The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah.The latter half of this chapter, and especially this verse, gives us a glimpse into when at least this part of 1 Chronicles was written. This chapter covers the descendants of David, the first part of which we know from Kings, for it traces the royal line.
However, the second part of the chapter lists the descendants after the fall of Judah, so this part is new. It covers each generation's children, then the children of one of that generation. Then it gets to this verse. I'm not sure if it's jumping multiple generations, or only covering two. If it's multiple generations, then this verse alone appears to progress through over a century. Either way, the chapter in total makes it appear that Chronicles was written centuries after the fall of Israel and Judah, and also well after the return of a remnant from the Diaspora.
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