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1 Chronicles 4:41 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 4 · verse 41
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.1 Chronicles 4:41 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 4:41 in context
39And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
40And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.
41And 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.
42And 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.
43And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- habitationsmâʻôwnan abode, of God , men or animalsH4583 →
- HezekiahYᵉchizqîyâhJechizkijah, the name of five IsraelitesH3169 →
- writtenkâthabto grave, by implication, to writeH3789 →
- JudahYᵉhûwdâhJehudah , the name of five IsraelitesH3063 →
- smotenâkâhto strikeH5221 →
- tentsʼôhela tentH168 →
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We have here some of the genealogies of the tribe of Simeon (though it was not a tribe of great note), especially the princes of that tribe, Ch1 4:38. Of this tribe it is said that they increased greatly, but not like the children of Judah, Ch1 4:27.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 24-43