1 Chronicles 4:3 (LSB)

Passage

These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:1 The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

1 Chronicles 4:2 Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath, and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

1 Chronicles 4:3 These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.

1 Chronicles 4:4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

1 Chronicles 4:5 Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "etam", "jezreel", "ishma", "idbash", "name", "sister", and "hazzelelponi". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "etam", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Reaiah the son of Shobal became the..." into verse 4's "Penuel was the father of Gedor and...", so "sons" and "etam" 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 "etam" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.