And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.
Dwelt there unto this day. Many writers, among whom are the commentators Patrick and Poole, consider these last words to mean that the Simeonite settlers on mount Seir escaped the captivity of the other Israelites, and were still in undisturbed possession of mount Seir when the books of Chronicles were compiled after the restoration. 'There is nothing, therefore, improbable,' says Wilton ('Negeb.' p. 66), 'in the opinion that the Fellahin of Wady Musa are really descended from that little band of Simeonite adventurers, and that thus the prediction of the prophet Obadiah is even now receiving a primary fulfillment.'