1 Chronicles 4:40
1 Chronicles 4:40 New International Version (NIV)
They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly.
1 Chronicles 4:34-40 The Message (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.
1 Chronicles 4:40 King James Version (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.
1 Chronicles 4:40 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
They found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad and quiet and peaceful; for those who lived there formerly were Hamites.
1 Chronicles 4:40 New Century Version (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.
1 Chronicles 4:40 American Standard Version (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.
1 Chronicles 4:40 New King James Version (NKJV)
And they found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some Hamites formerly lived there.
1 Chronicles 4:40 Amplified Bible (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].