1 Chronicles 4:7 (DBY)

Passage

And the sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Chronicles 4:7 And the sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.

1 Chronicles 4:8 And Koz begot Anub, and Hazzobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

1 Chronicles 4:9 And Jabez was more honoured than his brethren; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with pain.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "helah", "zereth", "zohar", and "ethnan". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "helah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And Naarah bore him Ahuzzam and Hepher..." into verse 8's "And Koz begot Anub and Hazzobebah and...", so "sons" and "helah" 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 "sons" and "helah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.