The verse names Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet as three of David's nine sons. Those sons belong to the prosperous years of David's reign with which the first part of Chronicles closes. It lies within the long lists of hard-to-pronounce names in 1 Chronicles 1-3. Those lists are part of the genealogies of the tribes given in the first nine chapters, which give particular attention to Judah and to the priesthood.
Chronicles is one book in the Jewish canon called Words of Days, meaning Records of Events. It deals more fully with the kingdom of Judah, and its first part parallels the last part of Samuel. The verse belongs to the carefully preserved genealogy of Judah, the tribe through which Christ came. He came as of the family of David according to prophecy. Judah and Levi were the only two tribes whose genealogies were kept unbroken until Christ's first advent, Levi's being kept because the Aaronic priesthood had to continue until the Jews ceased to be a nation and Christ's priesthood superseded it.
The genealogical record preserves family descent, which was important for establishing hereditary rights and duties after the exile. The lists show that God is particular. He instructed His people to keep records of genealogies and moved His scribes to record them. A faithful record of each soul is kept in the books of heaven.
The verse names Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet as three of David's nine sons. Those sons belong to the prosperous years of David's reign with which the first part of Chronicles closes. It lies within the long lists of hard-to-pronounce names in 1 Chronicles 1-3. Those lists are part of the genealogies of the tribes given in the first nine chapters, which give particular attention to Judah and to the priesthood.
Chronicles is one book in the Jewish canon called Words of Days, meaning Records of Events. It deals more fully with the kingdom of Judah, and its first part parallels the last part of Samuel. The verse belongs to the carefully preserved genealogy of Judah, the tribe through which Christ came. He came as of the family of David according to prophecy. Judah and Levi were the only two tribes whose genealogies were kept unbroken until Christ's first advent, Levi's being kept because the Aaronic priesthood had to continue until the Jews ceased to be a nation and Christ's priesthood superseded it.
The genealogical record preserves family descent, which was important for establishing hereditary rights and duties after the exile. The lists show that God is particular. He instructed His people to keep records of genealogies and moved His scribes to record them. A faithful record of each soul is kept in the books of heaven.