May 20, 2026
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Reading along with us in 1 Chronicles and Luke? Here’s today’s reading:
1 Chronicles 9 (NIV)
1 All Israel was listed in the genealogies recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. They were taken captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.…..Continue Reading
1CHRONICLES 9
It is interesting that this chapter talks about those, according to their tribes who returned to Jerusalem after Judah’s captivity in Babylon. These list were important to identify who they were and what roles they played as they rebuilt life in the promised land. But then the chapter goes backward and gives the genealogy of Saul, so they can pick up the account of what happened that brought Judah to that point. Chronicles will focus on the Judah, the Southern kingdom, while Kings focused on the Northern Kingdom. We will get the account of how they got divided in 2 Chronicles as 1 Chronicles really focuses on David.
1 Chronicles 9
An account of those that returned to Jerusalem after exile. We are given not just names but also their function and roles upon return.
Psalm 107, Ezekiel 29; 1 Chronicles 9
1 Chronicles 9
1 chronicles 9
Judah is taken captive to Babylon, those who remain and their service is recorded here.
1 Chronicles 9