1 Chronicles 4:39-43
– v. 40: Some Simeonites went to a place called the entrance of Gedor, which was in Arabia and lived there after defeating the people who descended from Ham. They found good land with plenty of grass and water. The land was peaceful, even during a time when the kings of Assyria were causing trouble for other nations. The former people were shepherds and did not bother anyone, so they were not bothered themselves. When the Simeonites took over, they enjoyed both the riches and the peace of the land (1 Chronicles 4:40 a). – v. 42–43: Another group of 500 Simeonites, led by four brothers, went to Mount Seir. They fought the last of the Amalekites and took their land. This fulfilled old curses against Ham and Amalek, and also the prophecy about Simeon being scattered (I will scatter them in Israel, Genesis 49:7 b). But for Simeon, what seemed like a curse became a blessing. The families who moved to these new lands lived there for a long time and escaped the troubles that came later with captivity. Sometimes, God moves people to new places to keep them safe (1 Chronicles 4:42–43 c).
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