2 Samuel 7:1

Afterwarde when the King sate in his house and the Lord had giuen him rest rounde about from all his enemies,

Geneva Bible 1599

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 saide vnto Nathan the Prophet, Beholde, nowe I dwel in an house of cedar trees, and the Arke of God remayneth within the curtaines.

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Cross References

Joshua 23:1And a long season after that the Lord had giuen rest vnto Israel from all their enemies round about, and Ioshua was olde, and stricken in age,

1 Kings 5:4But now the Lord my God hath giuen me rest on euery side, so that there is neither aduersarie, nor euill to resist.

1 Chronicles 22:6Then he called Salomon his sonne, and charged him to builde an house for the Lord God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 28:2And King Dauid stoode vp vpon his feete; and saide, Heare ye me, my brethren and my people: I purposed to haue buylt an house of rest for the Arke of the couenant of the Lord, and for a footestoole of our God, and haue made ready for the building,

2 Chronicles 20:30So the kingdom of Iehoshaphat was quiet, and his God gaue him rest on euery side.

Psalms 132:5Vntill I finde out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mightie God of Iaakob.

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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