1 Chronicles 4:18 (WEB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Chronicles 4:19 The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

1 Chronicles 4:20 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben Zoheth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wife", "jewess", "bore", "jered", "father", "gedor", and "heber". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wife" and "jewess", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "The sons of Ezrah Jether Mered Epher..." into verse 19's "The sons of the wife of Hodiah...", so "wife" and "jewess" 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 "wife" and "jewess" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.