Judges Bible Quiz
Test your knowledge of the book of Judges with 10 multiple-choice Bible questions, each with an explanation and the chapter to read.
Who led Israel to victory against the Canaanites?
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1. Who led Israel to victory against the Canaanites?
- A) Samson
- B) Barak (correct answer)
- C) Gideon
- D) Deborah
Answer: Barak. Barak was the military leader who fought under Deborah's guidance. Judges 4
2. What did Gideon use to reduce his army to 300 men?
- A) A trumpet
- B) A vision
- C) A test with water (correct answer)
- D) A dream
Answer: A test with water. Gideon tested his men by how they drank water from a river. Judges 7
3. Who killed Sisera after he fled from battle?
- A) Barak
- B) Gideon
- C) Jael (correct answer)
- D) Deborah
Answer: Jael. Jael killed Sisera by driving a tent peg through his temple. Judges 4
4. What was the name of Jephthah's daughter?
- A) Shiloh
- B) Unnamed (correct answer)
- C) Miriam
- D) Hannah
Answer: Unnamed. Jephthah's daughter is not named in the text; she is referred to as his daughter. Judges 11
5. What was the reason for Israel's oppression in Judges?
- A) Worship of Baal
- B) All of the above (correct answer)
- C) Idolatry
- D) Disobedience to God
Answer: All of the above. Israel faced oppression due to their repeated idolatry and disobedience to God. Judges 2
6. Who was the first judge of Israel?
- A) Ehud
- B) Othniel (correct answer)
- C) Deborah
- D) Gideon
Answer: Othniel. Othniel was the first judge raised up to deliver Israel from oppression. Judges 3
7. What did Samson use to kill a thousand Philistines?
- A) A spear
- B) A jawbone (correct answer)
- C) A rock
- D) A sword
Answer: A jawbone. Samson used the jawbone of a donkey to defeat the Philistines. Judges 15
8. What was the outcome of the civil war against Benjamin?
- A) Exile
- B) Mass casualties (correct answer)
- C) Total destruction
- D) Peace treaty
Answer: Mass casualties. The civil war resulted in mass casualties among the tribe of Benjamin. Judges 20
9. Who betrayed Samson to the Philistines?
- A) Jezebel
- B) Delilah (correct answer)
- C) Ruth
- D) Miriam
Answer: Delilah. Delilah betrayed Samson by revealing the secret of his strength to the Philistines. Judges 16
10. Which tribe sought to take the city of Laish?
- A) Benjamin
- B) Judah
- C) Dan (correct answer)
- D) Ephraim
Answer: Dan. The tribe of Dan sought to conquer Laish and rename it Dan. Judges 18