1 Chronicles 4:36 (YLT)

Passage

and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

Nearby Context

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,

1 Chronicles 4:37 and Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.

1 Chronicles 4:38 These who are coming in by name <FI>are<Fi> princes in their families, and the house of their fathers have broken forth into a multitude;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "elioenai", "jaakobah", "jeshohaiah", "asaiah", "adiel", "jesimiel", and "benaiah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "elioenai" and "jaakobah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "and Joel and Jehu son of Josibiah..." into verse 37's "and Ziza son of Shiphi son of...", so "elioenai" and "jaakobah" 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 "elioenai" and "jaakobah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.