1 Chronicles 4:40
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.
1 Chronicles 4:40 in other translations
| BSB | There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly. |
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| WEB | They found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were descended from Ham. |
| ASV | And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham. |
| YLT | and they find pasture, fat and good, and the land broad of sides, and quiet, and safe, for of Ham are those dwelling there before. |
| DARBY | And they found fat and good pasture, and a land widely extended and quiet and fertile, for they who had dwelt there formerly were of Ham. |
| BBE | And they came to some good fertile grass-land, in a wide quiet country of peace-loving people; for the people who were living there before were of the offspring of Ham. |
| Webster | And they found rich pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old. |
What does 1 Chronicles 4:40 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 4:31-43
31-43. 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).
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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1 Chronicles 4:40 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 4:40
- Judges 18:7-10
Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye? And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land. When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.
- Genesis 9:22-29
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness. And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. …
- Genesis 10:6
And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
- Psalms 78:51
And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
- Psalms 105:23
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jud 18:7-10
Ham.These were probably either Philistines or Egyptians, who dwelt at Gedor.
Ge 9:22-29; 10:6; Ps 78:51; 105:23
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Context
- 1 Chronicles 4:39
And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
- 1 Chronicles 4:40
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.
- 1 Chronicles 4:41
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 4:40 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y hallaron gruesos y buenos pastos, y tierra ancha y espaciosa, y quieta y reposada, porque los de Châm la habitaban de antes. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et ils trouvèrent un pâturage gras et bon, et un pays spacieux, et paisible et fertile; car ceux qui avaient habité là auparavant étaient de Cham. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie fanden eine fette und gute Weide, und ein Land, weit nach allen Seiten hin, und ruhig und still; denn die vordem dort gewohnt hatten, waren von Ham. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Inveneruntque pascuas uberes, et valde bonas, et terram latissimam et quietam et fertilem, in qua ante habitaverant de stirpe Cham. |