Joshua-1 Chronicles: People Flashcards
King Saul’s eldest daughter who was promised by her father Saul to David for his victory over Goliath. Saul took back his word and gave her in marriage to Adriel.
Merab
An Israelite who was stoned for keeping a quantity of the gold, silver, and costly clothing after the fall of Jericho when God commanded the entire army to destroy everything. He tried to hide the possessions in his tent but was caught and stoned to death and burned along with his entire family. His name means, “One who troubles”
Achan
Anointed King of Israel and destroyer of the house of Ahab
Jehu
Disciple and successor of Elijah as a prophet and also a miracle maker. He asked Elijah to have a double portion right before he went up to heaven
Elisha
Who is Joshua?
One of the twelve spies of Israel sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan. After the death of Moses, he led the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan and allocated the land to the tribes and then died at the age of 110.
Who is Abimelech?
Son of Gideon who murdered 70 of his brothers. He was struck on the head by a millstone thrown by a woman on the wall. Realizing the wound was fatal, he told his armor-bearer to kill him so they wouldn’t say he was killed by a woman.
Wife of Elkanah and mother of Samuel. After not being able to conceive she prayed to the Lord for a child and vowed that she would offer him in return for the service of the Shiloh priest. Her prayers were answered and she gave birth to Samuel
Hannah
The first Judge of Israel. He gained the hand of Achsah, daughter of Caleb, as a reward for his bravery in leading a successful expedition against the city of Debir
Othniel
The national god of the Philistines that has a temple in Ashdod. There the Philistines put the stolen ark of God and God humbled them with tumors and forced them to return the ark of God back to Israel
Dagon
Who is Asa?
Son of Abijah. Next king after Abijah’s death. Known to purge out idolatry and even deposing his own grandmother from her queen position for making idols. The downfall to his reign was that he made a treaty with Ben-Hadad and also he did not seek help from the Lord about his foot disease
Captain of Jabin’s army who was defeated by the Israelite army. After all was lost he fled and Jael, Heber’s wife, received him into her tent with apparent hospitality, yet drove a tent peg through his skull while he was asleep
Sisera
Who is Boaz?
Ruth’s husband who redeemed the estates of her deceased husband, Mahlon
Sisters of David
Abigail and Zeruiah
Who is Ahab?
King of Northern Israel who acted very wickedly by building altars for Baal and worshipping him. First Israelite king who allied himself to heathenism through marriage
Upon hearing about Solomon’s fame and relationship with God, she went to test him and she was so pleased with her answers that she gave him large quantities of gold, spices, and precious stones
Queen of Sheba
Made King of Judah by Pharaoh Necho after Pharaoh removed Jehoahaz. He reigned 11 years and did evil in the sight of the Lord
Jehoiakim
Who is Sennacherib?
As King of Assyria, he waged war against Hezekiah and an angel of the Lord killed 185,000 of his soldiers while they asleep
Who is Jotham?
The youngest of Gideon’s seventy sons and the only one to escape the mass murdering of Abimelech
Who is Jonathan?
Eldest son of King Saul and the closest friend to David. He saved Israel by attacking the Philistines along with his armor-bearer
Who is Solomon?
Third king of Israel, builder of the first Temple in Jerusalem and known to be the wisest man on earth. His son caused the kingdom to be divided in two during the reign of his son Rehoboam
Twice tried to make himself king and was put to death at the command of his brother Solomon
Adonijah
Prophet who rebuked David for his sin with Bathsheba
Nathan
One of the twelve spies and together with Joshua brought back a good report from Canaan. Joshua blesses him as a sign of God’s blessing and approval, giving him Hebron
Caleb
Who is Eli?
The high priest of Shiloh who trained Samuel and judged Israel for 40 years after the death of Samson. After receiving word from the battlefield that Israel had lost Philistines and that his sons were killed, he fell backward from off his seat and died at 98 years old
Ruth’s husband who redeemed the estates of her deceased husband, Mahlon
Boaz
Daughter of King Saul who fell in love with David and married him after David got 200 Philistine foreskins for David.
Michal
A 9’9” Philistine champion from Gath who taunted the Israelites in a prideful manner and then was hit with a stone slung by David and hot his head cut off by him.
Goliath
Wife of King Ahab who was a pagan princess and also killed the Lord’s prophets
Jezebel
Who is Manasseh?
Became King of Judah at age 12 and reigned 55 years, being the longest reign of a Hebrew king. He built altars for pagan gods and sacrificed his own children as burnt offerings but when God humbled him and had him captured by the Assyrians and taken into exile, he immediately repented and destroyed the pagan altars he built and restored the altars in the Lord’s Temple
Who is Zedekiah?
Made King of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar, who changed his original name, “Mattaniah” to “Zedekiah.” In an attempt to escape Nebuchadnezzar’s siege on Jerusalem, Zedekiah was captured and forced to watch his sons killed, then his own eyes were taken out and he was exiled to Babylon
Who is Rahab?
