1 Chronicles 4:23 (LSB)

Passage

These were the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Chronicles 4:24 The sons of Simeon were Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

1 Chronicles 4:25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "potters", "inhabitants", "netaim", "gederah", "lived", and "king". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "potters" and "inhabitants", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "and Jokim the men of Cozeba Joash..." into verse 24's "The sons of Simeon were Nemuel and...", so "potters" and "inhabitants" 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 "potters" and "inhabitants" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.