1 Chronicles 4:26 (DRB)

Passage

The sons of Masma: Hamuel his son, Zachur his son, Semei his son.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Chronicles 4:27 The sons of Semei were sixteen, and six daughters: but his brethren had not many sons, and the whole kindred could not reach to the sum of the children of Juda.

1 Chronicles 4:28 And they dwelt in Bersabee, and Molada, and Hasarsuhal,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "masma", "hamuel", "zachur", and "semei". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "masma", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Sellum his son Mapsam his son Masma..." into verse 27's "The sons of Semei were sixteen and...", so "sons" and "masma" 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 "masma" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.