1 Chronicles 4:17 (DRB)

Passage

And the sons of Esra, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon, and he begot Mariam, and Sammai, and Jesba the father of Esthamo.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephone, were Hir, and Ela, and Naham. And the sons of Ela: Cenez.

1 Chronicles 4:16 The sons also of Jaleleel: Ziph, and Zipha, Thiria and Asrael.

1 Chronicles 4:17 And the sons of Esra, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon, and he begot Mariam, and Sammai, and Jesba the father of Esthamo.

1 Chronicles 4:18 And his wife Judaia, bore Jared the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Icuthiel the father of Zanoe. And these are the sons of Bethia the daughter of Pharao, whom Mered took to wife.

1 Chronicles 4:19 And the sons of his wife Odaia the sister of Naham the father of Celia, Garmi, and Esthamo, who was of Machathi.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "esra", "jether", "mered", "epher", "jalon", "begot", and "mariam". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "esra", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "The sons also of Jaleleel Ziph and..." into verse 18's "And his wife Judaia bore Jared the...", so "sons" and "esra" 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 "esra" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.