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Solomon Asks for Wisdom Quiz

Test what you remember about Solomon's dream at Gibeon and his famous judgment. Each question is answered directly from 1 Kings 3. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!

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  1. Where did Solomon go to offer many sacrifices?
    • Gibeon
    • Bethel
    • Shiloh
    • Hebron
  2. How did the LORD appear to Solomon there?
    • In a dream by night
    • In a burning bush
    • As a pillar of cloud
    • Through the prophet Nathan
  3. What did God say to Solomon in the dream?
    • Ask what I shall give thee
    • Build me a temple
    • Number the people of Israel
    • Go up against your enemies
  4. How did Solomon describe himself before God?
    • A little child
    • A mighty warrior
    • An unworthy sinner
    • A wise judge
  5. What did Solomon ask God to give him?
    • An understanding heart to judge the people
    • Gold and silver
    • A long and peaceful life
    • Victory over his enemies
  6. Why was the Lord pleased with Solomon's request?
    • He had not asked for long life, riches, or the death of his enemies
    • He had promised to build the temple
    • He had defeated Israel's enemies
    • He had offered a thousand sacrifices
  7. What else did God give Solomon that he had not asked for?
    • Riches and honor
    • Many sons
    • A great army
    • Rain for the land
  8. What did God ask of Solomon in return for a long life?
    • To keep God's statutes and commandments
    • To destroy the high places
    • To marry only Israelite women
    • To free his servants
  9. Who came before the king with a dispute over a child?
    • Two women
    • Two priests
    • Two soldiers
    • Two brothers
  10. How did Solomon reveal the true mother of the living child?
    • He ordered the child divided by the sword to see who would spare him
    • He asked the child which woman he knew
    • He examined the dead child's body
    • He questioned the neighbors in the house

Solomon Asks for Wisdom 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. Where did Solomon go to offer many sacrifices?

    Gibeon

    And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

    1 kings 3:4 (KJV)

  2. How did the LORD appear to Solomon there?

    In a dream by night

    In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

    1 kings 3:5 (KJV)

  3. What did God say to Solomon in the dream?

    Ask what I shall give thee

    In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

    1 kings 3:5 (KJV)

  4. How did Solomon describe himself before God?

    A little child

    And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.

    1 kings 3:7 (KJV)

  5. What did Solomon ask God to give him?

    An understanding heart to judge the people

    Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

    1 kings 3:9 (KJV)

  6. Why was the Lord pleased with Solomon's request?

    He had not asked for long life, riches, or the death of his enemies

    And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

    1 kings 3:11 (KJV)

  7. What else did God give Solomon that he had not asked for?

    Riches and honor

    And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

    1 kings 3:13 (KJV)

  8. What did God ask of Solomon in return for a long life?

    To keep God's statutes and commandments

    And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

    1 kings 3:14 (KJV)

  9. Who came before the king with a dispute over a child?

    Two women

    Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

    1 kings 3:16 (KJV)

  10. How did Solomon reveal the true mother of the living child?

    He ordered the child divided by the sword to see who would spare him

    And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

    1 kings 3:24-26 (KJV)