1 Chronicles 4:34 (YLT)

Passage

even Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah son of Amaziah,

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:32 And their villages <FI>are<Fi> Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,

1 Chronicles 4:33 and all their villages that <FI>are<Fi> round about these cities unto Baal; these <FI>are<Fi> their dwellings, and they have their genealogy:

1 Chronicles 4:34 even Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah son of Amaziah,

1 Chronicles 4:35 and Joel, and Jehu son of Josibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,

1 Chronicles 4:36 and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "even", "meshobab", "jamlech", "joshah", and "amaziah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "even" and "meshobab", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "and all their villages that FI are..." into verse 35's "and Joel and Jehu son of Josibiah...", so "even" and "meshobab" 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 "even" and "meshobab" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.