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Ziklag Quiz

David came home to ashes and an empty town, then rode out to get everything back. See how much you remember about 1 Samuel 30. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!

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  1. What did David and his men find when they returned to Ziklag?
    • It was burned with fire
    • It was flooded
    • It was empty and quiet
  2. Who had raided Ziklag?
    • The Amalekites
    • The Philistines
    • The Egyptians
  3. What had happened to the women and children?
    • They were carried off as captives
    • They had fled to the hills
    • They were unharmed
  4. Why were David's men so bitter?
    • Their families had been taken
    • They had lost a battle
    • They were out of food
  5. What did David do when he was greatly distressed?
    • He encouraged himself in the LORD
    • He fled alone
    • He gave up the chase
  6. What did God tell David to do?
    • Pursue and recover all
    • Stay and rebuild
    • Wait for Saul
  7. Who guided David to the Amalekites?
    • An abandoned Egyptian servant
    • A Philistine scout
    • One of Saul's spies
  8. How did David's men treat the Egyptian they found?
    • They gave him bread and water
    • They ignored him
    • They took him prisoner
  9. How much did David recover?
    • Everything, nothing was lacking
    • Only the goods, not the people
    • About half
  10. What rule did David make about the spoil?
    • Guards share equally with fighters
    • Only fighters keep the spoil
    • The spoil is burned

Ziklag Quiz Answers & Bible References

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  1. What did David and his men find when they returned to Ziklag?

    It was burned with fire

    And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

    1 Samuel 30:1 (KJV)

  2. Who had raided Ziklag?

    The Amalekites

    And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

    1 Samuel 30:1 (KJV)

  3. What had happened to the women and children?

    They were carried off as captives

    So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

    1 Samuel 30:3 (KJV)

  4. Why were David's men so bitter?

    Their families had been taken

    And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

    1 Samuel 30:6 (KJV)

  5. What did David do when he was greatly distressed?

    He encouraged himself in the LORD

    And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

    1 Samuel 30:6 (KJV)

  6. What did God tell David to do?

    Pursue and recover all

    And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

    1 Samuel 30:8 (KJV)

  7. Who guided David to the Amalekites?

    An abandoned Egyptian servant

    And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

    1 Samuel 30:11 (KJV)

  8. How did David's men treat the Egyptian they found?

    They gave him bread and water

    And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

    1 Samuel 30:11 (KJV)

  9. How much did David recover?

    Everything, nothing was lacking

    And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.

    1 Samuel 30:19 (KJV)

  10. What rule did David make about the spoil?

    Guards share equally with fighters

    For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

    1 Samuel 30:24 (KJV)