Let's play Bible Trivia!

Correct, CharliRenee!

It was King Solomon that wrote about the Shulamite.

I think Adonijah did a no, no..................... That means he was reprimanded and warned not to do it again and he did it again! So, he was killed.

Hmmmm.......................... what did Adonijah do?

I'm trying to guess and not look it up................ two guys are coming to mind.... not sure of their names but,

guy no. 1 tried to self appoint himself as King and begged Solomon's mother for mercy for his life to be spared from Solomon. Then, he comes back later and ask for King David's concubine to be his wife. Solomon had him killed.

guy no. 2 did something wrong and was told he could never leave a certain city or he would be killed.....one of his animals got lose and he left the city to look for it and Solomon was told and had him killed.

Anyways, I should probably go look it up! lol! Be right back!

Okay, found it! It was Guy No. 1 but, my facts weren't right .........

1 Kings 1:5 King James Version (KJV)
5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

1 Kings 1:13 King James Version (KJV)
13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?

1 Kings 1:43 King James Version (KJV)
43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.

1 Kings 1:51 King James Version (KJV)
51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me today that he will not slay his servant with the sword.

1 Kings 2:13 King James Version (KJV)
13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

1 Kings 2:19 King James Version (KJV)
19 Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.

1 Kings 2:22 King James Version (KJV)
22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

1 Kings 2:23 King James Version (KJV)
23 Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.

1 Kings 2:24 King James Version (KJV)
24 Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

Ok let's see... Peter and Andrew and they are fishermen. James son of Zebedee and John also fishermen bothers.
It is said that Matthew (Levi) is son of Alphaeus and James also son of Alphaeus are brothers. Matthew was a tax collector and James, called the lesser or younger one, I am not sure.

Ok now I am trying to understand Judas, Thaddeus, son of James (brother of Jesus?) I'll would appreciate some schooling here. He is not Judas of Iscariot. The James who is brother to Jesus, He wrote the book of James, correct, a third James, son of Joseph? Are you able to dissect my questions, lol?

Wow, CharliRenee! You’re awesome! I was only looking for Peter & Andrew and James & John as the two pairs of brothers.

I have no idea if there are any others! Lol!

You have been digging! Perhaps @Deade will chime in with an explanation for us.

I'm listening to a study currently on the book of James, and the preliminary material was talking about James the person. I found it fascinating that during Jesus' lifetime his brothers didn't believe in him and were not followers, but after Jesus resurrection we see James become not only involved but have a position of some importance. I'm not sure about Jesus other brothers (or sisters).

• James wrote the epistle of James (obviously), which may be one of the earliest NT writings.
• In Galatians 2.9, Paul mentions "James, Peter and John" as 'pillars' in the church - and it is normal for the list to be in order of importance. (Incidentally, it is this reference which is the reason the NT epistles appear in the order they do. Paul is first, being the most prolific, followed by James, Peter, and John).
• There's a couple of references in Acts where we see something like "James and the elders", implying he was the most senior.
• And interestingly, at the council of Jerusalem in Acts 15, James was the last to speak, and it seems he had the final say in the decision (Acts 15.19 "..it is my judgment, therefore..").

His epistle does have a lot of interesting material (though you do have to keep in mind its context - eg. it is specifically addressed to the Jews) yet Luther (I think it was Luther) calls it 'an epistle of straw'. From all the above, it seems to me that poor old James is a little misunderstood and/or under appreciated.

Anyway, just thought I'd share that.

Excellent! I learned something new!! Thanks Deade! CharliRenee, so glad you went digging!

There are 3 sets of biological brothers that were of the 12 disciples.

Peter & Andrew
James & John
Matthew & James

And thank you, too rodders2828 for adding your insight! I enjoyed it very much! Always feel free to share your insight on the scriptures - I like that you listed Bible reference verses and it related to the topic.

1 Chr. 11:6 "And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief."

In what city did Samuel proclaim Saul the King of Israel?

which king went mad and ate grass with the cows for 7 yrs ?

Hmmm.......... The story is in Daniel Chapter 4........his name is Nebuchadnezzar.

At the end of the 7 years, God restored King Nebuchadnezzar back to his kingdom and the king said.....

Daniel 4:37 New International Version (NIV)
37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.

It is such a blessing for God to set us free from pride so that we can freely walk in humility. Pride is bondage an Humility is freedom and puts us in a position to easily receive from God all that He has for us!

Thank You, Father! You always know what is best for us! We love YOU!

without looking, 140 sounds familiar. buried - no idea.

Nope.

Moses was 140 years old when he died and no body but God knows where he is buried but, what about Joshua?

How old was Joshua when he (Joshua) died and where was Joshua buried?

(Hint: Dig around in the last chapter of the book of Joshua.)