The Families and Settlements of Simeon
1 Chronicles 4:24-43
1 C.4.24 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- שמעון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- נמואל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וימין: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יריב: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- זרח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Genesis 46:10 (verbal): Lists the sons of Simeon (Jemuel/Jemuel, Jamin, etc.); closely parallels the names here though with variant forms (Jemuel/Nemuel, Zohar/Zarach, etc.).
- Numbers 26:12 (verbal): Census list of Simeon's descendants (Jemuel/Nemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, Shaul); corresponds to the genealogy recorded in 1 Chronicles with slight name variants.
- Joshua 19:1-9 (thematic): Describes the territorial allotment and towns given to the tribe of Simeon within Judah’s territory, providing historical/geographical context for the families and descendants named in Chronicles.
- 1 Chronicles 4:25 (structural): Immediate continuation in the same chapter that expands on Simeonite families and settlements; shows the Chronicle’s broader treatment of Simeon’s genealogy and land-holding.
Alternative generated candidates
- These are the sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Yamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul.
- The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Yamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
1 C.4.25 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- שלם: NOUN,prop,m,sg
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- מבשם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- משמע: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 4:24 (structural): Immediate preceding verse in the same genealogical section of Sime’s descendants; 4:25 continues the same list of names.
- 1 Chronicles 4:26 (structural): Direct continuation of the genealogy in 1 Chronicles 4, listing further descendants and settlements linked to the same family line.
- Numbers 26:12-14 (verbal): Census of Israel that enumerates the families/sons of Simeon (Nemuel, Jamin, Jachin, Zerah, Shaul, etc.), paralleling the names and family groupings recorded in Chronicles.
- Genesis 46:10 (thematic): Jacob’s list of Simeon’s sons in the account of the descent into Egypt; parallels the ancestral tradition and many of the same names found in Chronicles.
Alternative generated candidates
- Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
- Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
1 C.4.26 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ובני: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,cons
- משמע: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- חמואל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- זכור: VERB,qal,imp,2,m,sg
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- שמעי: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 4:22 (structural): Immediate neighboring verse in the same chapter that continues the genealogical listing of related families—same genre and family-cluster context as v.26.
- 1 Chronicles 4:24 (structural): Another adjacent verse in the chapter that continues the sequence of descendants and clan-names, showing the broader family register to which v.26 belongs.
- Numbers 26:20-21 (thematic): A census-list of the descendants of Judah; parallels 1 Chron 4:26 in purpose and genre (recording clan and descendant names within Judah’s tribes).
- Ezra 2:3 (thematic): Post‑exilic list of people returning to Judah—another biblical instance of preserving genealogical/clan records and continuity of family lines, paralleling the chronicler’s interest in genealogies.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
- And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
1 C.4.27 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ולשמעי: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs,prop
- בנים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- ששה: NUM,card,m,pl
- עשר: NUM,card,m,sg,cons
- ובנות: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,cons
- שש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ולאחיו: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
- אין: PART,neg
- בנים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- רבים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
- וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
- משפחתם: NOUN,f,sg,abs,poss3mp
- לא: PART_NEG
- הרבו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
- עד: PREP
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 4:24-43 (structural): Immediate genealogical context in the same chapter — multiple family lists and comparisons of clan sizes like v.27's note about families not matching the children of Judah.
- 1 Chronicles 2:3-8 (structural): Earlier genealogical account of Judah's descendants; provides the wider pedigree and names that underlie later comparative statements about Judah's many offspring.
- Numbers 26:23-26 (verbal): Census-style listing of the sons and descendants of Judah; parallels the concern with tribal/family numbers and repeats many of the same ancestral names.
- Genesis 46:12 (verbal): Jacob's list of Judah's sons when going to Egypt (Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, Zerah); corroborates the same genealogical tradition echoed in 1 Chr 4:27.
- Genesis 49:8-10 (thematic): Jacob's blessing proclaiming Judah's preeminence among the tribes — thematically echoes v.27's observation that other families were not as numerous as the children of Judah.
Alternative generated candidates
- To Shimei were born sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers had not many children, and their whole clan did not multiply like the children of Judah.
- To Shimei were born sixteen sons and six daughters; yet his kinsmen were not many, and the whole of their family did not multiply like the sons of Judah.
