2 Chronicles 14:6

Peace Rest and sabbath

⁴ He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.

⁵ He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.

Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.

⁷ So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.

⁸ Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.
KJV: 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.
WEB: He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because the LORD had given him rest.
ASV: And he built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Jehovah had given him rest.
DARBY: And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because Jehovah had given him rest.
BLB: And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest, and there was not war with him in these years, because YHWH had given rest to him.

ÅB: Han bygget festninger i Juda; for landet hadde ro, og ingen førte krig mot ham i de år, fordi Herren gav ham ro.
OTB: Han bygde befestede byer i Juda, ettersom landet var i fred, og det var ingen konflikter i de årene, for Herren hadde gitt ham ro.
B1930: Han bygget festninger i Juda; for landet hadde ro, og ingen førte krig mot ham i de år, fordi Herren gav ham ro.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Chronicles 15:15
And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
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1 Chronicles 22:9
But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
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Judges 3:11
So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
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2 Chronicles 11:5–12
Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.
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Job 34:29
But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
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Judges 3:30
So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.
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1 Kings 5:4
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.
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Psalms 46:9
He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.
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