1 Chronicles 4:42

1 Chronicles 4:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
• New International Version (NIV)And five hundred of these Simeonites, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, invaded the hill country of Seir.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now 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.

Context of 1 Chronicles 4:42

40They 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. Five hundred of these invaders from the tribe of Simeon went to Mount Seir, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel—all sons of Ishi. 43They destroyed the few Amalekites who had survived, and they have lived there ever since.

1 Chronicles 4:42 word by word

וּמֵהֶ֣ם׀ מִן־בְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְע֗וֹן הָלְכוּ֙ לְהַ֣ר שֵׂעִ֔יר אֲנָשִׁ֖ים חֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת וּפְלַטְיָ֡ה וּ֠נְעַרְיָה וּרְפָיָ֧ה וְעֻזִּיאֵ֛ל בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׁעִ֖י בְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshim‛ôn · SimeonH8095
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• to mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Seirשֵׂעִירώê‛îyr · (Mount) SeirH8165
• having for their captainsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• Pelatiahפְּלַטְיָ֫הוּpelaţyâh pelaţyâhû · PelatiahH6410
• and Neariahנְעַרְיָהne‛aryâh · NeariahH5294
• and Rephaiahרְפָיָהrephâyâh · RephaiahH7509
• and Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵל‛ûzzîy'êl · UzzielH5816
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Ishiיִשְׁעִיyish‛îy · IshiH3469

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 4:42

• Genesis 36:8So Esau (also known as Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.
• Deuteronomy 1:2Normally it takes only eleven days to travel from Mount Sinai to Kadesh-barnea, going by way of Mount Seir.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4:42

• 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 4:42

• Amalekites
• Hezekiah
• Ishi
• Neariah
• Pelatiah
• Rephaiah
• Simeon
• Uzziel

In the dictionaries

• Seir
• Simeon
• Seir, sons of Seir, Mount Seir, mountains of Seir, land of Seir
• Grant
• 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