1 Chronicles 4:17 (GNV)

Passage

And the sonnes of Ezrah were Iether and Mered, and Epher, and Ialon, and he begate Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:15 And the sonnes of Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. And the sonne of Elah was Kenaz.

1 Chronicles 4:16 And the sonnes of Iehaleel were Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

1 Chronicles 4:17 And the sonnes of Ezrah were Iether and Mered, and Epher, and Ialon, and he begate Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

1 Chronicles 4:18 Also his wife Iehudiiah bare Iered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Iekuthiel the father of Zanoah: and these are the sonnes of Bithiah ye daughter of Pharaoh which Mered tooke.

1 Chronicles 4:19 And the sonnes of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham the father of Keilah were the Garmites, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sonnes", "ezrah", "iether", "mered", "epher", "ialon", "begate", and "miriam". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sonnes" and "ezrah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And the sonnes of Iehaleel were Ziph..." into verse 18's "Also his wife Iehudiiah bare Iered the...", so "sonnes" and "ezrah" 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 "sonnes" and "ezrah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.