1 Chronicles 4:17 (DBY)

Passage

And the sons of Ezra: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she conceived [and bore] Miriam, and Shammai, and Jishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the sons of Elah, and Kenaz.

1 Chronicles 4:16 And the sons of Jehalleleel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asareel.

1 Chronicles 4:17 And the sons of Ezra: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she conceived [and bore] Miriam, and Shammai, and Jishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

1 Chronicles 4:18 And his wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, 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 Hodijah, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "ezra", "jether", "mered", "epher", "jalon", "conceived", and "bore". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "ezra", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And the sons of Jehalleleel Ziph and..." into verse 18's "And his wife the Jewess bore Jered...", so "sons" and "ezra" 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 "ezra" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.