The sons of Asher:
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah.
Their sister was Serah.
The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malkiel.

• Genesis 46:17

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.

• 2 Samuel 8:18

But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going off to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’ 

• 2 Kings 1:3

On the seventh day, when King Xerxes was in high spirits from wine, he commanded the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Karkas—to bring before him Queen Vashti, wearing her royal crown, in order to display her beauty to the people and nobles, for she was lovely to look at. But when the attendants delivered the king’s command, Queen Vashti refused to come. Then the king became furious and burned with anger.

• Esther 1:10-12

In the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, I, Daniel, had a vision, after the one that had already appeared to me.

• Daniel 8:1

On the fifth of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. There the hand of the Lord was on him.

• Ezekiel 1:2-3

I know.  You took one look at the title and wondered what on earth could this quiz be about?  The A Team?  Sure.  Not even thinking about the old television show, everyone wants to be part of the A Team.  But remember the old commercials about a car rental agency.  They were second, but they tried harder.  Maybe some of these people, whose names start with the letter “B” tried harder.  Okay, Baal-Zebub was a false god, not a person, but the people in this quiz should be more recognizable than some in the Scriptures above.  At least, I hope so.

The questions are in alphabetical order so that the order gives a hint if you miss one.  There are three of these people who are from the New Testament, all in a row as it happens.  There are two Old Testament women.

The Questions:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	Who was sent by King Balak of Moab to curse the Israelites?
2	When Pilate asked the people who they wished to release, he suggested Jesus or this leader of insurrections and murderer?
3	Who led the Israelite army, but would not go against Sisera’s army unless the prophetess Deborah went along?
4	Who encouraged Paul and went with him on his first missionary journey?
5	Who is the one of the Twelve disciples who is linked to Philip in Matthew and Mark, linked with Matthew in Acts, and mentioned as being Nathanael in John?
6	Who was Jeremiah’s scribe who wrote down the Word of God as Jeremiah spoke it?  He also presented the Word of God to the king while Jeremiah was in chains.
7	Who was the wife of Uriah the Hittite who slept with King David?  She eventually was the mother of Solomon.
8	Who was the twelfth son of Jacob (Israel), born of Rachel?  Jacob changed his name to this after Rachel died.
9	Who was Rachel’s servant who Rachel gave to Jacob so that she would have children?  This servant produced two sons, Dan and Naphtali.
10	Who was second in line to be Naomi’s kinsman-redeemer, but he got the first in line to refuse, so that he could marry Naomi’s Moabite daughter-in-law, becoming an ancestor of King David?

When I was growing up, almost everyone read the King James Version of the Bible, if you read it in English.  Until the day he died, my Dad prayed in the KJV language.  When my mother led the nightly Bible reading, we also read the Philips paraphrase of the New Testament, the RSV, and some of the newer “translations,” but it seemed a must to read the KJV after we read another translation.  Thus, by the time I became a Christian at seventeen years old, we had probably read the Bible 15 times from cover to cover at least.

In the KJV, the answer to question 1 would have a story about this man’s ass talking to him.  Because of American English, that could mean a donkey or a backward part of the human anatomy.  But after people in the back of the Sunday school class keep snickering, most modern translations translate the animal as a donkey.  This is still a miracle that a donkey talks to its owner, but the change is reflective in a more clearly defined separation between the donkey and the ass, developed after ass was the preferred word in the times of the KJV.  The ass is presently defined as a wild donkey.  Or conversely, since most donkeys in those days started out wild, the donkey is a domesticated ass.  Thus, although my perverse mind wants it to be ass, I have to nod toward donkey.  Until the donkey saw an angel on the road and veered from the road three times, eventually asking this person why he is beating him, the donkey is quite domesticated.  Even in veering off the road, he does not become wild.  If you saw an angel with a big sword blocking the road, no matter how domesticated you were, you’d head for the ditch yourself.

