JAMB Past Questions and Answers

2,726.

When the Chaldean army captured king Zedekiah, they

Hung him on a tree

Slew his sons before his eyes

Bound him in fetters

Cut off his fingers and toes

Correct answer is B

King Zedekiah attempted to flee that final siege, and was captured and taken prisoner. He saw his sons slaughtered before his eyes, his own eyes were then burned out with red hot irons and he was taken away in chains to prison and exile.

Jeremiah 52: 10 There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes, and he also killed all the officials of Judah

2,727.

One of the reasons why Sennacherib could not enter Jerusalem and conquer it as he did to Samaria was that

His god told him to return home from his camp

Thousands of his soldiers miraculosly died overnight

He willingly change his mind and returned to his country

Fight broke out among his soldiers

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Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,728.

And at the time of the offering of the oblation, the prophet came near and said, .... O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that thou, O Lord, art God, and that thou has turned their hearts back' what happened after this prayer?

There was a heavy rain

There was thunder and lightning

There was a strong wind

The fire of Lord fell

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Correct answer is D

1Kings 18:36-38

36. At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.
37. Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.”
38. Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench.