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1 Chronicles 26 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Doorkeepers and Treasurers

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.

PreschoolKeepers of the Gates

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

KindergartenGates

GATE → picture 4KEY → picture 3TREASURE → picture 2KEEPERS → picture 1

Grade 1Keepers for God

Each gate had keepers. → picture 3They drew lots for gates. → picture 5God blessed Obed-Edom's family. → picture 2Some kept the treasure. → picture 4Some were judges. → picture 1

Order:

1. Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, eighteen valiant men2. All the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen3. They cast lots4. This Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things

Grade 2Watching God's House

  1. What did God's house have? Many gates (circle)
  2. What did the helpers do at the gates? They kept watch. (circle)
  3. How did they pick each gate? They drew lots. (circle)
  4. Who did God bless with many sons? Obed-Edom (circle)
  5. What did some helpers keep? The treasure of God's house
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Grade 3Every Gate Guarded

  1. Which families did the doorkeepers come from? Korah and Merari
  2. How many sons did Obed-Edom have? Eight
  3. Which gate did Obed-Edom's family get? The south gate
  4. Who was over the treasures? Ahijah
  5. What did other Levites become? Officers and judges
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Grade 4Guarding God's House

  1. How many sons did Obed-Edom have? Eight
  2. Why did Obed-Edom have so many sons? God blessed him.
  3. How were the gates assigned? By lot, the small as well as the great
  4. What did Samuel, Saul, Abner, Joab, and David give gifts for? To repair Yahweh's house
  5. What two kinds of matters did the judges serve? Matters of God and of the king

Word bank: 1. brothers; 2. Obed; 3. king

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

Grade 5Faithful Gatekeepers

  1. Who was Obed-Edom in chapter 13? The man who sheltered the ark
  2. Who received the north gate? Zechariah, a wise counselor
  3. How did the guards stand? Watchman opposite watchman
  4. What did the treasuries hold? Gifts dedicated to repair Yahweh's house
  5. What two areas did the Levite judges serve? Matters of God and the affairs of the king
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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