1 Chronicles 3:24
And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven. And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.
1 Chronicles 3:24 stands in the long lists of names in the opening chapters of Chronicles, which form a genealogical record of the names, events, and chronology of the tribes and give particular attention to Judah and the priesthood. Its chapter belongs to that opening account of the tribes, and the verse itself belongs to the long record of names that has largely to do with chronology. Its inclusion shows that genealogies rightly belong to Scripture and were preserved for instruction. They were kept to preserve the records of God's children and the integrity of the tribes.
Such lists often seem tedious, dry, and uninviting, and are usually considered uninteresting. They are not as interesting or instructive as the Gospels and need not be read as often. Nor are they equally interesting or valuable to every reader, while offering depth for different people and purposes. Yet for all that seeming dryness they have their use and instruction.
The verse shows especially how carefully the genealogy of the tribe of Judah was preserved, the tribe through whom Christ came. As part of that genealogy of Judah it belongs to one of the only two lines, Judah and Levi, kept unbroken until Christ's first coming. They were so preserved because Jesus was of the tribe of Judah and of the family of David according to prophecy. It shows in this that God is particular, and that as He commanded genealogies to be kept and recorded, so a faithful record of each soul is kept in the books of heaven.