And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
Parallel translations
- WEB When the king lived in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies all around,
- BSB After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
- NKJV Now it came to pass when the king was dwelling in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies all around,
- NASB Now it came about, when the king lived in his house, and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,
- NLT When King David was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all the surrounding enemies,
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Quick answer
Now settled in his palace with rest from his enemies, David enjoyed the peace God had given. This calm sets the stage for God's great covenant promise.
Overview
The 'rest' from surrounding enemies fulfills God's promise of a secure dwelling for Israel (Deuteronomy 12:10) and marks a high point of David's reign. From this place of peace and gratitude David begins to consider building a house for God. The settled rest also foreshadows the greater, eternal rest God's people find in Christ (Hebrews 4:9-10).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Prov 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
- Luke 1:74–75That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
- 1 Kgs 5:4But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
- 2 Chr 14:6And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
- 1 Chr 17:1–27Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.
- Ps 18:1I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
- 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.
- Dan 4:29–30At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
- Josh 21:44And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
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