1 Chronicles 4:22 (DBY)

Passage

and Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled over Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.

Nearby Context

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

1 Chronicles 4:21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lechah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of byssus-workers, of the house of Ashbea,

1 Chronicles 4:22 and Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled over Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.

1 Chronicles 4:23 These were the potters, and those that abode among plantations and enclosures: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

1 Chronicles 4:24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, [and] Saul;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jokim", "chozeba", "joash", "saraph", "ruled", "over", "moab", and "jashubi-lehem". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jokim" and "chozeba", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "The sons of Shelah the son of..." into verse 23's "These were the potters and those that...", so "jokim" and "chozeba" 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 "jokim" and "chozeba" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.