This verse is one of a series of place names in a chapter made up largely of names of places rather than any expressed promise. It records places associated with the descendants of Judah. It belongs to the genealogies that form the first of the four divisions of Chronicles, followed by the histories of David, of Solomon, and of the remaining kings of Judah.
The books of Chronicles supply what was left out of Samuel and Kings, take knowledge of the preceding books for granted, name twelve other histories as sources of information, and give many new and important facts while saying scarcely anything about the northern kingdom or about the sinful acts of David and Solomon. The verse belongs to the genealogical and tribal records that preserve the integrity of Israel's tribes. The great number of genealogies to which it belongs was kept because after the exile such records were needed so the land could be assigned to its hereditary owners and the temple service taken up by those whose hereditary duty it was.
The carefully preserved genealogy of Judah in this chapter is especially notable because Christ came through that tribe. The genealogies show that God is particular and that a faithful record of every soul is kept in the books of heaven.
This verse is one of a series of place names in a chapter made up largely of names of places rather than any expressed promise. It records places associated with the descendants of Judah. It belongs to the genealogies that form the first of the four divisions of Chronicles, followed by the histories of David, of Solomon, and of the remaining kings of Judah.
The books of Chronicles supply what was left out of Samuel and Kings, take knowledge of the preceding books for granted, name twelve other histories as sources of information, and give many new and important facts while saying scarcely anything about the northern kingdom or about the sinful acts of David and Solomon. The verse belongs to the genealogical and tribal records that preserve the integrity of Israel's tribes. The great number of genealogies to which it belongs was kept because after the exile such records were needed so the land could be assigned to its hereditary owners and the temple service taken up by those whose hereditary duty it was.
The carefully preserved genealogy of Judah in this chapter is especially notable because Christ came through that tribe. The genealogies show that God is particular and that a faithful record of every soul is kept in the books of heaven.