1 Chronicles 4:42 (DRB)

Passage

Some also of the children of Simeon, five hundred men, went into mount Seir, having for their captains Phaltias and Naaria and Raphaia and Oziel the sons of Jesi:

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:40 And they found fat pastures, and very good, and a country spacious, and quiet, and fruitful, in which some of the race of Cham had dwelt before.

1 Chronicles 4:41 And these whose names are written above, came in the days of Ezechias king of Juda: and they beat down their tents, and slew the inhabitants that were found there, and utterly destroyed them unto this day: and they dwelt in their place, because they found there fat pastures.

1 Chronicles 4:42 Some also of the children of Simeon, five hundred men, went into mount Seir, having for their captains Phaltias and Naaria and Raphaia and Oziel the sons of Jesi:

1 Chronicles 4:43 And they slew the remnant of the Amalecites, who had been able to escape, and they dwelt there in their stead unto this day.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "And these whose names are written above..." into verse 43's "And they slew the remnant of the...", so "some" and "children" 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 "children" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.