1 Chronicles 4:29 (DBY)

Passage

and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

Nearby Context

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,

1 Chronicles 4:31 and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bilhah", "ezem", and "tolad". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bilhah" and "ezem", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And they abode at Beer-sheba and Moladah..." into verse 30's "and at Bethuel and at Hormah and...", so "bilhah" and "ezem" 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 "bilhah" and "ezem" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.