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Seraiah the Chief Priest Quiz

Test how well you remember the executions at Riblah, from 2 Kings 25:18-21. 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. Who was taken first, along with Zephaniah and the door-keepers?
    • Seraiah the chief priest
    • Gedaliah
    • Nebuzar-adan
    • Zedekiah
  2. What was Zephaniah's role?
    • The chief scribe
    • An army officer
    • A door-keeper
    • The second priest
  3. How many keepers of the door were taken?
    • Five
    • Seven
    • Three
    • Two
  4. How many of the king's own courtiers were taken?
    • Twelve
    • Five
    • Ten
    • Two
  5. What was the principal scribe's job?
    • Mustered the people of the land
    • Guarded the temple
    • Commanded the army
    • Collected taxes
  6. How many ordinary men of the land were taken?
    • Ten
    • A hundred
    • Twelve
    • Threescore (sixty)
  7. Who brought them to the king of Babylon?
    • Zedekiah
    • Gedaliah
    • Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard
    • Nebuchadnezzar himself
  8. Where were they brought?
    • Mizpah
    • Riblah
    • Babylon
    • Jerusalem
  9. What happened to them at Riblah?
    • The king of Babylon smote them and slew them
    • They were imprisoned
    • They were released
    • They were made governors
  10. What does the chapter say happened to Judah after this?
    • Judah was rebuilt
    • Judah made a new treaty
    • Judah crowned a new king
    • Judah was carried away out of their land

Seraiah the Chief Priest Quiz Answers & Bible References

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  1. Who was taken first, along with Zephaniah and the door-keepers?

    Seraiah the chief priest

    And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

    2 kings 25:18 (KJV)

  2. What was Zephaniah's role?

    The second priest

    And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

    2 kings 25:18 (KJV)

  3. How many keepers of the door were taken?

    Three

    And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

    2 kings 25:18 (KJV)

  4. How many of the king's own courtiers were taken?

    Five

    And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city:

    2 kings 25:19 (KJV)

  5. What was the principal scribe's job?

    Mustered the people of the land

    And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city:

    2 kings 25:19 (KJV)

  6. How many ordinary men of the land were taken?

    Threescore (sixty)

    And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city:

    2 kings 25:19 (KJV)

  7. Who brought them to the king of Babylon?

    Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard

    And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:

    2 kings 25:20 (KJV)

  8. Where were they brought?

    Riblah

    And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:

    2 kings 25:20 (KJV)

  9. What happened to them at Riblah?

    The king of Babylon smote them and slew them

    And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.

    2 kings 25:21 (KJV)

  10. What does the chapter say happened to Judah after this?

    Judah was carried away out of their land

    And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.

    2 kings 25:21 (KJV)