1 Chronicles 4:37 (GNV)

Passage

And Ziza the sonne of Shiphei, the sonne of Allon, the sonne of Iedaiah, the sonne of Shimri, the sonne of Shemaiah.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Chronicles 4:38 These were famous princes in their families, and increased greatly their fathers houses.

1 Chronicles 4:39 And they went to the entring in of Gedor, euen vnto the East side of the valley, to seeke pasture for their sheepe.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ziza", "sonne", "shiphei", "allon", and "iedaiah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ziza" and "sonne", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 36's "And Elionai and Iaakobah and Ieshohaiah and..." into verse 38's "These were famous princes in their families...", so "ziza" 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 "ziza" and "sonne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.