Title: Anki Torah / Tanach
Tags: Shmuel_1 Tanach
On every note of this deck, unless a note says otherwise:
Title: The Tanach Challenge: Shmuel 1
Author: Rabbi Jonathan Fox

Front: What were the names of Elkanah’s two wives?
Back: Hannah and Peninnah [1:1-2]

Front: What were the names of Eli’s two sons?
Back: Hophni and Phinehas [1:3]

Front: Who said to whom: “Am I not better to you than ten children?” (Samuel I 1:8)
Back: Elkanah to Hannah [1:8]

Front: Why did Eli think that Hannah was drunk?
Back: Because her lips were moving but her voice could not be heard [1:13]

Front: Where did Elkanah live?
Back: In Ramah [1:19]

Front: Why did Hannah name her son Samuel?
Back: For she said, “I requested him from Hashem” [1:20]

Front: At what stage in Samuel’s life did his mother bring him to the house of Hashem in Shiloh?
Back: Once he was weaned [1:23-24]

Front: ‘Hashem brings death and gives life, He lowers to the grave and raises up’ (Samuel I 2:6) – who said these words?
Back: Hannah [2:1]

Front: How many daughters did Hannah have?
Back: Two [2:21]

Front: About whom does it say that he ‘became very old’ (Samuel I 2:22)?
Back: Eli [2:22]

Front: About whom does it say that he kept growing and improving, both with Hashem and with people?
Back: Samuel [2:26]

Front: Who said to whom: “I shall cut off your arm and the arm of your father’s family, from there being any old person in your family.” (Samuel I 2:31)
Back: A man of God to Eli [2:27;31]

Front: When Hashem called Samuel the first time, what did Samuel respond?
Back: “Here I am” [3:4]

Front: How many times did Hashem call Samuel before Eli realised that it was Hashem Who was calling Samuel?
Back: Three times [3:4-8]

Front: Quote the words that Samuel responded when Hashem called him the fourth time.
Back: “Speak, for your servant is listening” [3:10]

Front: According to the words of Hashem to Samuel, what sin was Eli himself guilty of?
Back: Of not censuring his sons for blaspheming themselves [3:13]

Front: Why did the elders of Israel advise that the Ark of the Covenant of Hashem accompany them?
Back: So that Hashem would come in their midst and save them from their enemies [4:3]

Front: What happened to the Ark in the ensuing battle?
Back: It was taken by the Philistines [4:11]

Front: How old was Eli when he died?
Back: Ninety-eight [4:15;18]

Front: At the mention of what particular piece of news, did Eli fall off his chair?
Back: That the Ark of God had been taken [4:18]

Front: Name the following person: his wife gave birth to a son after he had died and she called the son Ichabod.
Back: Phinehas [4:19-21]

Front: Where did the Philistines place the Ark of God when they brought it to Ashdod?
Back: They placed it in the House of Dagon, next to Dagon [5:2]

Front: To where was the Ark of God sent after Ashdod?
Back: To Gath [5:8]

Front: For how long was the Ark of Hashem in the land of the Philistines?
Back: Seven months [6:1]

Front: The Philistines sent the Ark of Hashem back with a guilt-offering. Of what did the guilt-offering comprise?
Back: Five golden hemorrhoids and five golden mice [6:4]

Front: Who is this: The wagon carrying the Ark came to his field in Beth-shemesh and stopped there?
Back: Joshua the Beth-shemeshite [6:14]

Front: To whose house did the men of Kiriath-jearim bring the Ark?
Back: Abinadab [7:1]

Front: Who was designated to guard the Ark by the men of Kiriath-jearim?
Back: Elazar son of Abinadab [7:1]

Front: Name the place: Samuel gathered all of Israel here. The people fasted here and said that they had sinned to Hashem.
Back: Mizpah [7:6]

Front: What did Samuel place between Mizpah and the cliff and what did he call it?
Back: A rock and he called it Eben-ezer [7:12]

Front: What were the names of Samuel’s two sons?
Back: Joel and Abijah [8:2]

Front: Did Samuel's two sons follow in Samuel’s ways?
Back: No [8:3]

Front: Who said to whom: “Give us a king to judge us” (Samuel I 8:6)
Back: The elders of Israel to Samuel [8:4-6]

Front: Who said to whom: “Listen to their voice, and crown a king for them.” (Samuel 8:22)
Back: Hashem to Samuel [8:22]

