1 Chronicles 4:40

KJ21

And they found lush pasture and good, and the land was wide and quiet and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.

ASV

And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham.

AMP

They found rich, good pasture, and the [cleared] land was wide, quiet, and peaceful; for those who had lived there previously came from Ham [and had left it a better place for those who came after them].

AMPC

And they found rich, good pasture, and the [cleared] land was wide, quiet, and peaceful, because people of Ham had dwelt there of old [and had left it a better place for those who came after them].

BRG

And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.

CSB

They found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, peaceful, and quiet, for some Hamites had lived there previously.

CEB

They found fertile pasture, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful; the people of Ham used to live there.

CJB

They found rich, good pastures; and the land was spacious, quiet and peaceful. Those who had lived there previously belonged to Ham.

CEV

and they found a lot of good pastureland that was quiet and undisturbed. This had once belonged to the Hamites,

DARBY

And they found fat and good pasture, and a land widely extended and quiet and fertile, for they who had dwelt there formerly were of Ham.

DRA

And they found fat pastures, and very good, and a country spacious, and quiet, and fruitful, in which some of the race of Cham had dwelt before.

ERV

They found good fields with plenty of grass. They found plenty of good land there. The land was peaceful and quiet. Ham’s descendants lived there in the past.

EASY

They found good fields that had plenty of grass. The soil was good and the place was large. There were no troubles in that region. Some descendants of Ham had been living there.

EHV

They found good, rich pasture, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful. The people who had lived there previously were descended from Ham.

ESV

where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and peaceful, for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham.

ESVUK

where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and peaceful, for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham.

EXB

They found ·rich [fertile] and ·good [lush] pasture, and the land was ·open country [broad] and ·peaceful [undisturbed; untroubled] and quiet. Ham’s descendants had lived there ·in the past [formerly].

GNV

And they found fat pasture and good, and a wide land both quiet and fruitful: for they of Ham had dwelt there before.

They found pasture that was rich and good. The land was vast, peaceful, and quiet because the Hamites used to live there.

GNT

They found plenty of fertile pasture lands there in a stretch of open country that was quiet and peaceful. The people who had lived there before were Hamites.

HCSB

They found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, peaceful, and quiet, for some Hamites had lived there previously.

ICB

They found good pastures with plenty of grass. The land was open country and peaceful and quiet. Ham’s descendants had lived there in the past.

ISV

They discovered abundant and excellent grazing lands there, where the land was very broad, secure, and tranquil, because the former inhabitants there were descendants of Ham.

JUB

And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide and spacious and quiet and peaceable, for the sons of Ham had dwelt there of old.

KJV

And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.

AKJV

And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.

LSB

They found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad and quiet and peaceful; for those who lived there formerly were Hamites.

LEB

And they found fertile and good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and at ease, for the former inhabitants there were from Ham.

TLB

They found good pastures, and everything was quiet and peaceful; but the land belonged to the descendants of Ham. So during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah these princes invaded the land and struck down the tents and houses of the descendants of Ham; they killed the inhabitants of the land and took possession of it for themselves.

MSG

Meshobab; Jamlech; Joshah the son of Amaziah; Joel; Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel; Elioenai; Jaakobah; Jeshohaiah; Asaiah; Adiel; Jesimiel; Benaiah; and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah—all these were the leaders in their families. They prospered and increased in numbers so that they had to go as far as Gedor (Gerar) to the east of the valley looking for pasture for their flocks. And they found it—lush pasture, lots of elbow room, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there in former times. But the men in these family trees came when Hezekiah was king of Judah and attacked the Hamites, tearing down their tents and houses. There was nothing left of them, as you can see today. Then they moved in and took over because of the great pastureland. Five hundred of these Simeonites went on and invaded the hill country of Seir, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. They killed all the escaped Amalekites who were still around. And they still live there.

MEV

There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, quiet, and peaceful; for former inhabitants there belonged to Ham.

NOG

They found pasture that was rich and good. The land was vast, peaceful, and quiet because the Hamites used to live there.

NABRE

They found abundant and good pastures, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful—for the Hamites dwelt there formerly.

NASB

They found pasture that was rich and good, and the land was spread out on both sides, and peaceful and undisturbed; for those who lived there previously were Hamites.

NASB1995

They found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad and quiet and peaceful; for those who lived there formerly were Hamites.

NCB

They found good, rich pastures and a spacious land that was quiet and peaceful. Some Hamites had lived there from ancient times.

NCV

They found good pastures with plenty of grass, and the land was open country and peaceful and quiet. Ham’s descendants had lived there in the past.

NET

They found fertile and rich pasture; the land was very broad, undisturbed and peaceful. Indeed some Hamites had been living there before that.

NIRV

They found grasslands that were rich and good. The land had plenty of room. It was peaceful and quiet. Some of the people of Ham had lived there before.

NIV

They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly.

NIVUK

They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly.

NKJV

And they found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some Hamites formerly lived there.

NLV

There they found good fields rich with grass. The land was wide and quiet, and there they had peace. For Hamites had lived there before.

NLT

They found lush pastures there, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful. Some of Ham’s descendants had been living in that region.

NRSVA