Bible References:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	Who was sent by King Balak of Moab to curse the Israelites?	Numbers 22:4-6
2	When Pilate asked the people who they wished to release, he suggested Jesus or this leader of insurrections and murderer?	Mark 15:7-15
3	Who led the Israelite army, but would not go against Sisera’s army unless the prophetess Deborah went along?	Judges 4:6-9
4	Who encouraged Paul and went with him on his first missionary journey?	Acts 11:22-30; Acts 12:25
5	Who is the one of the Twelve disciples who is linked to Philip in Matthew and Mark, linked with Matthew in Acts, and mentioned as being Nathanael in John?	Luke 6:14
6	Who was Jeremiah’s scribe who wrote down the Word of God as Jeremiah spoke it?  He also presented the Word of God to the king while Jeremiah was in chains.	Jeremiah 36:26-27
7	Who was the wife of Uriah the Hittite who slept with King David?  She eventually was the mother of Solomon.	2 Samuel 11:3; 2 Samuel 12:24
8	Who was the twelfth son of Jacob (Israel), born of Rachel?  Jacob changed his name to this after Rachel died.	Genesis 35:16-18
9	Who was Rachel’s servant who Rachel gave to Jacob so that she would have children?  This servant produced two sons, Dan and Naphtali.	Genesis 35:25
10	Who was second in line to be Naomi’s kinsman-redeemer, but he got the first in line to refuse, so that he could marry Naomi’s Moabite daughter-in-law, becoming an ancestor of King David?	Ruth 4:1-13

There are a lot of “B” names that I did not use.  The king in question one is Balak of Moab.

The two craftsmen that Moses employs to make the articles of the tabernacle are Oholiab and Bezalel.

And Benaiah is one of my favorite, least known, characters of the Bible.

Benaiah was one of David’s mighty warriors, but not one of the Three:

Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. And he struck down a huge Egyptian. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty warriors.

• 2 Samuel 23:20-22

Benaiah was also the warrior who struck down Adonijah, son of David, who had set himself up as king before David had passed away.  Benaiah also struck down Joab, at David’s request for all the bloodthirsty things Joab had done, and for siding with Adonijah over David’s choice, Solomon.  Solomon eventually made Benaiah the commander of the army to succeed Joab.  As a warrior, he is worthy of remembrance.

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The Answers:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	Who was sent by King Balak of Moab to curse the Israelites?	Numbers 22:4-6	Balaam
2	When Pilate asked the people who they wished to release, he suggested Jesus or this leader of insurrections and murderer?	Mark 15:7-15	Barabbas
3	Who led the Israelite army, but would not go against Sisera’s army unless the prophetess Deborah went along?	Judges 4:6-9	Barak
4	Who encouraged Paul and went with him on his first missionary journey?	Acts 11:22-30; Acts 12:25	Barnabas
5	Who is the one of the Twelve disciples who is linked to Philip in Matthew and Mark, linked with Matthew in Acts, and mentioned as being Nathanael in John?	Luke 6:14	Bartholomew
6	Who was Jeremiah’s scribe who wrote down the Word of God as Jeremiah spoke it?  He also presented the Word of God to the king while Jeremiah was in chains.	Jeremiah 36:26-27	Baruch
7	Who was the wife of Uriah the Hittite who slept with King David?  She eventually was the mother of Solomon.	2 Samuel 11:3; 2 Samuel 12:24	Bathsheba
8	Who was the twelfth son of Jacob (Israel), born of Rachel?  Jacob changed his name to this after Rachel died.	Genesis 35:16-18	Benjamin
9	Who was Rachel’s servant who Rachel gave to Jacob so that she would have children?  This servant produced two sons, Dan and Naphtali.	Genesis 35:25	Bilhah
10	Who was second in line to be Naomi’s kinsman-redeemer, but he got the first in line to refuse, so that he could marry Naomi’s Moabite daughter-in-law, becoming an ancestor of King David?	Ruth 4:1-13	Boaz

Whether you did well on this quiz or, ummm, not so well, for the first video, here is Eclipse 6 singing Be Still, My Soul.  Why not hymns starting with “B”?

Here are the Celtic Worship singing Be Thou My Vision.

Here are Hymns of Grace singing Before the Throne of God Above.

Here is Cliff Barrows leading the Gaither Homecoming in singing Blessed Assurance, crusade style.

Here are the Northern Baptist Association singing Breathe on me, Breath of God.

None of us remain on the B Team.  When we are part of God’s family will are adopted into the family.  It will be glorious.

If you like these Saturday morning Bible quizzes, but you think you missed a few, you can use this LINK. I have set up a page off the home page for links to these Saturday morning posts. I will continue to modify the page as I add more.

Soli Deo Gloria.  Only to God be the Glory.