1 Chronicles 4:29 (WEB)

Passage

at Bilhah, at Ezem, at Tolad,

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn’t have many children, and all their family did not multiply like the children of Judah.

1 Chronicles 4:28 They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual,

1 Chronicles 4:29 at Bilhah, at Ezem, at Tolad,

1 Chronicles 4:30 at Bethuel, at Hormah, at Ziklag,

1 Chronicles 4:31 at Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until David’s reign.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bilhah", "ezem", and "tolad". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bilhah" and "ezem", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "They lived at Beersheba Moladah Hazarshual..." into verse 30's "at Bethuel at Hormah at Ziklag...", so "bilhah" and "ezem" 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 "bilhah" and "ezem" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.