2 Samuel 7:1

Now it happened that, when the king had settled in his house, and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,

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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

2he said to the prophet Nathan, “Do you not see that I live in a house of cedar, and that the ark of God has been placed in the midst of tent skins?”

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Cross References

Joshua 23:1Now a long time passed, after the Lord had given peace to Israel by subjecting all the surrounding nations. And Joshua was now old and very advanced in age.

1 Kings 5:4But now the Lord my God has given rest to me on all sides. And there is no adversary, nor occurrence of evil.

1 Chronicles 22:6And he called for Solomon, his son. And he instructed him to build a house to the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 28:2And when the king had risen up and was standing, he said: “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I thought that I would build a house, in which the ark of the covenant of the Lord, the footstool of our God, might rest. And so I prepared everything for its building.

2 Chronicles 20:30And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet. And God granted to him peace on all sides.

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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