1 Chronicles 4:27 (LSB)

Passage

Now Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many sons, nor did all their family multiply like the sons of Judah.

Nearby Context

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

1 Chronicles 4:26 The sons of Mishma were Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

1 Chronicles 4:27 Now Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many sons, nor did all their family multiply like the sons of Judah.

1 Chronicles 4:28 They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, and Hazar-shual,

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shimei", "sixteen", "sons", "daughters", "brothers", "family", and "multiply". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shimei" and "sixteen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "The sons of Mishma were Hammuel his..." into verse 28's "They lived at Beersheba Moladah and Hazar-shual...", so "shimei" and "sixteen" 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 "shimei" and "sixteen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.