Bible crossword: 1 and 2 Kings
Based on material in chapter 9, Discovering the Bible by Alex
Varughese
Challenge: Can you solve this crossword puzzle even if you do not have the book by
Varughese
ACROSS
- 4 King of Judah who was forced to witness the murder of his sons by the
Babylonians after which he was blinded and taken captive to Babylon
- 6 Successor to Elijah who picked up Elijah's "prophet mantle" as he disappeared
into the heavens in a fiery chariot
- 11 Assyrian king who lifted his siege of Jerusalem when God intervened in a
miraculous way
- 12 Bathsheba's son who succeeded his father David as king and then built the
Temple in Jerusalem
DOWN
- 1 Wife of Ahab. She promoted the worship of Baal in Israel
- 2 Assyrian king who forced Israel to pay a large tribute or tax
- 3 King of Israel (northern Kingdom) who married a Phoenician king's daughter who
was an ardent worshiper of Baal
- 5 Prophet of Yahweh who had a showdown with 450 prophets of Baal
- 7 King of Judah (who became king when he was 8) whom our textbook says
served God with undivided loyalty and more wholeheartedly than any other king
- 8 First king of the northern 10 tribes who broke away to form a separate
kingdom
- 9 King of Judah who led religious reforms including removal of Baal altars and
Asherah poles; with the Lord's help he successfully resisted an Assyrian siege of Jerusalem
- 10 Solomon's son who saw the kingdom split apart when he became king
Puzzle made at www.varietygames.com/CW
This crossword puzzle was created for use in the course Introduction to Biblical Literature.
The words and clues come from the textbook Discovering the Bible: Story and Faith of the
Biblical Communities edited by Alex Varughese and published by what is now The
Foundry.
-- Howard Culbertson,
Brief Bible book summaries and sermon ideas
Books of 1 and 2 Kings
Sermon ideas -- 2 Kings 2
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