1 Chronicles 4:28 (YLT)

Passage

And they dwell in Beer-Sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-Shaul,

Nearby Context

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,

1 Chronicles 4:30 and in Bethuel, and in Hormah, and in Ziklag,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dwell", "beer-sheba", "moladah", and "hazar-shaul". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dwell" and "beer-sheba", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "And to Shimei FI are Fi sixteen..." into verse 29's "and in Bilhah and in Ezem and...", so "dwell" and "beer-sheba" 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 "dwell" and "beer-sheba" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.