Updated November 10, 2026
This free list has 20 Bible trivia questions about David, the shepherd who became king of Israel, each with an answer and a Scripture reference. The questions run from the best-known events to details few people remember, and work for Sunday school, youth group and Bible study.
David is one of the most complete characters in the Bible: shepherd, musician, warrior, king and psalmist. His story runs through 1 and 2 Samuel, and his psalms are still prayed today.
Below are 20 questions about David, moving from the best-known events to details few people remember, each with an answer and a reference you can check in the Bible. You can print the list, save it as a PDF after a free sign-up, or show it on a screen in presentation mode.
Answer: Jesse, from Bethlehem — 1 Samuel 16:1
Answer: Bethlehem of Judah, the same town where Jesus would be born — 1 Samuel 17:12
Answer: Shepherd of his father's sheep — 1 Samuel 16:11
Answer: Samuel, in the midst of his brothers — 1 Samuel 16:13
Answer: Goliath of Gath — 1 Samuel 17:4
Answer: A sling and five smooth stones from the brook — 1 Samuel 17:40, 49
Answer: The harp — 1 Samuel 16:23
Answer: Jonathan, whose soul was knit to the soul of David — 1 Samuel 18:1
Answer: Michal — 1 Samuel 18:27
Answer: Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah — 2 Samuel 11:3-4
Answer: He ordered him to be put at the front of the battle so that he would die — 2 Samuel 11:15
Answer: Nathan, and David admitted, "I have sinned against the Lord" — 2 Samuel 12:1-13
Answer: Absalom — 2 Samuel 15:10-12
Answer: Forty years: seven in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem — 2 Samuel 5:4-5
Answer: Jerusalem, called the City of David — 2 Samuel 5:6-9
Answer: The book of Psalms — Psalm 3
Answer: Solomon, the son of Bathsheba — 1 Kings 1:39
Answer: Because he was a man of war and had shed much blood; the work fell to Solomon — 1 Chronicles 28:3
Answer: Psalm 23 — Psalm 23:1
Answer: "A man after mine own heart," who would fulfil all his will — Acts 13:22
Open the meeting with a Bible activity and close with the questions from this list. Each page has step-by-step instructions, a key verse and a variation for your group.
Yes. The list is free for the page and was written for churches, Sunday school, small groups, youth group, Bible quiz competitions and families. Every answer has a reference to check in the text.
Yes. There is a print version that you can also save as a PDF after a free sign-up, and a presentation mode for showing one question at a time.
There is also a shorter list of 10 Bible trivia questions about David, and the questions on 1 and 2 Samuel are in the mixed-level lists.
Yes. With a free Cinira Master account you can print this list or save it as a PDF.