1 Chronicles 4:40 “There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peacef…”

1 Chronicles 4:40

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

They found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were descended from Ham.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they found fat pasture and good, and a wide land, both quiet and fruitfull: for they of Ham had dwelt there before.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“the land”

Judges 18:7–10

Judges 18:7–10 · BSB

So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were fa…

“Ham”

Genesis 9:22–29 Genesis 10:6 Psalm 78:51 Psalm 105:23

Genesis 9:22–29 · BSB

And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.

Genesis 10:6 · BSB

The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

Psalm 78:51 · BSB

He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.

Psalm 105:23 · BSB

Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

39and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks.

41These who were noted by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings as well as the Meunites who were there, devoting them to destruction even to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.

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