1 C.4.28 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וישבו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- בבאר: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- שבע: NUM,card
- ומולדה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- וחצר: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- שועל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Genesis 21:31 (allusion): Beersheba’s origin and name are first established here (Abraham’s covenant), connecting the chronicler’s mention of dwelling in Beersheba to the patriarchal tradition about that town.
- Genesis 26:33 (allusion): Isaac’s covenant at Beersheba echoes the town’s significance as a settled, covenantal landmark—background for later statements that people 'lived in Beersheba.'
- Joshua 15:21-28 (verbal): Joshua’s list of towns in the southern/Judahite territory includes Beersheba and nearby settlements; parallels the chronicler’s cataloging of clan dwellings in the same region (Moladah/Hazar‑shual appear among the southern place‑names in the allotment lists).
- 1 Chronicles 4:23 (structural): Internal parallel within the same chapter: another instance where the chronicler lists clan subdivisions and their dwelling‑places, using the same genealogical/settlement‑listing pattern as in v.28.
Alternative generated candidates
- They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, and Hazar‑shual.
- They dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazar‑shual.
1 C.4.29 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ובבלהה: CONJ+PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ובעצם: CONJ+PREP,NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ובתולד: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 4:21 (verbal): Nearby verse in the same chapter that continues the genealogical/toponymic listings; shares the same structural context and many of the same family/place-name traditions.
- 1 Chronicles 2:3-55 (structural): Broader genealogy of Judah that parallels 1 Chronicles 4's cataloging of clans and descendants—both chapters preserve overlapping family traditions and nomenclature for Judahite families.
- Judges 1:11-15 (thematic): Record of settlement and clan allotments in the Judah/Caleb tradition; thematically similar in listing families and places associated with Judah's interior settlements.
- Joshua 15:20-62 (thematic): Catalogue of towns and settlements in the territory of Judah; parallels Chronicles' lists of names and reflects the same tradition of territorial and clan enumeration.
Alternative generated candidates
- At Bilhah, at Etzem, and at Beth‑tolad.
- And at Bilhah, and Ezem, and Tolad.
1 C.4.30 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ובבתואל: CONJ+PREP,NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ובחרמה: CONJ+PREP,NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ובציקלג: CONJ+PREP,NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 4:32 (structural): Immediate literary parallel in the same chapter—continuation of the list of towns and settlements associated with Judah’s clan groups, situating Ziklag in the genealogical/settlement catalog.
- 1 Samuel 27:6 (verbal): Direct mention of Ziklag as a place given to David by Achish of Gath; links the place-name in Chronicles to the Davidic narrative.
- 1 Samuel 30:1 (thematic): Narrative set at Ziklag where the Amalekites burn the town and capture families, a major event tied to the location.
- 2 Samuel 1:1 (verbal): States that David was at Ziklag in the aftermath of his raid on the Amalekites and before news of Saul’s death—further attests to Ziklag’s role in the Davidic saga.
Alternative generated candidates
- At Bethuel, at Hormah, and at Ziklag.
- And at Bethuel, and Hormah, and Ziklag.
1 C.4.31 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ובבית: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מרכבות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- ובחצר: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- סוסים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- ובבית: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בראי: NOUN,prop,m,sg,cons
- ובשערים: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
- אלה: DEM,pl,abs
- עריהם: NOUN,f,pl,poss:3mp
- עד: PREP
- מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
- דויד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Kings 9:19 (verbal): Speaks of "all the store-cities, and the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen," directly paralleling Chronicles' mention of houses of chariots, courts of horses and storehouses for the king.
- 2 Samuel 8:4-6 (thematic): Describes David's capture and control of chariots and horsemen and the establishment of his military resources—background for royal chariot/horse facilities noted in Chronicles.
- 1 Chronicles 22:5 (thematic): David's preparation of stores and materials for the temple and royal administration echoes the Chronicle reference to storehouses and facilities used for the king.
- 2 Chronicles 8:2 (verbal): Describes Solomon's store-cities and "cities for the chariots" and "for the horsemen," reflecting the same administrative/military urban installations mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:31.
Alternative generated candidates
- And at Beth‑marcaboth, at Hazar‑susim, at Beth‑birei, and at Shaaraim—these were their towns down to the time of King David.
