1 Chronicles 4:34 (KJV)

Passage

And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:32 And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:

1 Chronicles 4:33 And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.

1 Chronicles 4:34 And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,

1 Chronicles 4:35 And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

1 Chronicles 4:36 And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "And all their villages that were round..." into verse 35's "And Joel and Jehu the son of...", so "meshobab" and "jamlech" 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 "meshobab" and "jamlech" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.