1 Chronicles 4:27 (DRB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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,

1 Chronicles 4:29 And in Bala, and in Asom, and in Tholad,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "semei", "sixteen", "daughters", "brethren", "whole", and "kindred". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "semei", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "The sons of Masma Hamuel his son..." into verse 28's "And they dwelt in Bersabee and Molada...", so "sons" and "semei" 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 "semei" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.