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) that married a Phoenician king's daughter who
was an ardent worshiper of Baal
- 5 Prophet of Yahweh that had a showdown with 450 prophets of Baal
- 7 King of Judah (who became king when he was 8) that our textbook says
served God with undivided loyalty and more wholeheartedly than any other king
- 8 First king over the northern ten 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
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,
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