For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
Parallel translations
- WEB For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
- BSB For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.
- NKJV For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever”;
- NASB For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever.
- NLT For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given us peace, and he will always live in Jerusalem.
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Quick answer
David explained that the LORD had given rest to His people and would dwell in Jerusalem forever. God's settled presence changed the Levites' duties.
Overview
David grounded the reorganization of Levitical service in God's gift of rest and His abiding presence in Jerusalem. Because God would dwell permanently among His people, the nature of the Levites' work would shift from transport to temple ministry. This settled dwelling of God anticipates the fuller reality of God dwelling with His people through Christ and ultimately forever in the new creation.
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- 1 Chr 22:18Is 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.
- 2 Sam 7:11And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
- Ps 132:13–14For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
- Zech 8:3Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.
- Ps 135:21Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
- 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;
- Col 2:9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
- Ps 9:11Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
- 1 Kgs 8:27But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
- Isa 8:18Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.
- 2 Cor 6:16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- Ps 68:18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
- Ps 68:16Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
- 1 Kgs 8:13I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
- Joel 3:21For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.
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