1 Chronicles 4:42 (YLT)

Passage

And of them, of the sons of Simeon, there have gone to mount Seir, five hundred men, and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, at their head,

Nearby Context

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.

1 Chronicles 4:42 And of them, of the sons of Simeon, there have gone to mount Seir, five hundred men, and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, at their head,

1 Chronicles 4:43 and they smite the remnant of those escaped of Amalek, and dwell there unto this day.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "And these who are written by name..." into verse 43's "and they smite the remnant of those...", so "sons" and "simeon" 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 "sons" and "simeon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.