Title: Anki Torah / Tanach
Tags: Kings_2 Tanach
On every note of this deck, unless a note says otherwise:
Title: The Tanach Challenge: Kings_2
Author: Rabbi Jonathan Fox

Front: Which king fell from the balustrade and took ill?
Back: Ahaziah [1:2]

Front: To which god did Ahaziah send messengers in order to inquire whether he would recover?
Back: Baal-zebub, god of Ekron [1:2]

Front: Who was described as ‘a hairy man, with a leather belt girded on his waist’?
Back: Elijah [1:8]

Front: How many groups of fifty men and a captain did Ahaziah send to Elijah?
Back: Three [1:9-13]

Front: Of the three groups of fifty men and a captain that Ahaziah sent to Elijah, how many of these groups were consumed by a fire from Heaven?
Back: Two [1:9-14]

Front: Who was the brother of Ahaziah who ruled after him?
Back: Jehoram [1:17]

Front: Who said to whom: “Request what I should do for you before I am taken away from you” (Kings II 2:9)
Back: Elijah to Elisha [2:9]

Front: Who said to whom: “May twice as much of your spirit be mine” (Kings II 2:9)
Back: Elisha to Elijah [2:9]

Front: Into how many pieces did Elijah rent his garment after Elijah ascended to Heaven?
Back: Two [2:12]

Front: How many men accompanied Elijah and Elisha to the Jordan?
Back: Fifty [2:7]

Front: True or false? When Elisha struck the water of the Jordan, the water did not split apart.
Back: False [2:14]

Front: In which city was Elisha staying when the people complained about the water?
Back: Jericho [2:18-19]

Front: When the people complained about the water, what substance did Elisha pour into the source of the water?
Back: Salt [2:21]

Front: What happened to the lads who called Elisha “Baldhead”?
Back: They were torn apart by two bears [2:24]

Front: What was the occupation of Mesha, king of Moab?
Back: He was a herdsman [3:4]

Front: Which three kings went together to Elisha to inquire of Hashem?
Back: Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Jehoram king of Israel and the king of Edom [3:12]

Front: Of the three kings who went together to Elisha to inquire of Hashem, because of which of these kings did Elisha agree to their request?
Back: Jehoshaphat [3:14]

Front: When the three kings went together to Elisha to inquire of Hashem, what did Elisha ask for before the hand of Hashem came upon him?
Back: For a musician [3:15]

Front: Who said: “You will not see wind and you will not see rain, but that valley will be filled with water” (Kings II 3:17)?
Back: Elisha [3:14-17]

Front: Describe how the water in the valley appeared to the Moabites from afar.
Back: As red as blood [3:22]

Front: A woman cried out to Elisha that her husband had died. What was she concerned would happen to her two sons?
Back: That they would be taken as slaves by the creditor [4:1]

Front: What did the woman tell Elisha that she had in her house?
Back: Nothing but a jar of oil [4:2]

Front: What did Elisha tell the woman to sell in order to pay her debt to the creditor?
Back: The oil [4:7]

Front: To whom did Elisha say: “At this season next year you will be embracing a son” (Kings II 4:16)?
Back: The Shunammite woman [4:12-16]

Front: Where did the Shunammite woman lay her son down after he had died?
Back: On the bed of the man of God (Elisha) [4:21]

Front: How many times did Elisha spread himself over the son of the Shunammite woman?
Back: Twice [4:34-35]

Front: How many times did the son of the Shunammite woman sneeze before he opened his eyes?
Back: Seven times [4:35]

Front: What substance did Elisha throw into the pot of soup which the people could not eat?
Back: Flour [4:41]

Front: What was Naaman’s position in Aram?
Back: He was the commander of the army [5:1]

Front: In which river did Elisha advise Naaman to bathe seven times?
Back: The Jordan [5:10]

Front: Who said to whom: “Go and bathe seven times in the Jordan”?
Back: Elisha’s messenger to Naaman [5:10]

Front: Did Elisha accept the tribute that Naaman offered him?
Back: No [5:16]

Front: Who was Elisha’s attendant?
Back: Gehazi [5:20]

Front: What items did Gehazi request of Naaman?
Back: A talent of silver and two changes of clothing [5:22]

Front: What items did Naaman send with his two attendants before Gehazi?
Back: Two talents of silver and two changes of clothing [5:23]

Front: Who said to whom: “Naaman’s leprosy shall therefore cleave to you and your children forever!”
Back: Elisha to Gehazi [5:25-27]

Front: What did Elisha throw into river in the place where the iron axe-head entered?
Back: A piece of wood [6:6]

Front: Who prayed and said, “Please strike this nation with blindness?
Back: Elisha [6:18]

Front: When Elisha prayed and said, “Please strike this nation with blindness", about to which nation was he referring?
Back: Aram [Ch 6]

Front: Which king of Aram besieged Samaria during the famine in which a donkey’s head cost eighty silver pieces?
Back: Ben-hadad [6:24-25]

