John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 4:40
And they found fat pasture and good ,.... In or near the valley of Gedor: and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable ; there was room enough for them and their flocks, and they had no enemies on either side to disturb them: for they of Ham had dwelt there of old ; either the Canaanites who descended from Canaan the son of Ham, and had never been expelled from thence; or the Philistines, who were a colony of the Egyptians, the posterity of Ham; and these inhabitants being of... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 4:24-43
We have here some of the genealogies of the tribe of Simeon (though it was not a tribe of great note), especially the princes of that tribe, 1 Chron. 4:38. Of this tribe it is said that they increased greatly, but not like the children of Judah, 1 Chron. 4:27. Those whom God increases ought to be thankful, though they see others that are more increased. Here observe, 1. The cities allotted them (1 Chron. 4:28), of which see Josh. 19:1-9 When it is said that they were theirs unto the reign of... read more