1 Chronicles 4:1 (YLT)

Passage

Sons of Judah: Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:1 Sons of Judah: Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

1 Chronicles 4:2 And Reaiah son of Shobal begat Jahath, and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad; these <FI>are<Fi> families of the Zorathite.

1 Chronicles 4:3 And these <FI>are<Fi> of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister <FI>is<Fi> Hazzelelponi,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "judah", "pharez", "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 "And Reaiah son of Shobal begat Jahath...", 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.