And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.
Parallel translations
- WEB They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.
- BSB and struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped. And they have lived there to this day.
- NKJV And they defeated the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped. They have dwelt there to this day.
- NASB They destroyed the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and they have lived there to this day.
- NLT They destroyed the few Amalekites who had survived, and they have lived there ever since.
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Quick answer
They struck the surviving Amalekites and settled in Seir permanently. It records the final defeat of a longstanding enemy of Israel.
Overview
These Simeonites destroyed the remnant of the Amalekites, Israel's ancient foe whom God had vowed to blot out (Exodus 17:14-16; Deuteronomy 25:17-19). Their victory brought a measure of fulfillment to that divine purpose. The Chronicler thus closes Simeon's account on a note of God's faithfulness in dealing with the enemies of his people.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Sam 30:17And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.
- 1 Sam 15:7–8And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
- 2 Sam 8:12Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
- Deut 25:17–19Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;
- Exod 17:14–16And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
- Deut 34:6And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
- Matt 28:15So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
- 2 Chr 5:9And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.
- Jer 44:6Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day.
- Judg 1:26And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
- Matt 27:8Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
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