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Simeon's Expedition
This verse describes a specific military expedition by 500 men from the tribe of Simeon. Commentators suggest this event is likely connected to the broader expansion of Simeon during King Hezekiah's reign, mentioned in the surrounding context. Led by four named captains, these men ventured into Mount Seir, the territory of Edom, to claim new land for their people.
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 4:42
19th Century
Bishop
Went. —Or, had gone (marched). The time of this expedition to Mount Seir is not expressed; but for that very reason it is…
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 4:42
17th Century
Pastor
And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred
men went to Mount Seir
In …
Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 4:1–43
17th Century
Minister
In this chapter we have a further account of Judah, the most numerous and most famous of all the tribes; also an account of Simeon. The most remark…