1 Chronicles 4:43 Meaning and Explanation
“And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.”
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Read Full Chapter →They struck down the surviving Amalekites and settled in their place, where they remained to the chronicler's day.
What Does 1 Chronicles 4:43 Mean?
The chapter closes as the Simeonites defeat the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped earlier and take up residence in Seir 'unto this day.' A long-standing enemy of Israel finally passes from the scene here.
The Amalekites had opposed Israel since the wilderness, and their end marks the slow working-out of God's justice over generations. The Lord remembers both His people and His purposes, and in His time He brings every account to its close.
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What does 1 Chronicles 4:43 mean?
They struck down the surviving Amalekites and settled in their place, where they remained to the chronicler's day.