1 Chronicles 4:33 (ASV)

Passage

and all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:31 and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.

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 they have 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 Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "villages", "round", "same", "cities", "baal", "habitations", and "genealogy". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "villages" and "round", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "And their villages were Etam and Ain..." into verse 34's "And Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah the...", so "villages" and "round" 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 "villages" and "round" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.