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Elisha and the Blinded Army Quiz

Test how well you remember the story of Elisha and the blinded army from 2 Kings 6. Each question is answered directly from the passage, and the King James verse is shown with every answer. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!

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  1. Why did the king of Syria keep failing to ambush Israel?
    • Elisha warned the king of Israel
    • His maps were wrong
    • His soldiers deserted
    • The weather turned against him
  2. What did the Syrian king first suspect?
    • That one of his own servants was a traitor
    • That Israel had more soldiers
    • That his general was ill
    • That the roads were watched
  3. What did his servant say Elisha knew?
    • The words spoken in the king's bedchamber
    • The number of his chariots
    • The name of his god
    • The route of his supply carts
  4. Which city was Elisha in when the army surrounded him?
    • Dothan
    • Samaria
    • Jericho
    • Bethel
  5. What did Elisha's servant see when he went out early?
    • An army with horses and chariots around the city
    • An empty camp
    • A messenger from the king
    • A caravan of traders
  6. What did Elisha tell his servant?
    • They that be with us are more than they that be with them
    • Run for the hills
    • Open the gates and surrender
    • Send word to the king
  7. What did the servant see after Elisha prayed?
    • The mountain full of horses and chariots of fire
    • A wall of cloud
    • The Syrians fleeing
    • An angel with a sword
  8. What did Elisha ask God to do to the Syrians?
    • Smite them with blindness
    • Send fire upon them
    • Scatter them with wind
    • Put them to sleep
  9. Where did Elisha lead the blinded army?
    • To Samaria
    • To Dothan
    • Back to Syria
    • Into the wilderness
  10. What did Elisha tell the king of Israel to do with them?
    • Set bread and water before them and send them home
    • Put them in prison
    • Strike them with the sword
    • Send them to the king of Judah

Elisha and the Blinded Army 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. Why did the king of Syria keep failing to ambush Israel?

    Elisha warned the king of Israel

    And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

    2 kings 6:9 (KJV)

  2. What did the Syrian king first suspect?

    That one of his own servants was a traitor

    Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?

    2 kings 6:11 (KJV)

  3. What did his servant say Elisha knew?

    The words spoken in the king's bedchamber

    And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

    2 kings 6:12 (KJV)

  4. Which city was Elisha in when the army surrounded him?

    Dothan

    And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

    2 kings 6:13 (KJV)

  5. What did Elisha's servant see when he went out early?

    An army with horses and chariots around the city

    And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

    2 kings 6:15 (KJV)

  6. What did Elisha tell his servant?

    They that be with us are more than they that be with them

    And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.

    2 kings 6:16 (KJV)

  7. What did the servant see after Elisha prayed?

    The mountain full of horses and chariots of fire

    And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

    2 kings 6:17 (KJV)

  8. What did Elisha ask God to do to the Syrians?

    Smite them with blindness

    And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

    2 kings 6:18 (KJV)

  9. Where did Elisha lead the blinded army?

    To Samaria

    And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.

    2 kings 6:19 (KJV)

  10. What did Elisha tell the king of Israel to do with them?

    Set bread and water before them and send them home

    And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

    2 kings 6:22 (KJV)