The sun went down
  9. Who did the widow tell after the vessels were full?
    • The man of God
    • Her creditor
    • The king
    • Her neighbors
  10. What did Elisha tell her to do with the oil?
    • Sell it and pay her debt
    • Give it to the poor
    • Store it for winter
    • Offer it as a sacrifice

The Widow's Oil 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. Who did the widow cry out to for help?

    Elisha

    Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

    2 kings 4:1 (KJV)

  2. What had happened to the widow's husband?

    He had died

    Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

    2 kings 4:1 (KJV)

  3. What did the creditor intend to take from the widow?

    Her two sons as bondmen

    Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

    2 kings 4:1 (KJV)

  4. When Elisha asked what she had in the house, what did she say she had?

    A pot of oil

    And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

    2 kings 4:2 (KJV)

  5. What did Elisha tell her to borrow from her neighbors?

    Empty vessels

    Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

    2 kings 4:3 (KJV)

  6. How many vessels did Elisha say she should borrow?

    Not a few

    Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

    2 kings 4:3 (KJV)

  7. What was she to do after gathering the vessels?

    Shut the door and pour out the oil

    And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

    2 kings 4:4 (KJV)

  8. What caused the oil to stop flowing?

    There were no more vessels

    And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

    2 kings 4:6 (KJV)

  9. Who did the widow tell after the vessels were full?

    The man of God

    Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

    2 kings 4:7 (KJV)

  10. What did Elisha tell her to do with the oil?

    Sell it and pay her debt

    Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

    2 kings 4:7 (KJV)