1 Chronicles 5:24
And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers. And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.
The verse lists Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel as heads of their fathers' houses, describing them as mighty men of valour, famous and renowned leaders of their families. It stands as part of the genealogical record that preserves the names and family lines of God's people and demonstrates the integrity of the tribes. It belongs to the long lists of names found in the first eight chapters of 1 Chronicles, which many readers cannot understand and whose value for private devotion or family worship they cannot see.
That difficulty does not diminish its authority, for the verse is fully inspired even though not every part of the Bible is equally interesting and valuable to all persons under all circumstances. It was given for all classes and not for one class only, providing deep things to interest scholars by recording the origin and distribution of races, since men would arise who study ethnology. At the same time pearls of spiritual truth are scattered all along the way, so that those who come seeking only human knowledge may find what is divine. As part of such a genealogy, the verse belongs to the careful records that show God keeps a faithful record of each individual soul.