1 Chronicles 4:41
39 and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks.
40 There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly.
These who were noted by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites and Meunites there in their dwellings, devoting them to destruction even 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, went to Mount Seir
43 and struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped. And they have lived there to this day.
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- BSB
- These who were noted by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites and Meunites there in their dwellings, devoting them to destruction even to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents and the Meunim who were found there; and they destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.
- ASV
- And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the Meunim that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their stead; because there was pasture there for their flocks.
- DARBY
- 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 stead; for there was pasture there for their flocks.
- BLB
- And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and they struck their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and they devoted them to destruction to this day. And they dwelt in their place, because [there was] pasture for their flocks there.
- ÅB
- Da kom i Judas konge Hiskias dager de som her er opptegnet ved navn, og ødela deres telter og hugg ned de meunitter som fantes der, og slo dem med bann, så de nå ikke mere er til, og bosatte seg i deres land; for der var beite for deres småfe.
- OTB
- Nå de som kom, oppført ved navn i dagene til Hiskia, konge av Juda, angrep deres telt og meunittene som ble funnet der, og de ødela dem fullstendig til denne dag, og bodde i deres sted, fordi det var beite der for deres flokker.
- B1930
- Da kom i Judas konge Esekias' dager de som her er optegnet ved navn, og ødela deres telter og hugg ned de meunitter som fantes der, og slo dem med bann, så de nu ikke mere er til, og bosatte sig i deres land; for der var beite for deres småfe.
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