A prostitute in Jericho who received, concealed, and safely sent off Joshua’s two spies who were being chased by the King of Jericho. After the Israelites attacked and marched around the walls of Jericho seven times, everything collapsed and they destroyed everyone except the house of _____
The first king of United Israel as he was anointed by Samuel. Although he started as a great king he forsook God by doing unauthorized sacrificial offerings and also failing to eliminate all of the Amalekites and their livestock as God commanded. He was allowed to reign the rest of his life but he was tormented with an evil spirit and so he spent most of his later years trying to kill David. He died by taking his own life and falling on his sword
Saul
Who is Caleb?
One of the twelve spies and together with Joshua brought back a good report from Canaan. Joshua blesses him as a sign of God’s blessing and approval, giving him Hebron
Didn’t want to fight the army led by Sisera without Deborah and so she went and they were victorious
Barak
Who is Hushai?
Friend of David who gave advice to Absalom to not immediately pursue the retreat of David and thus gave David time to regroup and gather his forces
Who is Josiah?
Became King of Judah at age 8 and after Hilkiah found the book of the Law, he called everyone together and renewed the covenant with God and destroyed the altars in which they worshipped false gods. Killed by Pharaoh Necho, King of Egypt
Son of Boaz and Ruth. Father of Jesse and grandfather of David
Obed
Nephew of King David and commander of his army. He played a leading part in many of David’s victories and led the loyal force that crushed the rebellion of David’s son, Absalom
Joab
Who are the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh?
A people who chose their inheritance on the east side of Jordan, in the Land of Gilead. They built an imposing altar near the Jordan which made the Israelites furious because they thought it was an altar for themselves and that they were forsaking the Lord but in reality, they built the altar as a replica and as a witness between them and the rest of the Israelites that God was still with them. This is why the altar was named, “A Witness Between Us”
Who is Naboth?
Was stoned to death by the command of Jezebel for refusing to sell the vineyard to her husband, King Ahab
Who is Gaal?
The man in which the Shechemites placed their confidence in to head their revolution against Abimelech but they were destroyed
Two kings who were killed by Gideon after confessing that they took part in killing his brothers
Zebah and Zalmunna
As King of Assyria, he waged war against Hezekiah and an angel of the Lord killed 185,000 of his soldiers while they asleep
Sennacherib
Who are Abigail and Zeruiah?
Sisters of David
Who is Abijah the King of Judah?
Son of Rebohoam. Attempted to unite Northern Israel and Southern Judah but failed
The second judge of Israel who was a strong, left-handed warrior. He sued a two-edged dagger to put to death Eglon, a Moabite king. He thereafter captured and slaughtered 10,000 other Moabites and brought about forty years of rest
Ehud
King of Bezek who fled in battle when his men were defeated but was captured and punished for his cruelty of mutilating the thumbs and great toes of seventy kings whom he had conquered– his thumbs and big toes were likewise cut off.
Adoni-Bezek
Who is Obed?
Son of Boaz and Ruth. Father of Jesse and grandfather of David
Who is Elijah?
Prophet and miracle maker in Northern Israel who challenged 850 false prophets, raised the dead, brought fire down from the sky, and was taken up to heaven by a whirlwind
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
King of the Babylonian empire who laid siege to Jerusalem in 597 BC and destroyed her Temple in 586 BC
Who is Jehu?
Anointed King of Israel and destroyer of the house of Ahab
Who is Abigail?
Wife of Nabal and also became the wife of David as she saved her household from destruction by acting quickly in making up for Nabal’s wickedness
Became King of Judah at age 12 and reigned 55 years, being the longest reign of a Hebrew king. He built altars for pagan gods and sacrificed his own children as burnt offerings but when God humbled him and had him captured by the Assyrians and taken into exile, he immediately repented and destroyed the pagan altars he built and restored the altars in the Lord’s Temple
Manasseh
Who are Zebah and Zalmunna?
Two kings who were killed by Gideon after confessing that they took part in killing his brothers
Became King of Judah at age 8 and after Hilkiah found the book of the Law, he called everyone together and renewed the covenant with God and destroyed the altars in which they worshipped false gods. Killed by Pharaoh Necho, King of Egypt
Josiah
Became King of Ammonites following his father, Nahash. David’s messengers, sent as a message of condolence to ____, were so grossly insulted that David proclaimed war against ____ and they gained a complete victory over the Moabites and their allies
Hanun
Who is Nahash?
King of the Ammonites who offered an ultimatum to the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead which was to either gouge out their right eye or be subjects. In response, Saul attacked and destroyed the Ammonite forces
Conspired to bring down David’s kingdom, won the hearts of Israelites by false promises, and attacked his father’s followers, and was killed instead
Absalom
Boaz’s mother was ____ __ _____ who was incorporated among the Jewish people after her aid in the sacking of Jericho. Thereafter became the wife of Salmon and the mother of Boaz, Jesse’s grandfather
Boaz’s mother (Rahab of Jericho)
Third king of Israel, builder of the first Temple in Jerusalem and known to be the wisest man on earth. His son caused the kingdom to be divided in two during the reign of his son Rehoboam
Solomon
