1 Chronicles 4:1 (KJV)

Passage

The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:1 The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

1 Chronicles 4:2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

1 Chronicles 4:3 And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "judah", "pharez", "hezron", "carmi", and "shobal". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "judah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat...", so "sons" and "judah" should be read forward into that movement. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sons" and "judah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.