2 Samuel 7:1

Now when the king was living in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from war on every side;

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In The King James Version

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;

In Context

2The king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is housed inside the curtains of a tent.

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Cross References

Joshua 23:1Now after a long time, when the Lord had given Israel rest from wars on every side, and Joshua was old and full of years,

1 Kings 5:4But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side; no one is making trouble, and no evil is taking place.

1 Chronicles 22:6Then he sent for his son Solomon, and gave him orders for the building of a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 28:2Then David the king got up and said, Give ear to me, my brothers and my people; it was my desire to put up a house, a resting-place for the ark of the Lord's agreement, and for the foot-rest of our God; and I had got material ready for the building of it.

2 Chronicles 20:30So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for the Lord gave him rest on every side.

Psalms 132:5Till I have got a place for the Lord, a resting-place for the great God of Jacob.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 7:1

Still the ark is David's care as well as his joy. In this chapter we have, I. His consultation with Nathan about building a house for it; he signifies his purpose to do it ( ver. 1, 2 ) and Nathan approves his purpose, ver. 3 . II. His communion with God about it. 1. A gracious message God sent him about it, accepting his purpose, countermanding the performance, and promising him an entail of blessings upon his family, ver. 4-17 . 2. A very humble prayer which David offered up to God in return to that gracious… Read the whole commentary →

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