1 Chronicles 4:24 (DRB)

Passage

The sons of Simeon: Namuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zara, Saul:

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:22 And he that made the sun to stand, and the men of Lying, and Secure, and Burning, who were princes in Moab, and who returned into Lahem. Now these are things of old.

1 Chronicles 4:23 These are the potters, and they dwelt in Plantations, and Hedges, with the king for his works, and they abode there.

1 Chronicles 4:24 The sons of Simeon: Namuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zara, Saul:

1 Chronicles 4:25 Sellum his son, Mapsam his son, Masma his son.

1 Chronicles 4:26 The sons of Masma: Hamuel his son, Zachur his son, Semei his son.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "simeon", "namuel", "jamin", "jarib", "zara", and "saul". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "simeon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "These are the potters and they dwelt..." into verse 25's "Sellum his son Mapsam his son Masma...", so "sons" and "simeon" 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 "simeon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.