1 Chronicles 4:43 (YLT)

Passage

and they smite the remnant of those escaped of Amalek, and dwell there unto this day.

Nearby Context

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 "smite", "remnant", "escaped", "amalek", and "dwell". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "smite" and "remnant", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And of them of the sons of...", giving immediate footing for "smite" and "remnant". In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "smite" and "remnant" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.