1 Chronicles 4:42 (KJV)

Passage

And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

Nearby Context

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 4:42 And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

1 Chronicles 4:43 And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "some", "even", "sons", "simeon", "five", "hundred", "went", and "mount". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "some" and "even", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "And these written by name came in..." into verse 43's "And they smote the rest of the...", so "some" and "even" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "some" and "even" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.