Question 171:

• JAMB 1981

The children of Israel wanted to have their own kings

A. Because they were tired of Samuel's leadership
B. In order to be governed like nations around them
C. Because their new consitution required a king
D. Because the kings in the neighbouring countires were not happy that Israel had no king
E. Who would build houses for them

Question 172:

• JAMB 1981

....was the instrument used by God to destroy Babylon and in setting the children of free from the Babylonian exile

A. Cyrus the Persian
B. Moses
C. Prophet Jeremiah
D. Nebuchadnezzar
E. Gedaliah

Question 173:

• JAMB 1981

King Jehoiachin of Judah and a large number of the kingdom's able-bodied men were captured in 597 B.C and deported to

A. Babylon
B. Egypt
C. Assyrians
D. Jerusalem
E. Cyprus

Question 174:

• JAMB 1981

After the death of Solomon, the kingdom was split but Judah and some Benjamites remained loyal to

A. Ahab
B. Prophet Nathan
C. Jeroboam
D. Rehoboam
E. Egpyt

Question 175:

• JAMB 1981

One of the greatest achievements of David as king over Israel was his captured of Jerusalem for the purpose of

A. Making the Jebusites respect him
B. Making it his political and religious centre
C. Avenging the death of his best firend, Jonathan
D. Hiding from the giant Goliath
E. Providing shelter for his subjects