40They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly.


In Context

37 and Ziza son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah.

38 The men listed above by name were leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,

39 and they went to the outskirts of Gedor to the east of the valley in search of pasture for their flocks.

40 They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly.

41 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.

42 And five hundred of these Simeonites, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, invaded the hill country of Seir.

1st Chronicles 4:40 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:40And they found fat pasture and good, and the land [was] wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for [they] of Ham had dwelt there of old.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:40And they found fat pastures, and very good, and a country spacious, and quiet, and fruitful, in which some of the race of Cham had dwelt before.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:40And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:40And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:40And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:40And they found rich pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:40They found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for those who lived there before were of Ham.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:40and they find pasture, fat and good, and the land broad of sides, and quiet, and safe, for of Ham are those dwelling there before.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:40And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelled there of old.