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 were the names of some of the leaders of Simeon’s wealthy clans. Their families grew, 39and they traveled to the region of Gerar, in the east part of the valley, seeking pastureland for their flocks. They found lush pastures there, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful. Some of Ham’s descendants had been living in that region. 41But 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. 42Five hundred of these invaders from the tribe of Simeon went to Mount Seir, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel—all sons of Ishi.

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 18:7So the five men went on to the town of Laish, where they noticed the people living carefree lives, like the Sidonians; they were peaceful and secure. The people were also wealthy because their land was very fertile. And they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby.
• Genesis 9:22Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers.
• Genesis 10:6The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
• Psalms 78:51He killed the oldest son in each Egyptian family, the flower of youth throughout the land of Egypt.
• Psalms 105:23Then Israel arrived in Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner 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
• Grant
• Simeon, The tribe of
• Uzziel
• Ziza
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Meshobab
• Palestine Exploration
• Dan

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