1 Chronicles 4:7 (YLT)

Passage

And sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:5 And to Ashhur father of Tekoa were two wives, Helah and Naarah;

1 Chronicles 4:6 and Naarah beareth to him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari: these <FI>are<Fi> sons of Naarah.

1 Chronicles 4:7 And sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.

1 Chronicles 4:8 And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.

1 Chronicles 4:9 And Jabez is honoured above his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, `Because I have brought forth with grief.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "helah", "zereth", "zohar", and "ethnan". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "helah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "and Naarah beareth to him Ahuzzam and..." into verse 8's "And Coz begat Anub and Zobebah and...", so "sons" and "helah" 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 "helah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.