Front: What was the name Saul’s father?
Back: Kish [9:1-2]

Front: Who said to whom: “Behold, I have a quarter of a silver shekel with me. I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us about our way” (Samuel I 9:8)
Back: Saul’s attendant to Saul [9:8]

Front: When Samuel met Saul, how did he know that this was the man who would become the ruler of the people?
Back: Hashem told Samuel [9:17]

Front: Samuel told Saul that Saul would meet three men when he would come to the Plain of Tabor. What would each of the men be carrying?
Back: Three kids, three loaves of bread and a container of wine [10:3]

Front: Samuel told Saul that Saul would meet three men when he would come to the Plain of Tabor. Where would these men be going?
Back: To Beth-el [10:3]

Front: Samuel told Saul that Saul would meet three men when he would come to the Plain of Tabor. Did this prediction come about?
Back: Yes [10:9]

Front: When Samuel gathered the people at Mizpah, Saul could not be found. Where was he hiding?
Back: Among the baggage [10:22]

Front: What type of people ridiculed Saul after Samuel announced that he would be their ruler?
Back: Base men [10:27]

Front: On what condition did Nahash the Ammonite agree to seal a covenant with the people of Jabesh-gilead?
Back: That each of their right eyes be put out [11:2]

Front: What did Saul send throughout the Land of Israel together with the messengers warning them to follow Saul and Samuel to battle?
Back: A pair of oxen cut into pieces [11:7]

Front: How many of the Children of Israel were counted at Bezek?
Back: 300 000 [11:8]

Front: How many men of Judah were counted at Bezek?
Back: 30 000 [11:8]

Front: Where did the people make Saul the king?
Back: In Gilgal [11:15]

Front: Who said, “Hashem is your witness, and his anointed one is a witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” (Samuel I 12:5)
Back: Samuel [12:5]

Front: After what occurrence did the people greatly fear Hashem and Samuel?
Back: After Hashem sent forth thunder and rain [12:18]

Front: Who slew the Philistine commissioner in Geba?
Back: Jonathan [13:3]

Front: For how many days did Saul wait for Samuel in Gilgal?
Back: Seven days [13:8]

Front: What offerings did Saul ask to be brought when the people began to disband from him?
Back: The elevation offering and the peace-offering [13:9]

Front: Which offering had Saul brought when Samuel arrived?
Back: The elevation-offering [13:10]

Front: Where were the Philistines encamped when Saul, Jonathan and their people were at Geba-benjamin?
Back: Michmash [13:16]

Front: What did the men of the Philistine garrison say when Jonathan and his armor-bearer showed themselves to them?
Back: “Come up to us! We have something to tell you!” [14:12]

Front: When the men of the Philistine garrison said “Come up to us! We have something to tell you!”, was this a sign for Jonathan and his armor-bearer to go up or to stay where they were?
Back: To go up [14:10]

Front: What happened to Jonathan’s eyes when he tasted the nectar in the forest?
Back: They lit up [14:27;29]

Front: Why did Jonathan eat the nectar from the forest despite Saul’s curse on anyone who would do that?
Back: Because Jonathan had not heard the curse [14:27]

Front: Was Saul prepared to have Jonathan die for transgressing his warning not to eat the nectar from the forest?
Back: Yes [14:45]

Front: What were the names of Saul’s two daughters?
Back: Merab and Michal [14:49]

Front: Who was the father of Kish and Ner?
Back: Abiel [14:51]

Front: What was the name of Saul’s wife?
Back: Ahinoam [14:50]

Front: Through what did Saul count the people before his attack on Amalek?
Back: Through lambs [15:4]

Front: Who said to whom: “And what is this sound of the sheep in my ears and the sound of the cattle that I hear?” (Samuel I 15:14)?
Back: Samuel to Saul [15:14-15]

Front: According to Saul, why did the people not kill the best of the sheep and cattle of Amalek?
Back: So that they could bring them as offerings to Hashem [15:15]

Front: Who said: “to obey is better than a choice offering” (Samuel 15:22)
Back: Samuel [15:2]

Front: Whom did Samuel sever before Hashem in Gilgal?
Back: Agag [15:33]

Front: Who said to whom: “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the word of Hashem and your word, for I feared the people and hearkened to their voice” (Samuel I 15:24)?
Back: Saul to Samuel [15:24]

