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2.4 KiB
1 Chronicles 09 Translation Questions
Q? Where were the genealogies of all Israel recorded?
A. The genealogies were recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel. [9:1]
Q? Why was Judah carried away in exile to Babylon?
A. Judah was carried away to Babylon because of their sin. [9:1]
Q? Who were the first people to resettle in their cities?
A. The first to resettle in their cities were some Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants. [9:2]
Q? For what was Azariah known?
A. Azariah was the priest who was in charge of the house of God. [9:11]
Q? For what were the relatives of Adaiah and Maasai known?
A. They were very capable men in the work in the house of God. [9:13]
Q? What was the previous responsibility which the doorkeepers carried out?
A. The doorkeepers previously stood guard at the king's gate on the east side for the camp of Levi's descendants. [9:17-18]
Q? What was the responsibility of the Korahites?
A. The Korahites were guards over the temple work and over the thresholds of the tent where Yahweh lived. [9:19]
Q? What was the responsibility of Zechariah, son of Meshelemiah?
A. Zechariah was the guard of the entrance to the Temple, the "tent of meeting". [9:21]
Q? What did the gatekeepers and their children, whom David and Samuel placed into their positions of trust, do in Israel?
A. The gatekeepers and their children guarded the gates of the house of Yahweh, the tabernacle. [9:22-24]
Q? How did the four leaders of the gatekeepers carry out their assigned task to guard the room and storerooms in the house of God?
A. The four leaders of the gatekeepers would spend the night in their posts all around the house of God and then open it each morning. [9:26-27]
Q? What specific tasks were the Levites assigned to do?
A. Some of the Levites were in charge of the temple's equipment and some were assigned to take care of the sanctuary utensils, equipment, and supplies like the flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices. [9:28-29]
Q? What was the responsibility of the Kohathites?
A. The Kohathites were in charge of preparing the bread of the presence every Sabbath. [9:32]
Q? Why did the singers and Levite family leaders live in rooms at the sanctuary when they were free from work?
A. The singers and Levite family leaders lived at the sanctuary because they had to carry out their assigned tasks every day and night. [9:33]