And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.
The verse records the four sons of Helem's brother as Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. It belongs among the lists and genealogies of the various tribes found in the first nine chapters of Chronicles. Chronicles originally formed one book in the third part of the Jewish arrangement called Words or Acts of Days, meaning minutes of events, lists of names and the like, called in the Septuagint things omitted or passed over, with its common name coming from the Latin Chronica. Compared with Kings, Chronicles gives much more attention to the house of Judah and the priesthood. As part of the genealogical records, the verse preserves the names of God's people and testifies to the integrity of Israel's tribes.
Its inclusion shows that God's records are particular and preserve genealogical details. The verse exemplifies the Bible's long lists of names that may not interest or benefit every reader equally, yet belong to an inspired Bible suited to people of different interests and capacities. Such lists can hold special value for scholars studying the origin and distribution of peoples.
The verse records the four sons of Helem's brother as Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. It belongs among the lists and genealogies of the various tribes found in the first nine chapters of Chronicles. Chronicles originally formed one book in the third part of the Jewish arrangement called Words or Acts of Days, meaning minutes of events, lists of names and the like, called in the Septuagint things omitted or passed over, with its common name coming from the Latin Chronica. Compared with Kings, Chronicles gives much more attention to the house of Judah and the priesthood. As part of the genealogical records, the verse preserves the names of God's people and testifies to the integrity of Israel's tribes.
Its inclusion shows that God's records are particular and preserve genealogical details. The verse exemplifies the Bible's long lists of names that may not interest or benefit every reader equally, yet belong to an inspired Bible suited to people of different interests and capacities. Such lists can hold special value for scholars studying the origin and distribution of peoples.