Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.
Parallel translations
- WEB “Isn’t Yahweh your God with you? Hasn’t he given you rest on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before Yahweh, and before his people.
- BSB “Is not the LORD your God with you, and has He not granted you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land has been subdued before the LORD and His people.
- NKJV “Is not the Lord your God with you? And has He not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and before His people.
- NASB “Is the Lord your God not with you? And has He not given you rest on every side? For He has handed over to me the inhabitants of the land, and the land is subdued before the Lord and before His people.
- NLT “The Lord your God is with you,” he declared. “He has given you peace with the surrounding nations. He has handed them over to me, and they are now subject to the Lord and his people.
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Quick answer
David reminded the leaders that the LORD was with them, had given them rest, and had subdued the land before His people. God's past faithfulness was the basis for present obedience.
Overview
David rooted the call to build on God's proven faithfulness: His presence, the rest He had granted, and the victories He had won. Remembering what God has already done fuels confidence to undertake new tasks for Him. This pattern of looking back at grace to move forward in obedience runs throughout Scripture and strengthens believers today.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Chr 23:25For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
- 1 Chr 22:9Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
- 2 Sam 7:1And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
- 2 Sam 5:19–20And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
- Rom 8:31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
- Ps 44:1–5We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
- Acts 9:31Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
- Deut 12:10–11But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;
- Judg 6:12–14And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
- Josh 22:4And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.
- 1 Sam 25:28I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.
- Josh 23:1And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.
- Deut 20:4For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
- Josh 10:42And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
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