- And at Beth‑markaboth, and Hazar‑susim, and Beth‑barai, and Shaaraim—these were their cities until the time of King David.
1 C.4.32 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וחצריהם: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,abs,3,m,pl
- עיטם: NOUN,prop,m,sg
- ועין: CONJ+NOUN,prop,f,sg,abs
- רמון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ותכן: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
- ועשן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ערים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- חמש: NUM,card,f,sg
Parallels
- 2 Chronicles 11:6 (verbal): Lists the same place-names (Etam and Tekoa) in a different context (cities built/repaired by Rehoboam), showing the same geographical markers appear elsewhere in the historical tradition.
- Amos 1:1 (thematic): Identifies the prophet Amos as 'of Tekoa,' connecting the town named in 1 Chr 4:32 with later prophetic tradition and confirming Tekoa's continued significance.
- 1 Chronicles 2:55 (structural): Provides a related list of towns allotted to the Simeonites within Judah's territory; both passages preserve overlapping toponymic material about settlements in Judah/Simeon.
- 1 Chronicles 4:33 (structural): The immediately following verse in the same chapter continues the catalogue of villages for the same family grouping, functioning as a parallel/continuation of the local toponymic list in 4:32.
Alternative generated candidates
- Their villages: Etam, Ein‑rimmon, Tekon, and Ashan—five towns.
- And their villages: Etam, Ain‑ramon, Tekan, and Ashan—five towns.
1 C.4.33 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
- חצריהם: NOUN,f,pl,abs+3mp
- אשר: PRON,rel
- סביבות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- הערים: NOUN,f,pl,def
- האלה: DEM,pl
- עד: PREP
- בעל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- זאת: DEM,f,sg
- מושבתם: NOUN,f,sg,abs+3mp
- והתיחשם: CONJ+VERB,hitpael,perf,3,ms
- להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 4:32 (verbal): Immediate context: the neighboring verse uses essentially the same vocabulary about their settlements and villages ‘round about these cities,’ forming a direct continuation of the territorial/settlement formula.
- 1 Chronicles 2:55 (verbal): Another genealogical/territorial list that employs the same language of towns and surrounding villages being assigned to clans—parallel usage of phrasing about villages and possessions.
- Joshua 19:1-9 (thematic): Allocation of territory (Simeon’s allotment) with lists of towns and their surrounding hamlets; parallels the theme of settlement boundaries and place-names (including forms of ‘Baal/Baalath’).
- Judges 1:27 (thematic): Describes cities and their surrounding villages in the context of conquest/settlement; parallels the general motif of towns with their outlying hamlets and questions of possession/control.
Alternative generated candidates
- All their villages around these towns as far as Baalath were their settlements; they were allotted to them.
- All their villages round about these cities as far as Baal were their settlements, and they were allotted to them.
1 C.4.34 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ומשובב: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- וימלך: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- ויושה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אמציה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chr 4:33 (structural): Immediate context — the same genealogical list in which Meshobab and Yosha (Josha) appear; part of the contiguous listing of Judahite clans.
- 1 Chr 4:35 (structural): Continuation of the same chapter's genealogy, showing the next entries in this family register and confirming the geneological framework.
- 1 Chr 2:6–8 (thematic): An earlier Judahite genealogy in Chronicles; thematically parallel as another section that organizes Judah’s clans and descendants (overlapping names and clan structure).
- 2 Chr 25:1–2 (verbal): Contains the prominent figure Amaziah (king of Judah). The name 'Amaziah' in Chronicles ties to other occurrences of the same name elsewhere in the historical books, though the Amaziah here is a different individual.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Meshobab, Yimlek, and Jesha son of Amaziah.
- Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah son of Amaziah.
1 C.4.35 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויואל: VERB,qal,part,3,m,sg
- ויהוא: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יושביה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שריה: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- עשיאל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 4:34 (verbal): Immediate context in the same genealogy — adjacent verse listing closely related names and families; shares the same sequence and personal names.
- 1 Chronicles 4:36 (structural): Continues the same genealogical block in chapter 4 — another successive line of descendants from the same clan, showing the same listing pattern.
- 1 Chronicles 2:3-4 (thematic): Earlier Judahite genealogy in the same book — parallels in form and purpose (recording tribal/family descent and personal names among Judah’s descendants).