Front: Complete the quote: “man sees what his eyes behold, but Hashem sees ____________” (Samuel I 16:7).
Back: ‘into the heart’ [16:7]

Front: Name three of Jesse’s sons.
Back: Eliab, Abinadab, Shammah, David, Shimeah [16:6-13; Samuel II 13:3]

Front: What remedy did Saul’s servants suggest in order to combat Saul’s spirit of melancholy?
Back: That a man should be brought to play the harp before Saul [16:16]

Front: List the items that Jesse sent with David for Saul.
Back: A donkey, bread, a jug of wine and one kid [16:20]

Front: Did David’s playing the harp relieve Saul of his spirit of melancholy?
Back: Yes [16:23]

Front: Identify the following: he was ruddy, with fair eyes and a pleasing appearance.
Back: David [16:12-13]

Front: How tall was Goliath?
Back: Six cubits and one span [17:4]

Front: About whom does it state: ‘the shaft of his spear was like a weavers’ beam and the blade of his spear six hundred iron shekels’? (Samuel I 17:7)
Back: Goliath of Gath [17:7]

Front: What items of food did Jesse send with David to take to his brothers who were in Saul’s army?
Back: An ephah of toasted grain and ten loaves of bread [17:17]

Front: According to the men of Israel, what would king Saul give to the person who would kill Goliath?
Back: Great wealth, the king’s daughter in marriage and freedom to his father’s family in Israel [17:25]

Front: Who said to whom: “Your servant has slain even lion and bear” (Samuel I 17:36)
Back: David to Saul [17:34;36]

Front: Complete the quote and state who said it: “Am I a dog that you come after me with ______” (Samuel I 17:43)
Back: ‘sticks’ and it was said by Goliath [17:43]

Front: Where on Goliath’s body did the stone that David slung, strike?
Back: His forehead [17:49]

Front: True or false? Goliath fell on his back after he was struck by the stone.
Back: False [17:49]

Front: What did the Philistines do when saw that their hero (Goliath) was dead?
Back: They ran away [17:51]

Front: Complete this quote: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his _________________” (Samuel I 18:7)
Back: ‘tens of thousands’ [Samuel I 18:7]

Front: To whom did Saul give his daughter Merab as a wife?
Back: To Adriel the Meholathite [18:19]

Front: Who said: “Let my hand not be against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.” (Samuel I 18:17)?
Back: Saul [18:17]

Front: Whom did Saul give to David as a wife?
Back: Michal, Saul’s daughter [18:27]

Front: What did Saul demand from David in place of a dowry?
Back: One hundred Philistine foreskins [18:25]

Front: Who said to whom: “If you do not escape with your life tonight, you will be killed tomorrow.” (Samuel I 18:11)
Back: Michal to David [18:11]

Front: Where did Samuel and Saul go when David told Samuel what Saul ha done to him?
Back: To Naioth in Ramah [18:18-19]

Front: Who said to whom: “there is a footstep between me and death.” (Samuel I 19:3)
Back: David to Jonathan [19:3]

Front: On what day of the month did Jonathan realize that Saul had decided to kill David?
Back: The second [20:27-33]

Front: “Is not the arrow beyond you?” (Samuel I 20:37) Who said this to whom?
Back: Jonathan to his attendant [20:37]

Front: “Is not the arrow beyond you?” (Samuel I 20:37) What did David understand from these words?
Back: That Saul wished to harm him and he should therefore flee to safety [20:13;22]

Front: What was the name of the Kohen from whom David requested food when he arrived at Nob?
Back: Ahimelech [21:2]

Front: Whose sword did Ahimelech give to David?
Back: Goliath’s [21:10]

Front: What was the name of the valley where David had defeated Goliath?
Back: Terebinth Valley [21:10]

Front: State two things that David did in order to feign madness in front the king of Gath.
Back: He scribbled on the doors of the gateway and let saliva drip into his beard [21:14]

Front: What was the name of the king of Gath?
Back: Achish [21:11]

Front: To which cave did David escape after he left Gath?
Back: The Cave of Adullam [22:1]

Front: To which forest did David go after Gad told him to leave the fortress?
Back: The forest of Hereth [22:5]

Front: Who told king Saul that Ahimelech had given the sword of Goliath to David?
Back: Doeg the Edomite [22:9]

Front: Which son of Ahimelech escaped from Nob and fled to David?
Back: Abiathar [22:20]

