2 Samuel 7:1
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;
2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
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
- After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
- KJV
- 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;
- WEB
- When the king lived in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies all around,
- ASV
- And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest from all his enemies round about,
- DARBY
- And it came to pass when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest round about from all his enemies,
- BLB
- And it came to pass, when the king was dwelling in his house and YHWH had given rest to him all around from all his enemies,
- ÅB
- Som nå kongen bodde i sitt hus, og Herren hadde latt ham få ro for alle hans fiender rundt omkring,
- OTB
- Da kongen hadde slått seg til ro i sitt hus, og Herren hadde gitt ham fred fra alle hans fiender på alle kanter,
- B1930
- Som nu kongen bodde i sitt hus, og Herren hadde latt ham få ro for alle hans fiender rundt omkring,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 16:7
When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Read in contextLuke 1:74–75
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
Read in context1 Kings 5:4
But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
Read in context2 Chronicles 14:6
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.
Read in contextDaniel 4:29–30
At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
Read in context1 Chronicles 17:1–27
Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.
Read in contextPsalms 18:1
I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
Read in contextJoshua 23:1
And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.
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