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1 Chronicles 4:24-38

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24The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul; 25Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son. 26The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son. 27Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn’t have many children, and all their family didn’t multiply like the children of Judah. 28They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual, 29at Bilhah, at Ezem, at Tolad, 30at Bethuel, at Hormah, at Ziklag, 31at Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until David’s reign. 32Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities; 33and all their villages that were around the same cities, as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept their genealogy. 34Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah, 35Joel, Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, 36Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, 37and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah— 38these mentioned by name were princes in their families. Their fathers’ houses increased greatly.

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Summary

1 Chronicles 4:24-38: Named generations display God’s faithfulness and give restored Israel a rooted identity.

Interpretation

In 1 Chronicles 4:24-38, named generations display God’s faithfulness and give restored Israel a rooted identity. The Chronicler wants us to see the covenant God who remembers people by name, establishes David, and prepares a place for His Name. Listen to the text: “The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, … (and the named line continues)”

Genealogies are theology in list form: God knows names, families matter, and promise travels through ordinary generations. What feels like a dry dump to hurried readers is pastoral ballast—Israel’s restored identity rests on God’s long memory, not on present size alone.

Judah and Simeon’s descendants include Jabez’s prayer and clans who seek pasture—ordinary names framed by cry and provision. In the opening genealogies, Chronicles roots a restored people in God’s long faithfulness from Adam to the return. This passage belongs in that movement: 1 Chronicles 4:24-38 is not an isolated scrap but a step in God’s unfolding purpose. 1 Chronicles retells Israel’s story so a restored people can see that God keeps names, thrones, and worship under His faithful care.

For life with God, Receive forgotten names as beloved of God; your obscure faithfulness still sits inside His story. Matthew’s and Luke’s genealogies later show that these name-roads run to Jesus.

If 1 Chronicles 4:24-38 feels dense—especially amid names, numbers, or logistics—read it aloud slowly and ask what God is preserving. Chronicles writes for hearts that need rooted identity and renewed worship. Let one phrase from this passage become a prayer you carry today.

As you sit with 1 Chronicles 4:24-38, ask what it shows about the God who remembers names, keeps covenants, and dwells with His people. 1 Chronicles is living Scripture that forms identity and hope—not a mere archive. Let the text steady your confidence in Yahweh’s faithful care.

Reading 1 Chronicles 4:24-38 inside the whole book keeps genealogy, David’s rise, the ark, and temple preparation together. God preserves a people for worship even through failure and exile. Hold this passage in 1 Chronicles’ larger story that points toward Christ the Son of David.

Context

Judah and Simeon’s descendants include Jabez’s prayer and clans who seek pasture—ordinary names framed by cry and provision.

Chronicles opens with lists to reassure a post-exile community that they still belong to God’s long story.

1 Chronicles retells Israel’s past for worship and hope, often paralleling Samuel–Kings with distinctive theological emphasis.

Early chapters privilege Judah, Levi, and Benjamin while still naming the wider family of Israel.

Audience

Readers learning to receive name-lists as warm witnesses of God’s faithfulness across generations

Themes

  • Genealogy
  • Faithfulness
  • Identity
  • Promise
  • Memory

Keywords

genealogy · names · lineage · faithfulness · generations · tribe · family · memory