[[1 Chron-04]] Prev: [[Prophecies in 1 Chron-03]] | Next: [[Prophecies in 1 Chron-05]] --- ### They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The tribe of Simeon, during the reign of King Hezekiah, located and destroyed the final surviving group of Amalekites who had fled to Mount Seir. *Historical context*: Theological scholars identify this as the final historical fulfillment of the divine decree in [[Exod-17#v14|Exodus 17:14]] and [[Deut-25#v17|Deuteronomy 25:17]]–19, where God vowed to 'utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.' Following this event in the 8th century BCE, the Amalekites effectively disappear from the biblical historical record as a distinct ethnic and military entity. *Related to*: [[Exod-17#v14|Exodus 17:14]]; [[Deut-25#v17|Deuteronomy 25:17]]-19; [[Num-24#v20|Numbers 24:20]] ### Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn't have many children, and all their family didn't multiply like the children of Judah. ... These were their cities until David's reign. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The genealogy and geographical records of Simeon show that the tribe remained small and lacked an independent territory, eventually being absorbed into Judah. *Historical context*: This status fulfills Jacob's deathbed prophecy in [[Gen-49#v5|Genesis 49:5]]–7, which predicted that Simeon and Levi would be 'divided' and 'scattered' in Israel as a consequence of their violence. Historical and biblical data (such as the census in [[Num|Numbers 26]]) show a massive decline in Simeon's population, and the list of cities in [[Josh-19#v1|Joshua 19:1]]–9 and [[1 Chron|1 Chronicles 4]] confirms their inheritance was inside Judah's borders, leading to their eventual absorption. *Related to*: [[Gen-49#v5|Genesis 49:5]]-7 --- #ai_prophecy