1 Chronicles 9 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Back in Jerusalem

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 Doors

Templecrownscrollfamilybread

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

KindergartenOpen the Door

DOOR → picture 3KEY → picture 1LAMP → picture 4BREAD → picture 2

Grade 1Helpers in God's House

The people came home. → picture 4Gatekeepers kept the doors. → picture 3They opened it every morning. → picture 1Some made the bread. → picture 5Singers worked day and night. → picture 2

Order:

1. So all Israel were listed by genealogies2. They were the gatekeepers for the camp of the children of Levi3. They stayed around God’s house4. These are the singers

Grade 2Morning by Morning

Where did the people live again? In Jerusalem (circle)
What did some men keep? The gates of God's house
When did they open the doors? Every morning (circle)
What did some helpers make? The bread (circle)
When did the singers work? Day and night (circle)

Grade 3The People Come Home

Why was Judah carried away to Babylon? Because they did not obey
Who lived in Jerusalem? Priests, Levites, and gatekeepers
Which sides did the gatekeepers guard? East, west, north, and south
When did they open God's house? Morning by morning
When were the singers busy? Day and night

1: So all Israel were listed by genealogies2: They were the gatekeepers for the camp of the children of Levi3: They stayed around God’s house4: These are the singers

Grade 4Faithful in Small Jobs

Who were the first people back? Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants
Who first set the gatekeepers in their work? David and Samuel the seer
What did the gatekeepers do each morning? Opened God's house
When was the show bread prepared? Every Sabbath
What does the chapter lead into? The story of Saul's last day

Word bank: 1. Judah; 2. Levites; 3. singers

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

Grade 5An Office of Trust

What one line sums up the past in verse 1? Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their disobedience.
How many gatekeepers were there? Two hundred twelve
Who ordained the gatekeepers? David and Samuel the seer
Why were the singers free from other service? They worked day and night.
What did Jesus teach in Luke 16:10? In the New Testament, whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much.

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