1 Chronicles 4:41

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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

39So they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. 40And they found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some Hamites formerly lived there. 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. 42Now some of them, five hundred men of the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir, having as their captains Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. 43And they defeated the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped. They have dwelt there to this day.

1 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 4:33and all the villages that were around these cities as far as Baal. These were their dwelling places, and they maintained their genealogy:
• 2 Kings 18:8He subdued the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.
• Isaiah 14:28This is the burden which came in the year that King Ahaz died.
• Judges 10:12Also the Sidonians and Amalekites and Maonites oppressed you; and you cried out to Me, and I delivered you from their hand.
• Jeremiah 49:20Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord that He has taken against Edom, And His purposes that He has proposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out; Surely He shall make their dwelling places desolate with them.
• Acts 17:26And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings,
• Numbers 32:1Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock; and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that indeed the region 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 4:41

• Hezekiah
• Simeon

In the dictionaries

• Hezekiah
• Judah
• Grant
• Mehunims
• Simeon, The tribe of
• Uzziel
• Ziza
• Amalek; Amalekite
• Chronicles, Books of
• Deuteronomy

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