1 Chronicles 4:20 (ASV)

Passage

And the sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:18 And his wife the Jewess bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

1 Chronicles 4:19 And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

1 Chronicles 4:20 And the sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.

1 Chronicles 4:21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

1 Chronicles 4:22 and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And the records are ancient.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "shimon", "amnon", "rinnah", "ben-hanan", "tilon", and "ishi". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "shimon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "And the sons of the wife of..." into verse 21's "The sons of Shelah the son of...", so "sons" and "shimon" 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 "sons" and "shimon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.