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1 Chronicles 24 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Priests Take Turns

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolTake Turns

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenTake Turns

GROUPS → picture 2LIST → picture 4TEMPLE → picture 1LAMP → picture 3

Grade 1Each Has a Turn

Aaron had sons. → picture 2The priests made groups. → picture 4A man wrote down the names. → picture 5They drew lots to be fair. → picture 1Each group served at God's house. → picture 3

Order:

1. These were the divisions of the sons of Aaron2. Thus they were divided impartially by drawing lots3. This was their ordering in their service4. These likewise cast lots

Grade 2Fair Turns

  1. Whose family were the priests? Aaron's (circle)
  2. How many groups did they make? Twenty-four (circle)
  3. How did they pick each turn? They drew lots. (circle)
  4. Who wrote down the names? A man (circle)
  5. Where did they serve? In God's house (circle)
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Grade 3Divided by Lot

  1. Which two sons of Aaron served as priests? Eleazar and Ithamar
  2. How many groups were made? Twenty-four
  3. Why did they draw lots? So the choice was fair
  4. Who wrote down the names? Shemaiah the scribe
  5. Who else cast lots? The other Levites
1: These were the divisions of the sons of Aaron2: Thus they were divided impartially by drawing lots3: This was their ordering in their service4: These likewise cast lots
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Grade 4A Fair Plan for Service

  1. How many groups did Eleazar's family have? Sixteen
  2. How many groups did Ithamar's family have? Eight
  3. How were the priests divided? Fairly by drawing lots
  4. Who wrote the names down? Shemaiah the scribe
  5. How was the chief's family treated? The same as the family of the youngest

Word bank: 1. Aaron; 2. Eleazar; 3. lots; 4. God; 5. Zadok

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Every Family Serves

  1. Why did the priesthood come through Eleazar and Ithamar? Nadab and Abihu died with no children.
  2. Who represented Eleazar's family? Zadok
  3. Why were lots used? So no one could claim the best turns by rank
  4. Which division did Zechariah serve in? In the New Testament, the division of Abijah, the eighth group
  5. What did not decide who served when? Rank
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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