1 Chronicles 4:39 (YLT)

Passage

and they go to the entrance of Gedor, unto the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flock,

Nearby Context

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

1 Chronicles 4:38 These who are coming in by name <FI>are<Fi> princes in their families, and the house of their fathers have broken forth into a multitude;

1 Chronicles 4:39 and they go to the entrance of Gedor, unto the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flock,

1 Chronicles 4:40 and they find pasture, fat and good, and the land broad of sides, and quiet, and safe, for of Ham are those dwelling there before.

1 Chronicles 4:41 And these who are written by name come in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smite their tents, and the habitations that have been found there, and devote them to destruction unto this day, and dwell in their stead, because pasture for their flock <FI>is<Fi> there.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 38's "These who are coming in by name..." into verse 40's "and they find pasture fat and good...", so "entrance" and "gedor" 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 "entrance" and "gedor" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.