Front: At what time of the day did the four lepers arise to come to the Aramean camp?
Back: Twilight [7:5]

Front: When the four lepers arrived at the Aramean camp, not a man was there. What had the Arameans heard that made them flee the camp?
Back: The sound of chariot, the sound of horse, the sound of a great army [7:6]

Front: What did the two horsemen see that prompted the king to plunder the Aramean camp?
Back: The whole way was filled with clothing and gear that Aram had thrown away in their haste [7:15]

Front: How much did a se’ah of fine flour cost after the people had plundered the Aramean camp?
Back: A shekel [7:16]

Front: Elisha said to the king’s captain, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat from it” (Kings II 7:2). What happened to the king’s captain so that he did not eat from it?
Back: The people trampled him in the gate and he died [7:20]

Front: Ben-hadad sent Hazael to inquire of Elisha whether he would recover from his illness. What did Elisha tell Hazael to say to Ben-hadad?
Back: That he would recover [8:10]

Front: Who became king of Aram after Ben-hadad?
Back: Hazael [8:14]

Front: Which king of Judah married the daughter of Ahab?
Back: Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat [8:18]

Front: Who reigned in Judah after Jehoram?
Back: Ahaziah his son [8:24]

Front: Which king of Judah visited which king of Israel because he was ill and where did he visit him?
Back: Ahaziah son of Jehoram visited Jehoram son of Ahab in Jezreel [8:29]

Front: Who sent a prophet to anoint Jehu as king?
Back: Elisha [9:1-3]

Front: About whom did the watchman say: “he is driving his chariot recklessly”?
Back: Jehu (grand)son of Nimshi [9:20]

Front: Who killed Jehoram and with what weapon?
Back: Jehu with a bow [9:24]

Front: Into whose land did Jehu instruct that Jehoram’s dead body be thrown?
Back: Naboth the Jezreelite’s land [9:25]

Front: Where did Ahaziah die?
Back: In Megiddo [9:27]

Front: About whom does it state: she was pushed out of the window and when they came to bury her, only her skull, feet and palms remained?
Back: Jezebel [9:30-35]

Front: How many sons did Ahab have in Samaria?
Back: Seventy [10:1]

Front: To whom were the heads of Ahab’s sons sent?
Back: Jehu [10:7-8]

Front: Who said: “Ahab worshipped the Baal just a bit; Jehu will worship it a great deal”?
Back: Jehu [10:18]

Front: To whom does the following refer: Jehu pulled him up into his chariot and together they arrived at the Temple of Baal.
Back: Jehonadab son of Rechab [10:23]

Front: According to the word of Hashem, for how many generations would the descendants of Jehu sit upon the throne of Israel?
Back: Four [10:30]

Front: Which member of Ahaziah’s family was saved from the hand of Athaliah and by which member of Ahaziah’s family was he saved?
Back: Joash son of Ahaziah was saved by Ahaziah’s sister, Jehosheba [11:1]

Front: What did Athaliah shout when she saw Joash standing in the Temple as king?
Back: “A rebellion, a rebellion!” [11:14]

Front: Which Kohen sealed a covenant between Hashem and king Joash and the people?
Back: Jehoiada [11:17]

Front: Where and with what weapon was Athaliah put to death?
Back: In the king’s palace by the sword [11:20]

Front: How old was Jehoash when he became king?
Back: Seven [12:1]

Front: As part of the process of repairing the Temple under the rule of Jehoash, two men would bag and count the money in the Temple. What positions did these two men hold?
Back: The king’s scribe and the Kohen Gadol [12:11]

Front: To whom does this refer: A king of Aram who set his sights on Jerusalem but left Jerusalem after receiving sacred objects and gold from the Temple treasury?
Back: Hazael king of Aram [12:18-19]

Front: True or false? Jehoash died a natural death.
Back: False [12:21]

Front: Which king of Israel visited Elisha when Elisha was ill?
Back: Jehoash [13:14]

Front: How many times did Jehoash strike his arrows to the ground?
Back: Three [13:18]

Front: A dead man came back to life when his bones touched this man’s bones. Who was the man whose bones were touched?
Back: Elisha [13:21]

Front: Based on what Torah principle did Amaziah not put to death the sons of the assassins of Amaziah’s father?
Back: Sons shall not be put to death because of their fathers [14:6]

Front: Which king of Israel captured Amaziah?
Back: Jehoash [14:13]

Front: In which city did Jehoash capture Amaziah?
Back: Beth-shemesh [14:13]

Front: When Jehoash captured Amaziah, from which gate to which gate did he then make a breach in the wall of Jerusalem?
Back: From the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate [14:13]

Front: Who succeeded Amaziah in Judah and which city did he build up?
Back: Azariah son of Amaziah and he built up Elath [14:21-22]

Front: About whom does it state: He began to reign in Judah from the age of sixteen and his mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem; he reigned for fifty two years?
Back: Azariah [15:2]

