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Nehemiah Rebuilds the Wall Quiz

Test how well you remember how Nehemiah's work on the wall began, from Nehemiah 1-2. 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 brought Nehemiah news about Jerusalem?
    • Asaph the keeper of the forest
    • Sanballat the Horonite
    • Ezra the scribe
    • Hanani and certain men of Judah
  2. What had happened to Jerusalem's wall and gates?
    • The wall was broken down and the gates burned with fire
    • The wall was finished but the gates were missing
    • The wall had been moved to a new place
    • The wall was guarded by Persian soldiers
  3. What did Nehemiah do when he heard the news?
    • Wept, mourned, fasted and prayed
    • Wrote a letter to Sanballat
    • Asked the king for an army
    • Left for Jerusalem that same night
  4. What was Nehemiah's job in the palace?
    • Keeper of the king's forest
    • The king's chief scribe
    • Captain of the guard
    • The king's cupbearer
  5. What did King Artaxerxes ask Nehemiah?
    • Where hast thou been these many days?
    • Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick?
    • Who sent thee unto me?
    • Why hast thou spilled the wine?
  6. What did Nehemiah do between the king's question and his request?
    • He offered the king more wine
    • He asked the queen for advice
    • He prayed to the God of heaven
    • He left the room
  7. What did Nehemiah ask Asaph the keeper of the king's forest to give him?
    • Gold for the temple
    • Timber to make beams
    • Horses for the journey
    • Soldiers to guard the wall
  8. How did Nehemiah first look over Jerusalem's walls?
    • He sent spies and stayed behind
    • At noon with all the rulers
    • In the night with some few men
    • From a tower with the priests
  9. How did the people answer when Nehemiah called them to build?
    • Let us wait for the priests
    • Let us first ask the king
    • We are too few to build
    • Let us rise up and build
  10. How did Sanballat, Tobiah and Geshem react?
    • They offered to help build
    • They sent gifts to Nehemiah
    • They laughed the builders to scorn
    • They left the land

Nehemiah Rebuilds the Wall 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 brought Nehemiah news about Jerusalem?

    Hanani and certain men of Judah

    That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

    nehemiah 1:2 (KJV)

  2. What had happened to Jerusalem's wall and gates?

    The wall was broken down and the gates burned with fire

    And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

    nehemiah 1:3 (KJV)

  3. What did Nehemiah do when he heard the news?

    Wept, mourned, fasted and prayed

    And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

    nehemiah 1:4 (KJV)

  4. What was Nehemiah's job in the palace?

    The king's cupbearer

    O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.

    nehemiah 1:11 (KJV)

  5. What did King Artaxerxes ask Nehemiah?

    Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick?

    Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,

    nehemiah 2:2 (KJV)

  6. What did Nehemiah do between the king's question and his request?

    He prayed to the God of heaven

    Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

    nehemiah 2:4 (KJV)

  7. What did Nehemiah ask Asaph the keeper of the king's forest to give him?

    Timber to make beams

    And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

    nehemiah 2:8 (KJV)

  8. How did Nehemiah first look over Jerusalem's walls?

    In the night with some few men

    And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

    nehemiah 2:12 (KJV)

  9. How did the people answer when Nehemiah called them to build?

    Let us rise up and build

    Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.

    nehemiah 2:18 (KJV)

  10. How did Sanballat, Tobiah and Geshem react?

    They laughed the builders to scorn

    But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

    nehemiah 2:19 (KJV)