2 Samuel 7:1

¶ 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;

And it came to pass, when the king {H4428} sat {H3427} in his house {H1004}, and the LORD {H3068} had given him rest {H5117} round about {H5439} from all his enemies {H341};

After the king had been living in his palace awhile and ADONAI had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,

After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,

And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest from all his enemies round about,

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Cross-References

  • 1 Kings 5:4 (6 votes)

    But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, [so that there is] neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

  • Proverbs 16:7 (6 votes)

    ¶ When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

  • 2 Chronicles 14:6 (5 votes)

    And 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.

  • Luke 1:74 (5 votes)

    That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

  • Luke 1:75 (5 votes)

    In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

  • Daniel 4:29 (4 votes)

    At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.

  • Daniel 4:30 (4 votes)

    The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?