1 Chronicles 3:21 Meaning and Explanation
“And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.”
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Read Full Chapter →The line of David is carried forward through Hananiah and several further families after the return.
What Does 1 Chronicles 3:21 Mean?
The record now follows the royal house through the generations that lived after the exile, branch by branch. The names come quickly, tracing how David's descendants multiplied again once the people were resettled in their land.
This continued listing is itself a quiet act of faith. A community that had nearly lost everything kept careful account of David's line, watching and waiting. They held the promise across the silent years, trusting that the God who had preserved the line so far would in time bring forth the One it pointed toward.
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What does 1 Chronicles 3:21 mean?
The line of David is carried forward through Hananiah and several further families after the return.