1 Chronicles 4:25 (KJV)

Passage

Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:23 These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

1 Chronicles 4:24 The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:

1 Chronicles 4:25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

1 Chronicles 4:26 And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

1 Chronicles 4:27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shallum", "mibsam", and "mishma". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shallum" and "mibsam", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "The sons of Simeon were Nemuel and..." into verse 26's "And the sons of Mishma Hamuel his...", so "shallum" and "mibsam" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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