1 Chronicles 4:35 (GNV)

Passage

And Ioel and Iehu the sonne of Ioshibiah, the sonne of Seraiah, the sonne of Asiel,

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:33 And all their townes that were rounde about these cities vnto Baal, These are their habitations and the declaration of their genealogie,

1 Chronicles 4:34 And Meshobab, and Iamlech, and Ioshah the sonne of Amashiah,

1 Chronicles 4:35 And Ioel and Iehu the sonne of Ioshibiah, the sonne of Seraiah, the sonne of Asiel,

1 Chronicles 4:36 And Elionai, and Iaakobah, and Ieshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Iesimiel, and Benaiah,

1 Chronicles 4:37 And Ziza the sonne of Shiphei, the sonne of Allon, the sonne of Iedaiah, the sonne of Shimri, the sonne of Shemaiah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ioel", "iehu", "sonne", "ioshibiah", "seraiah", and "asiel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ioel" and "iehu", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "And Meshobab and Iamlech and Ioshah the..." into verse 36's "And Elionai and Iaakobah and Ieshohaiah and...", so "ioel" and "iehu" 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 "ioel" and "iehu" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.