1 Chronicles 4:27 (YLT)

Passage

And to Shimei <FI>are<Fi> sixteen sons and six daughters, and to his brethren there are not many sons, and none of their families have multiplied as much as the sons of Judah.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

1 Chronicles 4:26 And sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

1 Chronicles 4:27 And to Shimei <FI>are<Fi> sixteen sons and six daughters, and to his brethren there are not many sons, and none of their families have multiplied as much as the sons of Judah.

1 Chronicles 4:28 And they dwell in Beer-Sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-Shaul,

1 Chronicles 4:29 and in Bilhah, and in Ezem, and in Tolad,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shimei", "sixteen", "sons", "daughters", "brethren", "none", and "families". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shimei" and "sixteen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "And sons of Mishma Hammuel his son..." into verse 28's "And they dwell in Beer-Sheba and Moladah...", so "shimei" and "sixteen" 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 "shimei" and "sixteen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.