1 Chronicles 4:28 (GNV)

Passage

And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and at Moladah, and at Hazar Shual,

Nearby Context

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

1 Chronicles 4:27 And Shimei had sixteene sonnes, and sixe daughters, but his brethren had not many children, neither was all their familie like to the children of Iudah in multitude.

1 Chronicles 4:28 And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and at Moladah, and at Hazar Shual,

1 Chronicles 4:29 And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

1 Chronicles 4:30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dwelt", "beer-sheba", "moladah", "hazar", and "shual". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dwelt" and "beer-sheba", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "And Shimei had sixteene sonnes and sixe..." into verse 29's "And at Bilhah and at Ezem and...", so "dwelt" and "beer-sheba" 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 "beer-sheba" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.