1 Chronicles 4:40 (LSB)

Passage

They found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad and quiet and peaceful; for those who lived there formerly were Hamites.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:38 these, who came into the record by name, were leaders in their families; and their fathers’ houses increased greatly.

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

1 Chronicles 4:40 They found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad and quiet and peaceful; for those who lived there formerly were Hamites.

1 Chronicles 4:41 And these, recorded by name, came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck down their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and devoted them to destruction to this day, and lived in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.

1 Chronicles 4:42 From them, from the sons of Simeon, five hundred men went to Mount Seir, with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, as their chiefs.

Study Lenses

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

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