1 Chronicles 3:6 consists chiefly of personal names, naming Ibhar, Elishama, and Eliphelet among David's sons and descendants in the line of David. It belongs to a long, carefully preserved genealogy of the tribe of Judah, through whom Christ came, a record largely concerned with chronology. It is not an expressed promise.
Though such lists of names are usually considered dry, tedious, and uninteresting, and not as interesting or instructive as passages such as the Gospels or the Psalms, they are an inspired part of Scripture preserved for instruction and can reward study. Their preservation keeps information about the origin and distribution of peoples and shows the preservation of the records of God's children and the integrity of the tribes. The inclusion of Ibhar, Elishama, and Eliphelet without any individual detail illustrates that God preserves a particular record of each person.
1 Chronicles 3:6 consists chiefly of personal names, naming Ibhar, Elishama, and Eliphelet among David's sons and descendants in the line of David. It belongs to a long, carefully preserved genealogy of the tribe of Judah, through whom Christ came, a record largely concerned with chronology. It is not an expressed promise.
Though such lists of names are usually considered dry, tedious, and uninteresting, and not as interesting or instructive as passages such as the Gospels or the Psalms, they are an inspired part of Scripture preserved for instruction and can reward study. Their preservation keeps information about the origin and distribution of peoples and shows the preservation of the records of God's children and the integrity of the tribes. The inclusion of Ibhar, Elishama, and Eliphelet without any individual detail illustrates that God preserves a particular record of each person.