Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
Eliel is named as the chief of the sons of Hebron, and his brethren are numbered at eighty. Those listed were Levites assigned to help bring the ark to Jerusalem in the proper order. The listing falls within the account of David's plans concerning the house of God and the events connected with them, including bringing the ark to Jerusalem.
It belongs to the genealogical and historical record in Chronicles, specifically the long record in 1 Chronicles 4-19 that preserves lists of names and events and is often thought of as dry and uninteresting chronology. That record serves to preserve the records of God's children and the integrity of the tribes, with the genealogy of the tribe of Judah kept with special care because Christ came through Judah.
Eliel is named as the chief of the sons of Hebron, and his brethren are numbered at eighty. Those listed were Levites assigned to help bring the ark to Jerusalem in the proper order. The listing falls within the account of David's plans concerning the house of God and the events connected with them, including bringing the ark to Jerusalem.
It belongs to the genealogical and historical record in Chronicles, specifically the long record in 1 Chronicles 4-19 that preserves lists of names and events and is often thought of as dry and uninteresting chronology. That record serves to preserve the records of God's children and the integrity of the tribes, with the genealogy of the tribe of Judah kept with special care because Christ came through Judah.