1 Chronicles 4:14 (YLT)

Passage

And Meonothai begat Ophrah, and Seraiah begat Joab father of the valley of artificers, for they were artificers.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:12 And Eshton begat Beth-Rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah father of Ir-Nahash; these <FI>are<Fi> men of Rechah.

1 Chronicles 4:13 And sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah; and sons of Othniel: Hathath.

1 Chronicles 4:14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah, and Seraiah begat Joab father of the valley of artificers, for they were artificers.

1 Chronicles 4:15 And sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

1 Chronicles 4:16 And sons of Jehaleleel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "meonothai", "begat", "ophrah", "seraiah", "joab", "father", and "valley". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "meonothai" and "begat", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And sons of Kenaz Othniel and Seraiah..." into verse 15's "And sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh...", so "meonothai" and "begat" 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 "meonothai" and "begat" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.