Front: What infliction did Azariah have until the day of his death?
Back: Leprosy [15:5]

Front: Who assassinated Zechariah son of Jeroboam?
Back: Shallum son of Jabesh [15:10]

Front: Who assassinated Shallum son of Jabesh?
Back: Menahem son of Gadi [15:14]

Front: I am the king of Assyria and was given a thousand talents of silver by Menahem son of Gadi. Who am I?
Back: Pul [15:19]

Front: Who was assassinated by Pekah son of Remaliah?
Back: Pekahiah son of Menahem [15:23-25]

Front: Who assassinated Pekah son of Remaliah?
Back: Hoshea son of Elah [15:30]

Front: True or false? Jotham and Uzziah did what was proper in the eyes of Hashem.
Back: True [15:15:34]

Front: Which king of Assyria did Ahaz approach to join him against Aram and Israel?
Back: Tiglath-pileser [16:7]

Front: What did Ahaz see in Damascus that inspired him to send a model thereof to Urijah the Kohen?
Back: An altar [16:10]

Front: Which king of Assyria arrested Hoshea son of Elah and besieged Samaria for three years?
Back: Shalmaneser [17:3-5]

Front: To which country were the people of Israel exiled by Shalmaneser?
Back: To Assyria [17:6]

Front: What animal did Hashem incite against the foreigners who settled in the cities of Samaria?
Back: Lions [17:25]

Front: About whom does it state: ‘after him there was not anyone like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who preceded him.’
Back: Hezekiah son of Ahaz [18:1;5]

Front: Under whose command did Assyria attack the fortified cities of Judah during the reign of Hezekiah?
Back: Sennacherib [18:13]

Front: What was Shebna’s royal occupation?
Back: He was the scribe [18:18]

Front: Who said : “Let not Hezekiah delude you”?
Back: Rabshakeh [18:28-29]

Front: Of which nation was Tirhakah the king?
Back: Cush [19:9]

Front: Who prophesied to Hezekiah that the king of Assyria would not enter the city?
Back: Isaiah [19:20;32]

Front: Who killed Sennacherib?
Back: His two sons [19:37]

Front: According to Isaiah, how many years would added to Hezekiah’s life?
Back: Fifteen [20:6]

Front: What sign did Hashem perform to show Hezekiah that he would be healed?
Back: He turned the shade backward by ten degrees [20:10]

Front: Which king of Babylonia sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah?
Back: Berodach-baladan son of Baladan [20:12]

Front: How old was Manasseh when he became king?
Back: Twelve [21:1]

Front: Who was Manasseh’s mother?
Back: Hephzi-bah [21:1]

Front: For how many years did Manasseh reign?
Back: Fifty-five years [21:1]

Front: Who reigned in Judah after Manasseh?
Back: His son Amon [21:18]

Front: Who reigned after Amon?
Back: His son Josiah [21:26]

Front: Which of the following did what was proper in the eyes of Hashem: Manasseh; Amon; Josiah; Jehoahaz?
Back: Josiah [22:2]

Front: Who said to whom: “I have found a Scroll of the Torah in the Temple of Hashem”?
Back: Hilkiah the Kohen Gadol to Shaphan the scribe [22:8]

Front: To which prophetess did the delegation of Josiah go to inquire about the Scroll of the Torah?
Back: Huldah [22:13;14]

Front: During whose reign and in what year of his reign was the Passover celebrated again?
Back: The eighteenth year of King Josiah’s reign [23:23]

Front: About which king does it state: ‘Before him there had never been a king like him who returned to Hashem with all his heart, with all his soul and with all his resources’
Back: Josiah [23:24-25]

Front: Who killed king Josiah?
Back: Pharaoh Neco [23:29]

Front: Who did Pharaoh Neco crown as king over Judah?
Back: Eliakim (Jehoiakim) son of Josiah [23:34]

Front: Who was king of Judah when Nebuchadnezzar first exiled the people of Jerusalem?
Back: Jehoiachin [24:8;14]

Front: Who did Nebuchadnezzar crown as king over Judah?
Back: Mattaniah (Zedekiah) [24:17]

Front: About whom does it state that his sons were slaughtered before his eyes and he was bound in leg-irons and brought to Babylonia?
Back: King Zedekiah [25:7]

Front: What was the name of the chief executioner of Babylon who burned the Temple?
Back: Nebuzaradan [25:8-9]

Front: Who did Nebuchadnezzar appoint over those who remained in Judah?
Back: Gedaliah son of Ahikam [25:22]

Front: Who came with ten men and killed Gedaliah?
Back: Ishmael son of Nethaniah [25:25]

Front: Which king of Babylonia elevated an exiled king of Judah above the other kings in Babylonia?
Back: Evil-merodach [25:27]

Front: Which king of Judah was exiled and then elevated by a king of Babylonia above the other kings in Babylonia?
Back: Jehoiachin [25:27]