27 Bible Trivia Questions About King Josiah

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Easy questions

1. Question 1Easy

   Because Josiah humbled himself and tore his robes upon hearing the Law, God promised he would not see the coming disaster.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: True2 Chronicles 34:27

   Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.

2. Question 2Easy

   How old was Josiah when he became king?

   • A20 years old
   • B12 years old
   • C8 years old
   • D30 years old
   Answer: C. 8 years old2 Kings 22:1

   Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.

3. Question 3Easy

   Which king of Judah turned to the Lord with all his heart, soul, and strength, such that no king before or after was like him?

   • ADavid
   • BJosiah
   • CSolomon
   • DHezekiah
   Answer: B. Josiah2 Kings 23:25

   And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.

4. Question 4Easy

   Josiah walked in all the ways of which ancestor?

   • AAbraham
   • BSolomon
   • CDavid
   • DHezekiah
   Answer: C. David2 Kings 22:2

   And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

Medium questions

1. Question 5Medium

   Despite Josiah's reforms, the Lord did not turn away from His anger caused by whom?

   • AManasseh
   • BHezekiah
   • CAmon
   • DAhaz
   Answer: A. Manasseh2 Kings 23:26

   Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.

2. Question 6Medium

   Who was the father of King Josiah?

   • AAmon
   • BManasseh
   • CHezekiah
   • DAhaz
   Answer: A. Amon1 Chronicles 3:14

   Amon his son, Josiah his son.

3. Question 7Medium

   What hill did Josiah defile where Solomon had built high places?

   • AMount Zion
   • BMount Sinai
   • CMount Hermon
   • DThe Hill of Corruption (Mount of Olives)
   Answer: D. The Hill of Corruption (Mount of Olives)2 Kings 23:13

   And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.

4. Question 8Medium

   Who were the supervisors of the temple repair work under Josiah?

   • APriests
   • BLevites (Jahath, Obadiah, etc.)
   • CSoldiers
   • DForeigners
   Answer: B. Levites (Jahath, Obadiah, etc.)2 Chronicles 34:12

   And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.

5. Question 9Medium

   What did Josiah do with the articles made for Baal and Asherah found in the temple?

   • ASold them
   • BGave them to the poor
   • CBurned them outside Jerusalem and carried the ashes to Bethel
   • DHid them
   Answer: C. Burned them outside Jerusalem and carried the ashes to Bethel2 Kings 23:4

   And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.

6. Question 10Medium

   Whose tomb did King Josiah spare at Bethel because he had prophesied against the altar?

   • AThe prophet Elijah
   • BKing Ahab
   • CKing Jeroboam
   • DThe man of God from Judah
   Answer: D. The man of God from Judah2 Kings 23:16-18

   And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words. Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, …

7. Question 11Medium

   Pharaoh Necho sent messengers to King Josiah, saying, 'God has told me to hurry; stop opposing God who is with me, or...'

   • ARain will cease
   • BYou will lose your kingdom
   • CHe will destroy you
   • DI will enslave you
   Answer: C. He will destroy you2 Chronicles 35:21

   But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

8. Question 12Medium

   What place in the Valley of Ben Hinnom did Josiah desecrate so no one could sacrifice children?

   • AThe high place
   • BThe threshing floor
   • CThe altar of Molech
   • DTopheth
   Answer: D. Topheth2 Kings 23:10

   And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.

9. Question 13Medium

   Which future king did the man of God prophesy by name would burn human bones on the altar at Bethel?

   • AJehu
   • BHezekiah
   • CAsa
   • DJosiah
   Answer: D. Josiah1 Kings 13:2

   And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.

10. Question 14Medium

    When King Josiah's heart was responsive and he humbled himself, what did God say?

    • AI will stop the disaster completely
    • BI also have heard you
    • CYou will be rich
    • DYou will live forever
    Answer: B. I also have heard you2 Kings 22:19

    Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.

11. Question 15Medium

    The Passover celebrated by Josiah was greater than any since the days of whom?

    • AHezekiah
    • BSolomon
    • CDavid
    • DSamuel the prophet
    Answer: D. Samuel the prophet2 Chronicles 35:18

    And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

12. Question 16Medium

    What did King Josiah do when he heard the words of the Book of the Law?

    • AHe hid
    • BHe laughed
    • CHe burned the book
    • DHe tore his robes
    Answer: D. He tore his robes2 Kings 22:11

    And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

13. Question 17Medium

    During King Josiah's reign, what significant item was found while the temple was being repaired?

    • AGold coins
    • BThe Book of the Law of the Lord given through Moses
    • CThe Ark of the Covenant
    • DAaron's rod
    Answer: B. The Book of the Law of the Lord given through Moses2 Chronicles 34:14

    And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses.

14. Question 18Medium

    How did King Josiah die?

    • APharaoh Necho killed him at Megiddo
    • BHe fell off a wall
    • CHe was assassinated
    • DHe died of old age
    Answer: A. Pharaoh Necho killed him at Megiddo2 Kings 23:29

    In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.

15. Question 19Medium

    Which altar at Bethel did Josiah tear down?

    • AThe one Abraham built
    • BThe one Samuel built
    • CThe one Jeroboam son of Nebat had made
    • DThe one Jacob built
    Answer: C. The one Jeroboam son of Nebat had made2 Kings 23:15

    Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove.

16. Question 20Medium

    What did Josiah begin to do in the eighth year of his reign (while still young)?

    • AWrite proverbs
    • BConquer nations
    • CSeek the God of his father David
    • DBuild a palace
    Answer: C. Seek the God of his father David2 Chronicles 34:3

    For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

17. Question 21Medium

    What did Josiah read to all the people of Jerusalem?

    • AHis own poems
    • BA letter from Egypt
    • CAll the words of the Book of the Covenant found in the temple
    • DA declaration of war
    Answer: C. All the words of the Book of the Covenant found in the temple2 Kings 23:2

    And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.

18. Question 22Medium

    Who composed laments for Josiah?

    • AEzekiel
    • BDavid
    • CIsaiah
    • DJeremiah
    Answer: D. Jeremiah2 Chronicles 35:25

    And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.

19. Question 23Medium

    Which king of Judah succeeded Josiah but was imprisoned by Pharaoh Necho after only 3 months?

    • AJehoiakim
    • BZedekiah
    • CJehoiachin
    • DJehoahaz
    Answer: D. Jehoahaz2 Kings 23:31-33

    Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done. And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an …

Hard questions

1. Question 24Hard

   Who was the secretary sent by King Josiah to the temple of the Lord?

   • AHilkiah
   • BShaphan
   • CAsaiah
   • DAhikam
   Answer: B. Shaphan2 Kings 22:3

   And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,

2. Question 25Hard

   To which prophetess did Josiah send his officials to inquire of the Lord?

   • ANoadiah
   • BMiriam
   • CHuldah
   • DDeborah
   Answer: C. Huldah2 Kings 22:14

   So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

3. Question 26Hard

   What did Josiah remove from the entrance to the temple that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun?

   • AStatues
   • BGolden bulls
   • CHorses and chariots
   • DAltars
   Answer: C. Horses and chariots2 Kings 23:11

   And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.

4. Question 27Hard

   Sent by King Josiah, who accompanied Hilkiah to speak with the prophetess Huldah?

   • AThe king himself
   • BOnly Shaphan
   • CAhikam, Abdon, Shaphan, and Asaiah
   • DJeremiah
   Answer: C. Ahikam, Abdon, Shaphan, and Asaiah2 Chronicles 34:20-22

   And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying, Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after …