1 Chronicles 4:23 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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;

1 Chronicles 4:25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "potters", "abode", "plantations", "enclosures", "dwelt", and "king". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "potters" and "abode", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "and Jokim and the men of Chozeba..." into verse 24's "The sons of Simeon Nemuel and Jamin...", so "potters" and "abode" 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 "potters" and "abode" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.