1 Chronicles 4:38 (KJV)

Passage

These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.

Nearby Context

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

1 Chronicles 4:37 And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;

1 Chronicles 4:38 These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.

1 Chronicles 4:39 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

1 Chronicles 4:40 And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mentioned", "names", "princes", "families", "house", "fathers", "increased", and "greatly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mentioned" and "names", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 37's "And Ziza the son of Shiphi the..." into verse 39's "And they went to the entrance of...", so "mentioned" and "names" 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 "mentioned" and "names" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.