1 Chronicles 4:40

1 Chronicles 4:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.
• New International Version (NIV)They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and peaceful, for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some Hamites formerly lived there.

Context of 1 Chronicles 4:40

38these mentioned by name were leaders in their families. Their ancestral houses increased greatly. 39They went to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley to seek pasture for their flocks. They found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, peaceful, and quiet, for some Hamites had lived there previously. 41These who were recorded by name came in the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, attacked the Hamites’ tents and the Meunites who were found there, and set them apart for destruction, as they are today. Then they settled in their place because there was pasture for their flocks. 42Now five hundred men from these sons of Simeon went with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the descendants of Ishi, as their leaders to Mount Seir.

1 Chronicles 4:40 word by word

וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ מִרְעֶה֙ שָׁמֵ֣ן וָט֔וֹב וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ רַחֲבַ֣ת יָדַ֔יִם וְשֹׁקֶ֖טֶת וּשְׁלֵוָ֑ה כִּ֣י מִן־חָ֔ם הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים שָׁ֖ם לְפָנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• fatשָׁמֵןshâmên · richH8082
• pastureמִרְעֶהmir‛eh · pastureH4829
• and goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• and the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• wideיָדyâd · hand: toH3027
• wideרָחָבrâchâb · broad: wideH7342
• and quietשָׁקַטshâqaţ · to quietH8252
• and peaceableשָׁלֵוshâlêv shâlêyv shelêvâh · at easeH7961
• of Hamחָםchâm · HamH2526
• had dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• there of oldפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 4:40

• Judges 18:7The five men left and came to Laish. They saw that the people who were there were living securely, in the same way as the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. They were far from the Sidonians, having no alliance with anyone.
• Genesis 9:22Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside.
• Genesis 10:6Ham’s sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
• Psalms 78:51He struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the first progeny of the tents of Ham.
• Psalms 105:23Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40They of Ham had dwelt there of old - These were probably either Philistines or Egyptians, who dwelt at Gedor, which was situated in the environs of Joppa and Samnia. Those whom the five hundred Simeonites expelled from Seir were Amalekites, 1 Chronicles 4:43.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-43The list of men described as leaders of Simeon's wealthy clans (1 Chronicles 4:34–38) leads into the description of Simeon's geographic expansion (4:38–43). The tribe expanded with thirteen family leaders during Hezekiah's time (late 700s BC) in the Gerar area. This might have been part of Hezekiah's military action against Philistine territories (2 Kings 18:8).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 4:40

• Ham
• Hezekiah
• Simeon

In the dictionaries

• Ham
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• Simeon, The tribe of
• Uzziel
• Ziza
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Meshobab
• Palestine Exploration
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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