- Nehemiah 7:6-7 (thematic): A post-exilic listing of heads and families — parallels in genre and function as a formal register of families and names, analogous to Chronicles’ genealogical lists.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Joel, and Jehu son of Josibiah son of Sheariah son of Asiel.
- And Joel, and Jehu son of Josibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Ashiel.
1 C.4.36 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואליועיני: CONJ+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ויעקבה: CONJ+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- וישוחיה: CONJ+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ועשיה: CONJ+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ועדיאל: CONJ+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- וישימאל: CONJ+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ובניה: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs+3ms
Parallels
- 1 Chr. 4:35 (structural): Immediate context: the surrounding verse continues the same genealogical list of names and families in the same clan, showing this verse is part of a contiguous catalogue.
- 1 Chr. 2:3-55 (structural): Parallel section: an extended genealogical catalogue of Judah’s descendants, using the same genealogical-structural method of listing names and family groups.
- Ruth 4:18-22 (thematic): Thematic parallel: another genealogical summary tracing a line of descent (from Perez to David), demonstrating the biblical practice of preserving family lineage through concise name lists.
- Ezra 2:1-70 (thematic): Thematic parallel: a postexilic register enumerating returned exiles by households and clans, comparable in form and purpose to Chronicles’ lists of names and families.
- Num. 26:19-51 (thematic): Thematic parallel: a census-based listing of clans and families (here of the tribes of Israel), similar in its enumerative and genealogical character to the names recorded in Chronicles.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Elihoenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshochia, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah.
- Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asiah, Adiel, Yishma'el, and their sons.
1 C.4.37 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וזיזא: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שפעי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אלון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ידיה: NOUN,f,pl,abs+PRON,3,f,sg
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שמרי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שמעיה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 4:36 (verbal): Immediate, adjacent verse in the same genealogical cluster; shares the same family-listing and names context for Ziza and his ancestors.
- 1 Chronicles 4:36-43 (structural): The broader section in 1 Chronicles 4 that contains the genealogy and clan-records to which 1 Chr 4:37 belongs; same structural purpose and overlapping names.
- 1 Chronicles 2:24-41 (structural): Another extended genealogy of Judah in Chronicles that parallels the clan listings in 1 Chr 4, reflecting alternative or complementary lineage records for Judah’s families.
- Ruth 4:18-22 (thematic): A genealogical summary tracing the line of Judah to David; thematically parallels Chronicles’ interest in preserving family descent and tribal affiliations.
- Matthew 1:3-6 (thematic): New Testament genealogy that continues the tradition of listing Israelite ancestry (Judah–David line); thematically connected as part of the corpus of biblical genealogical records.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Ziza son of Shaphai son of Alon son of Jediah son of Shemari son of Shemaiah.
- And Ziza son of Shaphai, son of Alon, son of Yediah, son of Shemeri, son of Shemaiah.
1 C.4.38 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- אלה: DEM,pl,abs
- הבאים: PART,qal,ptcp,masc,pl,def
- בשמות: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
- נשיאים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- במשפחותם: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs,3,pl
- ובית: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,cs
- אבותיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs,3,pl
- פרצו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
- לרוב: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 12:38 (verbal): Uses nearly identical language describing men who 'came' as chiefs/heads of their families and mighty men of valour—close verbal and thematic parallel to the verse's characterization of leaders and warriors.
- 2 Samuel 23:8 (thematic): Begins the catalogue of David's 'mighty men' (גִּבּוֹרִים), a thematic parallel emphasizing elite warriors and leaders comparable to the 'men of valour' in 1 Chr 4:38.
- 1 Chronicles 11:11 (thematic): Part of the chronicler's list of David's mighty men—similarly frames prominent households and distinguished fighters, reflecting the same social/ military motif as 1 Chr 4:38.
- Numbers 1:16 (verbal): Census formula naming 'heads of their fathers' houses' (ראשי אבתם/נשיאים במשפחותיהם), a verbal parallel in phrasing about tribal/familial leaders used in Israelite lists.
Alternative generated candidates
- These who are named were leaders in their clans and heads of their ancestral houses; they multiplied greatly.
- These who are named were leaders in their families, heads of their ancestral houses; they increased greatly.
