1 Chronicles 9: Group Study Handout

How to use: read 1 Chronicles 9 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

All Israel are listed by genealogies, which are written in the book of the kings of Israel. Judah was taken captive to Babylon for their disobedience (vv. 1-2).

Key verse

“Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,”
1 Chronicles 9:10 (WEB)

Outline

1 Chronicles 9:1–2 Genealogical Listing Begins
1 Chronicles 9:3–9 Inhabitants of Jerusalem
1 Chronicles 9:10–13 Priests and Their Roles
1 Chronicles 9:14–16 Levites and Their Service
1 Chronicles 9:17–22 Gatekeepers of the Temple
1 Chronicles 9:23–30 Oversight and Duties
1 Chronicles 9:31–44 Family Lineage Continued

Discussion questions

In v3, who lived in Jerusalem among the children of Judah and Benjamin?
What roles are identified for the Levites in vv. 15-16?
In v20, why is Phinehas described as 'ruler over them in time past'?
In v23, what does it mean that they had the oversight of the gates of Yahweh's house?
When have you felt a sense of duty like the gatekeepers in v27?

Go deeper

Passages that echo 1 Chronicles 9: Nehemiah 11, Ezra 2, 1 Chronicles 26.

Before next time: read 1 Chronicles 10.