1 Chronicles 4:40 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:38 these mentioned by name were princes in their families: and their fathers` houses increased greatly.

1 Chronicles 4:39 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

1 Chronicles 4:40 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.

1 Chronicles 4:41 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.

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "found", "pasture", "good", "land", "wide", "quiet", "peaceable", and "dwelt". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "found" and "pasture", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "And they went to the entrance of..." into verse 41's "And these written by name came in...", so "found" and "pasture" 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 "found" and "pasture" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.