1 Chronicles 4:34 (DRB)

Passage

And Mosabab and Jemlech, and Josaphat, the son of Amasias,

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:32 Their towns also were Etam, and Aen, Remmon, and Thochen, and Asan, five cities.

1 Chronicles 4:33 And all their villages round about these cities as far as Baal. This was their habitation, and the distribution of their dwellings.

1 Chronicles 4:34 And Mosabab and Jemlech, and Josaphat, the son of Amasias,

1 Chronicles 4:35 And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josabia the son of Saraia, the son of Asiel,

1 Chronicles 4:36 And Elioenai, and Jacoba, and Isuhaia, and Asaia, and Adiel, and Ismiel, and Banaia,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mosabab", "jemlech", "josaphat", and "amasias". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mosabab" and "jemlech", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "And all their villages round about these..." into verse 35's "And Joel and Jehu the son of...", so "mosabab" and "jemlech" 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 "mosabab" and "jemlech" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.