Front: About whom does it state: ‘on that day he killed eighty-five men, wearers of linen robes’ (Samuel I 22:18)
Back: Doeg the Edomite [22:18]

Front: What did Hashem tell David which made him leave Keila?
Back: That the people of Keila would give David over to Saul [23:12-13]

Front: Why did Saul enter the cave by the sheep enclosures in Ein Gedi?
Back: To relieve himself [24:4]

Front: What did David cut off from Saul’s garment?
Back: A corner of his robe [24:5]

Front: Who said to whom: “You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me with goodness while I have repaid you with wickedness” (Samuel I 24:18)
Back: Saul to David [24:17-18]

Front: Who was the wife of Nabal?
Back: Abigail [25:3]

Front: Did Nabal grant David’s attendants their request for food?
Back: No [25:10-11]

Front: Who said: “Should I take from my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to men about whose origin I do not know?” (Samuel I 25:10-11)
Back: Nabal [25:10-11]

Front: List the items of food that Abigail brought to David.
Back: Two hundred breads, two containers of wine, five cooked sheep, five se’ahs of toasted grain, a hundred raisin-clusters and two hundred cakes of pressed figs [25:18]

Front: Who said to whom: “Nabal is his name and revulsion is his trait” (Samuel I 25:25)
Back: Abigail to David [25:23-25]

Front: To whom had Saul given his daughter Michal as a wife?
Back: Palti son of Laish [25:44]

Front: To whom does this refer: He was the brother of Yoav and he offered to kill Saul with a spear?
Back: Abishai son of Zeruiah [26:6;8]

Front: What did David take from beside Saul’s head while Saul was asleep?
Back: The spear and the flask of water [26:12]

Front: When David took the spear and the flask of water from Saul, why did no one in Saul’s camp wake up?
Back: A deep sleep from Hashem had fallen upon them [26:12]

Front: Which town did Achish give to David and his men to settle in?
Back: Ziklag [27:6]

Front: When Achish gave David and his men Ziklag to settle in, how many men were with David?
Back: 600 [27:2]

Front: Which three nations did David go out to smite while based in Ziklag?
Back: The Geshurite, the Gizrite and the Amalekite [27:8]

Front: True or false? Achish believed that David had come to abhor the people of Israel.
Back: True [27:12]

Front: ‘Saul inquired of Hashem, but Hashem did not answer him’ (Samuel I 28:6) – through what three ways did Hashem not answer Saul?
Back: Through a dream; through the Urim; through the prophets [28:6]

Front: What was the location of the necromancer whom Saul asked to divine for him?
Back: En-dor [28:7]

Front: When the necromancer was asked what Samuel looked like, what was her answer?
Back: “An elderly man is ascending and he is garbed in a cloak” [28:14]

Front: According to Samuel, why had Hashem torn the kingship away from Saul?
Back: Because Saul had not obeyed the word of Hashem to carry out His wrath on Amalek [28:18]

Front: Who said to David: “for in my eyes you are as good as an angel of God – but the Philistines have said, ‘He shall not go up with us into battle’”?
Back: Achish [29:9]

Front: Which nation attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire?
Back: Amalek [30:1]

Front: Why did 200 of David’s men remain behind at the Besor Brook?
Back: They were too exhausted to cross it [30:10]

Front: David and his men found an Egyptian man in the field. According to the man, why had his Amalekite master abandoned him?
Back: Because he became ill [30:13]

Front: On what condition did the Egyptian man agree to lead David to the Amalekite band?
Back: That David swear that he would not kill the man nor hand him over to his master [30:15]

Front: How many Amalekites managed to flee from David and his men and on what did they flee?
Back: 400 men fled on camels [30:17]

Front: True or false? David rescued both of his wives from the Amalekites.
Back: True [30:18]

Front: Did David agree with the proposal not to share the spoils of the victory over the Amalekites with the men who remained at the Besor Brook?
Back: No [30:23-24]

Front: Name the three sons of Saul who were slain by the Philistines.
Back: Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchi-shua [31:2]

Front: Who said to whom: “Draw your sword and stab me with it, lest these uncircumcised people come and stab me and make sport of me” (Samuel I 31:4)?
Back: Saul to his armor-bearer [31:4]

Front: Why did Saul’s armor-bearer not obey Saul’s instruction to kill him?
Back: He was very frightened to do so [31:4]

Front: Where were Saul’s bones buried and by whom?
Back: In Jabesh by the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead [31:1-13]