1 Chronicles 4:40 meaning and explanation

There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly.

1 Chronicles 4:40, Berean Standard Bible

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The Chronicler is describing the Simeonites, a smaller tribe whose clans are listed in verses 24 to 43. Pressed by growing families and needing grazing land, they pushed toward Gedor, east of the valley, and found exactly what they needed: rich pasture, open space, and a quiet land.

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