Bible Trivia Questions for September 26th

The daily Bible trivia/quiz questions are drawn from the scheduled daily Bible readings for today. If you haven't already, we invite you to read through the daily passages (see the side bar at left) and then test your Bible memory with the following questions. The answer to each question can be found directly in the referenced Bible verse; click the verse itself to see the text. Use the links beneath the questions to go to the previous/next day's questions, or select any day from the provided drop down list and jump directly to that day's question set. Enjoy!

1212) Which king of Persia fulfilled the word of Jeremiah by proclaiming that the temple would be rebuilt?
a) Xerxes
b) Cyrus
c) Artaxerxes
Ezra 1:1-4 NIV

1213) What did Cyrus return to the exiles that Nebuchadnezzar had taken when he conquered Jerusalem?
Ezra 1:7 NIV

1214) Who was the "prince of Judah" who received the temple articles from Cyrus?
a) Sheshbazzar
b) Mithredath
c) Mahalach
Ezra 1:8 NIV

1215) How many silver dishes were among the articles of the temple that Cyrus returned?
a) 300
b) 650
c) 1,000
Ezra 1:9 NIV

1216) How many silver bowls were among the articles of the temple that Cyrus returned?
a) 200
b) 410
c) 770
Ezra 1:9-10 NIV

1217) In all, how many articles of gold and silver did Cyrus return to Sheshbazzar?
a) 2,500
b) 5,400
c) 8,200
Ezra 1:11 NIV

1218) Following the proclamation of Cyrus, how many of the descendants of Asaph returned to Jerusalem?
a) 128
b) 1,213
c) 5,104
Ezra 2:41 NIV

1219) Why were the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, Nekoda, Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai excluded from the priesthood?
Ezra 2:59-62 NIV

1220) How many people in total, not including menservants and maidservants, returned to Jerusalem following King Cyrus' proclamation?
a) 42,360
b) 88,400
c) 124,120
Ezra 2:64-65 NIV

1221) How many donkeys did the exiles bring with them when they returned to Jerusalem?
a) 800
b) 2,510
c) 6,720
Ezra 2:64-67 NIV

1222) "Everyone who ______ has been born of God and knows God."
1 John 4:7 NIV

1223) "There is no fear in _____."
1 John 4:18 NIV

1224) "And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love ____ ________."
1 John 4:21 NIV