1 Chronicles 4:19 (YLT)

Passage

and sons of the wife of Hodiah sister of Nahom: Abi-Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:17 And sons of Ezra <FI>are<Fi> Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she beareth Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah father of Eshtemoa.

1 Chronicles 4:18 And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered father of Gedor, and Heber father of Socho, and Jekuthiel father of Zanoah. And these <FI>are<Fi> sons of Bithiah daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took,

1 Chronicles 4:19 and sons of the wife of Hodiah sister of Nahom: Abi-Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

1 Chronicles 4:20 And sons of Shimon <FI>are<Fi> Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-Hanon, and Tilon; and sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-Zoheth.

1 Chronicles 4:21 Sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er father of Lecah, and Laadah father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the service of fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "wife", "hodiah", "sister", "nahom", "abi-keilah", "garmite", and "eshtemoa". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "wife", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered father..." into verse 20's "And sons of Shimon FI are Fi...", so "sons" and "wife" 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 "wife" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.