1 Chronicles 4:21 (LSB)

Passage

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the fine linen workers at Beth-ashbea;

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:19 The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

1 Chronicles 4:20 The sons of Shimon were Amnon and Rinnah, Benhanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.

1 Chronicles 4:21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the fine linen workers at Beth-ashbea;

1 Chronicles 4:22 and Jokim, the men of Cozeba, Joash, Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And the records are ancient.

1 Chronicles 4:23 These were the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "shelah", "judah", "father", "lecah", "laadah", and "mareshah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "shelah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "The sons of Shimon were Amnon and..." into verse 22's "and Jokim the men of Cozeba Joash...", so "sons" and "shelah" 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 "sons" and "shelah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.