1 Chronicles 4:39

1 Chronicles 4:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
• New International Version (NIV)and they went to the outskirts of Gedor to the east of the valley in search of pasture for their flocks.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

Context of 1 Chronicles 4:39

37Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah; 38these mentioned by name were leaders in their families; and their fathers’ houses increased greatly [so they needed more land]. So they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. 40They found rich, good pasture, and the [cleared] land was wide, quiet, and peaceful; for those who had lived there previously came from Ham [and had left it a better place for those who came after them]. 41These, registered by name, came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and they attacked their tents and the Meunites (foreigners) who were found there, and utterly destroyed them to this day; and they settled in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.

1 Chronicles 4:39 word by word

וַיֵּלְכוּ֙ לִמְב֣וֹא גְדֹ֔ר עַ֖ד לְמִזְרַ֣ח הַגָּ֑יְא לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ מִרְעֶ֖ה לְצֹאנָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to the entranceמָבוֹאmâbô' · entranceH3996
• of Gedorגְּדוֹרgedôr gedôr · GedorH1446
• unto the east sideמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• of the valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · valleyH1516
• to seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• pastureמִרְעֶהmir‛eh · pastureH4829
• for their flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 4:39

• 1 Chronicles 4:4Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the eldest of Ephrathah (Ephrath), the father of Bethlehem.
• Joshua 12:13the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
• Joshua 15:58Halhul, Beth-zur and Gedor,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4:39

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39Gedor - Rather read, “Gerar” (Septuagint) a fertile district Genesis 26:6-12; 2 Chronicles 14:14-15 in Philistine country.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39Gedor: The exact location is unclear because Gedor (in Hebrew) is a common name. The Greek version, Gerar, likely refers to a city in Philistia, west of Judah (Genesis 10:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-4331-43. These were their cities unto the reign of David--In consequence of the sloth or cowardice of the Simeonites, some of the cities within their allotted territory were only nominally theirs. They were never taken from the Philistines until David's time, when, the Simeonites having forfeited all claim to them, he assigned them to his own tribe of Judah (1Sa 27:6).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 4:39

• Gedor
• Hezekiah
• Simeon

In the dictionaries

• Gedor
• Grant
• Simeon, The tribe of
• Uzziel
• Ziza
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Meshobab
• Palestine Exploration
• Shimei

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings