1 Kings 5:4
For he had dominion on this side the river, and he was at peace on all sides round about.
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1 Kings 11:25this is the mischief which Hadad did, and he was a bitter enemy of Israel, and he reigned in the land of Edom.
1 Chronicles 22:9Behold, a son shall be born to thee, he shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.
Psalms 72:7Their injustice shall go forth as out of fatness: 1 They have fulfilled their intention. 1
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 5:2-10
Solomon's Agreement with Hiram. ( b. c. 1014.) 1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet. 4 But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so… Read the whole commentary →