1 Chronicles 8:40
And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin. And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
Chronicles forms one book in the third division of the Jewish arrangement, titled to mean words or acts of days such as minutes of events and lists of names and the like, rendered in the Septuagint as things omitted or passed over, with the familiar name coming from the Latin for chronicle. Compared with Samuel except for the genealogies and with Kings, it gives much more attention to the house of Judah and the priesthood. Its long genealogies preserve information about the origin and distribution of peoples, the records of God's children, and the integrity of the tribes.
The verse stands in the opening nine chapters that give lists and genealogies of the various tribes, specifically within 1 Chronicles 4-19 and 7-9 within 4-26, in a chapter made up largely of genealogical names. There it records the sons of Ulam among the families of Benjamin as mighty men of valour and archers, with many sons and sons' sons numbering one hundred and fifty. Though such long records of names and chronology seem dry and uninteresting and illustrate that many Bible verses record names rather than express promises, they contain notable details, solemn facts, and beautiful gems that illuminate the record and may reward study with spiritual truth.
Its place among these recorded names illustrates that God is particular and that a faithful record of every soul is kept in heaven. Study of the verse calls for thought about why men were truly mighty as shown in 1 Chronicles 5:20, for notice of 1 Chronicles 4:9-10, and for attention to the work of David, the division of his armies, his virtues and mistakes, and God's mercy and guidance.