1 Chronicles 4:1 (WEB)

Passage

The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:1 The sons of Judah: 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 are the families of the Zorathites.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "judah", "perez", "hezron", "carmi", and "shobal". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "judah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Reaiah the son of Shobal became the...", so "sons" and "judah" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "judah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.