Question 14
Saul and the MonarchyDraw your sword and thrust me through with it. What was Saul preventing by taking this decision?
- A.Further pains from his injuries
- B.Taunts and mockery from the Philistines
- C.The going into exile of the Israelites
- D.Seeing his sons being sacrificed to idols
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: B (Taunts and mockery from the Philistines)
Explanation
"Lest these uncircumcised come… and make sport of me" (1 Samuel 31:4).