1 Chronicles 4:28 (DBY)

Passage

And they abode at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-Shual,

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:26 And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son;

1 Chronicles 4:27 and Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. And his brethren had not many sons; neither did all their family multiply like to the sons of Judah.

1 Chronicles 4:28 And they abode at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-Shual,

1 Chronicles 4:29 and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

1 Chronicles 4:30 and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "abode", "beer-sheba", "moladah", and "hazar-shual". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "abode" and "beer-sheba", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "and Shimei had sixteen sons and six..." into verse 29's "and at Bilhah and at Ezem and...", so "abode" and "beer-sheba" 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 "abode" and "beer-sheba" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.