1 Chronicles 4:2 (GNV)

Passage

And Reaiah the sonne of Shobal begat Iahath, and Iahath begate Ahumai, and Lahad: these are the families of the Zoreathites.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:1 The sonnes of Iudah were Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

1 Chronicles 4:2 And Reaiah the sonne of Shobal begat Iahath, and Iahath begate Ahumai, and Lahad: these are the families of the Zoreathites.

1 Chronicles 4:3 And these were of the father of Etam, Izreel, and Ishma and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi.

1 Chronicles 4:4 And Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah: these are the sonnes of Hur the eldest sonne of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "reaiah", "sonne", "shobal", "begat", "iahath", "begate", and "ahumai". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "reaiah" and "sonne", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "The sonnes of Iudah were Pharez Hezron..." into verse 3's "And these were of the father of...", so "reaiah" and "sonne" 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 "reaiah" and "sonne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.