1 Chronicles 4:29 (LSB)

Passage

at Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

Nearby Context

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,

1 Chronicles 4:30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

1 Chronicles 4:31 Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bilhah", "ezem", and "tolad". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bilhah" and "ezem", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "They lived at Beersheba Moladah and Hazar-shual..." into verse 30's "Bethuel Hormah Ziklag...", so "bilhah" and "ezem" 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 "bilhah" and "ezem" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.