1 Chronicles 4:16 (WEB)

Passage

The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:14 Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim; for they were craftsmen.

1 Chronicles 4:15 The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.

1 Chronicles 4:16 The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

1 Chronicles 4:17 The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and she bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

1 Chronicles 4:18 His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "jehallelel", "ziph", "ziphah", "tiria", and "asarel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "jehallelel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "The sons of Caleb the son of..." into verse 17's "The sons of Ezrah Jether Mered Epher...", so "sons" and "jehallelel" 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 "jehallelel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.