1 Chronicles 4:31 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

1 Chronicles 4:32 And their villages were Etam and Ain, Rimmon and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;

1 Chronicles 4:33 and all their villages that were round about these cities, as far as Baal. These were their habitations and their genealogical register.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beth-marcaboth", "hazar-susim", "beth-biri", "shaaraim", "cities", "until", "reign", and "david". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beth-marcaboth" and "hazar-susim", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "and at Bethuel and at Hormah and..." into verse 32's "And their villages were Etam and Ain...", so "beth-marcaboth" and "hazar-susim" 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 "beth-marcaboth" and "hazar-susim" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.