1 Chronicles 4:4 (DBY)

Passage

and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah: these were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, [and] father of Bethlehem.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath; and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zoreathites.

1 Chronicles 4:3 And these [were of] the father of Etam: Jizreel, and Jishma, and Jidbash; and the name of their sister was Hazlelponi;

1 Chronicles 4:4 and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah: these were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, [and] father of Bethlehem.

1 Chronicles 4:5 And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

1 Chronicles 4:6 And Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Ahashtari: these were the sons of Naarah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "penuel", "father", "gedor", "ezer", "hushah", "sons", and "firstborn". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "penuel" and "father", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And these were of the father of..." into verse 5's "And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had...", so "penuel" and "father" 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 "penuel" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.