1 Chronicles 4:39 (WEB)

Passage

They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:37 and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah—

1 Chronicles 4:38 these mentioned by name were princes in their families. 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 fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful; for those who lived there before were descended from Ham.

1 Chronicles 4:41 These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents. The Meunim who were found there, and they destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place; because there was pasture there for their flocks.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "went", "entrance", "gedor", "even", "east", "side", "valley", and "seek". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "went" and "entrance", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 38's "these mentioned by name were princes in..." into verse 40's "They found fat pasture and good and...", so "went" and "entrance" 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 "went" and "entrance" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.