1 Chronicles 2:8

Study note

Setting — The chronicler records a single paternal link within a continuous family register. The entry functions as a structural marker in the middle of a broader ancestral list.

The words — The Hebrew construct וּבְנֵי (u.Vnei) literally means "and the sons of," establishing a direct generational transition. The proper names אֵיתָן (Ethan) and עֲזַרְיָה (Azariah) serve as sequential identifiers rather than descriptive titles.

The thread — The verse explicitly names one descendant before naming his successor in a standard genealogical sequence. This pattern of brief, unadorned lineage entries runs throughout 1 Chronicles 2 and mirrors the ancestral registers found in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to track familial continuity without providing narrative explanation or moral commentary. It asks for attention to the unbroken transmission of names as the foundation of the recorded history.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.