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Elisha's Last Arrows Quiz

Test how well you remember the story of Elisha's last arrows from 2 Kings 13. 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. What was happening to Elisha at the start of this passage?
    • He had fallen sick of the sickness he would die of
    • He was traveling to Samaria
    • He was anointing a new king
    • He was hiding from Syria
  2. Who came down to Elisha and wept over him?
    • Joash the king of Israel
    • Hazael of Syria
    • Jehoiada the priest
    • Gehazi his servant
  3. What did the king call Elisha?
    • My father, the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof
    • Master of the prophets
    • Servant of the LORD
    • Man of Carmel
  4. What did Elisha tell the king to take?
    • Bow and arrows
    • A sword and shield
    • Oil and a horn
    • Bread and water
  5. What did Elisha do with his own hands?
    • Put them on the king's hands
    • Lifted them in prayer
    • Covered his face
    • Broke the arrows
  6. Which direction was the window opened?
    • Eastward
    • Westward
    • Northward
    • Southward
  7. What did Elisha call the arrow?
    • The arrow of the LORD's deliverance
    • The arrow of judgment
    • The arrow of Israel
    • The arrow of peace
  8. How many times did the king strike the ground?
    • Three
    • Five
    • Six
    • Seven
  9. How many times did Elisha say he should have struck?
    • Five or six
    • Two or three
    • Seven
    • Ten
  10. What happened when a dead man touched Elisha's bones?
    • He revived and stood up on his feet
    • The tomb was sealed
    • The raiders fled
    • A light shone out

Elisha's Last Arrows 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. What was happening to Elisha at the start of this passage?

    He had fallen sick of the sickness he would die of

    Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

    2 kings 13:14 (KJV)

  2. Who came down to Elisha and wept over him?

    Joash the king of Israel

    Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

    2 kings 13:14 (KJV)

  3. What did the king call Elisha?

    My father, the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof

    Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

    2 kings 13:14 (KJV)

  4. What did Elisha tell the king to take?

    Bow and arrows

    And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.

    2 kings 13:15 (KJV)

  5. What did Elisha do with his own hands?

    Put them on the king's hands

    And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands.

    2 kings 13:16 (KJV)

  6. Which direction was the window opened?

    Eastward

    And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

    2 kings 13:17 (KJV)

  7. What did Elisha call the arrow?

    The arrow of the LORD's deliverance

    And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

    2 kings 13:17 (KJV)

  8. How many times did the king strike the ground?

    Three

    And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.

    2 kings 13:18 (KJV)

  9. How many times did Elisha say he should have struck?

    Five or six

    And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

    2 kings 13:19 (KJV)

  10. What happened when a dead man touched Elisha's bones?

    He revived and stood up on his feet

    And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

    2 kings 13:21 (KJV)