1 Chronicles 4:24 (GNV)

Passage

The sonnes of Simeon were Nemuel, and Iamin, Iarib, Zerah, and Shaul,

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:22 And Iokim and the men of Chozeba and Ioash, and Saraph, which had the dominion in Moab, and Iashubi Lehem. These also are auncient things.

1 Chronicles 4:23 These were potters, and dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his worke.

1 Chronicles 4:24 The sonnes of Simeon were Nemuel, and Iamin, Iarib, Zerah, and Shaul,

1 Chronicles 4:25 Whose sonne was Shallum, and his sonne, Mibsam, and his sonne Mishma.

1 Chronicles 4:26 And the sonnes of Mishma, Hamuel was his sonne, Zacchur his sonne, and Shimei his sonne.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sonnes", "simeon", "nemuel", "iamin", "iarib", "zerah", and "shaul". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sonnes" and "simeon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "These were potters and dwelt among plants..." into verse 25's "Whose sonne was Shallum and his sonne...", so "sonnes" and "simeon" 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 "simeon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.