1 C.4.39 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וילכו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
- למבוא: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- גדר: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- עד: PREP
- למזרח: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הגיא: NOUN,m,sg,def
- לבקש: PREP+VERB,qal,infc
- מרעה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לצאנם: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+SUF,3,m,pl
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 4:40 (structural): Immediate continuation of the same episode — the men go to Gedor and then find rich pastures and flocks (same narrative unit).
- Genesis 13:10-11 (thematic): Lot and Abram separate because of grazing needs; Lot chooses the well‑watered plain (movement for better pasture and eastward choice of land).
- Numbers 32:1-5 (thematic): The tribes of Reuben and Gad request Transjordan lands specifically because they are suitable for their cattle — an explicit instance of relocating for pasture.
- Psalm 23:1-2 (thematic): Uses pastoral imagery of green pastures and feeding of sheep; a theological/reflexive parallel to the motif of seeking pasture for flocks.
Alternative generated candidates
- They went to the entrance of Geder, to the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
- They went to the entrance of Gedor, to the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
1 C.4.40 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וימצאו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
- מרעה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שמן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וטוב: CONJ+ADJ,m,sg
- והארץ: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- רחבת: NOUN,f,sg,const
- ידים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- ושקטת: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
- ושלוה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- כי: CONJ
- מן: PREP
- חם: ADJ,m,sg
- הישבים: PART,qal,ptc,3,m,pl,def
- שם: ADV
- לפנים: PREP
Parallels
- Genesis 13:10 (verbal): Abram's sighting of a 'well-watered' plain echoes the image of rich/good pasture and broad land — similar landscape language describing desirable grazing land.
- Judges 1:3 (structural): Both passages narrate Judah (and Simeon's) military activity and subsequent settlement in the land, finding and taking possession of territory for pasture and dwelling.
- Isaiah 32:18 (thematic): The promise that people will 'dwell in a peaceful habitation' and 'quiet resting places' parallels the description here of the land as broad, quiet and peaceable.
- Psalm 23:2 (thematic): The imagery of 'green pastures' and calm repose corresponds thematically to finding good pasture and a peaceful, quiet land for dwelling.
Alternative generated candidates
- They found rich and good pasture; the land was broad and quiet and peaceful, for there had long been inhabitants dwelling there.
- They found rich and good pasture; the land was broad, tranquil, and peaceful, for it had formerly been inhabited by the descendants of Ham.
1 C.4.41 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויבאו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- אלה: DEM,pl,abs
- הכתובים: ADJ,m,pl,def
- בשמות: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
- בימי: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cons
- יחזקיהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- ויכו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- את: PRT,acc
- אהליהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
- ואת: CONJ
- המעונים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- אשר: PRON,rel
- נמצאו: VERB,niphal,perf,3,pl
- שמה: ADV
- ויחרימם: VERB,qal,wayyiq,3,m,pl,acc:3,m,pl
- עד: PREP
- היום: NOUN,m,sg,def
- הזה: DEM,m,sg
- וישבו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- תחתיהם: PREP
- כי: CONJ
- מרעה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לצאנם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs,3,m,pl
- שם: ADV
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 4:40 (structural): Immediate literary context: the preceding verse continues the same genealogical/settlement registry in Hezekiah’s days and links to the same group and actions described in v.41.
- Joshua 6:17 (verbal): Uses the language and concept of herem/‘utterly destroy’ the inhabitants of a city—paralleling the Chronicle’s report that they ‘harimed’ (חרימם) the dwelling places and inhabitants.
- Judges 1:20–27 (thematic): Narratives about Israelite tribes fighting for towns and settling the land; thematically comparable material about smiting inhabitants, occupying dwellings, and issues of complete dispossession or coexistence.
- Joshua 15:63 (thematic): Another report about the fate of Canaanite inhabitants in Judah’s territory—here the Jebusites are not driven out ‘to this day,’ providing a close thematic parallel (and contrast) to the Chronicler’s note that these people were expelled and the land remained theirs as pasture.
Alternative generated candidates
- Those whose names are recorded came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They struck the tents and the settlements that were found there, and made them desolate to this day; and they settled in their place, for pasture for their flocks.
- Those who are recorded by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; they struck their tents and the dwellings that were found there and dispossessed them to this day, and they settled in their place, for there was pasture for their flocks.
