1 Chronicles 4:35 (ASV)

Passage

and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

Nearby Context

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,

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-

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "joel", "jehu", "joshibiah", "seraiah", and "asiel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "joel" and "jehu", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "And Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah the..." into verse 36's "and Elioenai and Jaakobah and Jeshohaiah and...", so "joel" and "jehu" 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 "joel" and "jehu" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.