1 Chronicles 4:8 (LSB)

Passage

Koz became the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

1 Chronicles 4:7 The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

1 Chronicles 4:8 Koz became the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

1 Chronicles 4:9 Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, “Because I bore him with pain.”

1 Chronicles 4:10 Then Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!” And God brought about what he asked.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "became", "father", "anub", "zobebah", "families", "aharhel", and "harum". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "became" and "father", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "The sons of Helah were Zereth Izhar..." into verse 9's "Now Jabez was more honorable than his...", so "became" and "father" 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 "became" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.