1 C.4.42 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ומהם: CONJ+PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
- מן: PREP
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- שמעון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הלכו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
- להר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שעיר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אנשים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- חמש: NUM,card,f,sg
- מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- ופלטיה: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ונעריה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ורפיה: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ועזיאל: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- ישעי: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- בראשם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 4:39 (structural): Immediate context in the same chapter describing other Simeonite men who 'went to the country of Seir'—part of the same campaign/settlement narrative.
- 1 Chronicles 4:43 (structural): Direct continuation of the episode, reporting the Simeonites' capture and settlement in the towns they found in the region—complements verse 42.
- Joshua 19:1-9 (thematic): Lists the allotment and towns of the tribe of Simeon within Judah's territory; provides background on Simeon's southern territorial focus that frames later movements such as the expedition to Mount Seir.
- Genesis 36:8 (allusion): States that Mount Seir was given to the descendants of Seir (Edom); supplies the ethnic/geographical identity of 'Mount Seir,' the destination to which the Simeonites went in 1 Chr 4:42.
- 1 Chronicles 1:38 (verbal): Part of the Esau/Edom genealogies that locate Edom in Mount Seir—verbal and geographical parallel establishing Seir as Edomite territory referenced in 1 Chr 4:42.
Alternative generated candidates
- And among them, of the sons of Simeon who went to Mount Seir, were five hundred men—Paltiel, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Izziel, sons of Ishai, at their head.
- And some of the sons of Simeon went to Mount Seir—five hundred men; and Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Oziel, the sons of Ishi, were their leaders.
1 C.4.43 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויכו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- את: PRT,acc
- שארית: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- הפלטה: NOUN,f,sg,def
- לעמלק: PREP+NOUN,prop,sg,m
- וישבו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- שם: ADV
- עד: PREP
- היום: NOUN,m,sg,def
- הזה: DEM,m,sg
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 4:41-42 (structural): Immediate intratextual context: the account (vv.41–43) describes Simeonite kin who attacked the remaining Amalekites and settled in their place; v.43 repeats the outcome 'and dwelt there to this day.'
- Exodus 17:8-16 (thematic): Earliest narrative of Israel's combat with Amalek (the attack at Rephidim) — provides the background theme of Israel's repeated warfare against Amalekite groups mentioned later in the historical books.
- Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (thematic): Law/command to remember Amalek and blot out their memory; frames later historical passages about destroying or driving out Amalekite remnants, as in 1 Chr 4:43.
- 1 Samuel 15:3,8 (verbal): Samuel's command to Saul to 'utterly destroy' Amalek and the report that Saul 'smote Amalek' use the same language of striking/removing Amalekite remnant, reflecting the recurring biblical motif of action against Amalek.
- 1 Samuel 30:16-20 (thematic): Report of David's pursuit and defeat of the Amalekites and recovery of captives; another instance of Israelite leaders striking Amalekite bands and securing territory or captives, thematically parallel to 1 Chr 4:43.
Alternative generated candidates
- They struck the remnant of the Amalekites and settled there to this day.
- They struck the remnant of the Amalekites and dwelt there to this day.
The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son. And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
To Shimei were born sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers had few sons, and their households did not multiply like the households of the sons of Judah.
They settled at Beersheba, Moladah, and Hazar‑shual. And at Bilhah, Ezem, and Tolad. And at Bethuel, Hormah, and Ziklag. And at Beth‑markaboth, Hazar‑susim, Beth‑birai, and Shaaraim—these were their towns until the time of King David. And their villages: Etam, Ein‑Rimmon, Tekon, and Ashan—five cities. And all their villages round about those cities as far as Baal‑ath were their settlements, and they were reckoned to them. And Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah. And Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel. And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshua, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Ishmael, and Benaiah. And Ziza the son of Shaphat, the son of Alon, the son of Jediah, the son of Shemari, the son of Shemaiah.
These, named as chiefs in their households and heads of their ancestral houses, increased greatly.
They went to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
They found good and fat pasture; the land was broad and peaceful and quiet, for the inhabitants who had been there before were of the sons of Ham.
Those who are written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; they struck their tents and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and dwelt there, for it was pasture for their flocks. And of these, some of the sons of Simeon went to Mount Seir: five hundred men; and Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uziel, sons of Ishiah, were at their head.
They struck the remnant of the Amalekites and dwelt there to this day.