1 Chronicles 4:28 (DRB)

Passage

And they dwelt in Bersabee, and Molada, and Hasarsuhal,

Nearby Context

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,

1 Chronicles 4:30 And in Bathuel, and in Horma, and in Siceleg,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dwelt", "bersabee", "molada", and "hasarsuhal". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dwelt" and "bersabee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "The sons of Semei were sixteen and..." into verse 29's "And in Bala and in Asom and...", so "dwelt" and "bersabee" 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 "dwelt" and "bersabee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.