English Standard Version
1 Chronicles 4:41
41These, registered by name, came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and destroyed their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and marked them for destruction to this day, and settled in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.
1 Chronicles 4:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.
- New International Version (NIV)The men whose names were listed came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings and also the Meunites who were there and completely destroyed them, as is evident to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.
- New King James Version (NKJV)These recorded by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and they attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and utterly destroyed them, as it is to this day. So they dwelt in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks there.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah, these leaders of Simeon invaded the region and completely destroyed the homes of the descendants of Ham and of the Meunites. No trace of them remains today. They killed everyone who lived there and took the land for themselves, because they wanted its good pastureland for their flocks.
Context of 1 Chronicles 4:41
39They journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks, 40where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and peaceful, for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham. These, registered by name, came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and destroyed their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and marked them for destruction to this day, and settled in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks. 42And some of them, five hundred men of the Simeonites, went to Mount Seir, having as their leaders Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. 43And they defeated the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 41 Chronicles 4:41 word by word
וַיָּבֹ֡אוּ אֵלֶּה֩ הַכְּתוּבִ֨ים בְּשֵׁמ֜וֹת בִּימֵ֣י׀ יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיַּכּ֨וּ אֶת־אָהֳלֵיהֶ֜ם וְאֶת־הַמְּעוּנִ֨ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִמְצְאוּ־שָׁ֙מָּה֙ וַיַּחֲרִימֻם֙ עַד־הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ תַּחְתֵּיהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־מִרְעֶ֥ה לְצֹאנָ֖ם שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And these writtenכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
- by nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- in the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהyechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · JehizkiahH3169
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- and smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- their tentsאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
- and the habitationsמָעוֹןmâ‛ôn mâ‛îyn · habitationH4583
- that were foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- there, and destroyedחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
- them utterly unto this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
- and dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- pastureמִרְעֶהmir‛eh · pastureH4829
- there for their flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 4:41
- 1 Chronicles 4:33along with all their villages that were around these cities as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record.
- 2 Kings 18:8He struck down the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.
- Isaiah 14:28In the year that King Ahaz died came this oracle:
- Judges 10:12The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to me, and I saved you out of their hand.
- Jeremiah 49:20Therefore hear the plan that the Lord has made against Edom and the purposes that he has formed against the inhabitants of Teman: Even the little ones of the flock shall be dragged away. Surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate.
- Acts 17:26And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place,
- Numbers 32:1Now the people of Reuben and the people of Gad had a very great number of livestock. And they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for livestock.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4:41
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41The habitations - Rather, “the Mehunim” (compare 2 Chronicles 36:7), called also “Maonites” (see Judges 10:12 note).Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41devoting them to destruction: See “Complete Destruction” Theme Note.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
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- 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
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