1 Chronicles 4:21 (YLT)

Passage

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;

Nearby Context

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;

1 Chronicles 4:22 and Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi-Lehem; and these things <FI>are<Fi> ancient.

1 Chronicles 4:23 They <FI>are<Fi> the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gedera; with the king in his work they dwelt there.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "shelah", "judah", "father", "lecah", "laadah", and "mareshah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "shelah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And sons of Shimon FI are Fi..." into verse 22's "and Jokim and the men of Chozeba...", so "sons" and "shelah" 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 "shelah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.