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2 Samuel 7:1

After King David moved into his new house the Lord gave him some relief from all of his enemies around him.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Nathan;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Nathan;   Temple;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Nathan;   Prophecy, prophet;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - False Prophet;   Israel;   Easton Bible Dictionary - David;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Holman Bible Dictionary - David;   Nathan;   Oracles;   Samuel, Books of;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Covenant;   Jerusalem;   Nathan;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Prophet;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Temple;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - David;   Nathan (1);   Samuel, Books of;   Tent;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   David;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When the king had settled into his palace and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,
Hebrew Names Version
It happened, when the king lived in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies round about,
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;
Lexham English Bible
It happened that the king settled in his house. (Now Yahweh had given rest to him from all his enemies all around.)
English Standard Version
Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,
New Century Version
King David was living in his palace, and the Lord had given him peace from all his enemies around him.
New English Translation
The king settled into his palace, for the Lord gave him relief from all his enemies on all sides.
Amplified Bible
When King David lived in his house (palace) and the LORD had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,
New American Standard Bible
Now it came about, when the king lived in his house, and the LORD had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Afterwarde when the King sate in his house and the Lorde had giuen him rest rounde about from all his enemies,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened when the king inhabited his house, and Yahweh had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,
Contemporary English Version
King David moved into his new palace, and the Lord let his kingdom be at peace.
Complete Jewish Bible
After the king had been living in his palace awhile and Adonai had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest round about from all his enemies,
George Lamsa Translation
WHEN the king dwelt in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies,
Good News Translation
King David was settled in his palace, and the Lord kept him safe from all his enemies.
Literal Translation
And it happened, when the king lived in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest from all his enemies all around,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now whan the kynge sat in his house, and the LORDE had geuen him rest from all his enemies on euery syde,
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest from all his enemies round about,
Bible in Basic English
Now when the king was living in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from war on every side;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Afterward when the king sate in his house, & the Lord had geuen him rest round about from all his enemies,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies round about,
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe, when the King sate in his house, and the Lord had giuen him rest round about fro all his enemies;
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him an inheritance on every side free from all his enemies round about him;
English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies round about,
Berean Standard Bible
After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe it was doon, whanne the kyng Dauid hadde sete in his hows, and the Lord hadde youe reste to hym on ech side fro alle hise enemyes,
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, when the king sat in his house, and Jehovah hath given rest to him round about, from all his enemies,
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies round about,
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest around from all his enemies;
World English Bible
It happened, when the king lived in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies round about,
New King James Version
1 Chronicles 17:1-15">[xr] Now it came to pass when the king was dwelling in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies all around,
New Living Translation
When King David was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all the surrounding enemies,
New Life Bible
King David lived in his house. The Lord had given him rest from all those around him who hated him. At this time,
New Revised Standard
Now when the king was settled in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when the king had taken up his abode in his house, - and Yahweh had given him rest round about, from all his enemies,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,
Revised Standard Version
Now when the king dwelt in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies round about,
THE MESSAGE
Before long, the king made himself at home and God gave him peace from all his enemies. Then one day King David said to Nathan the prophet, "Look at this: Here I am, comfortable in a luxurious house of cedar, and the Chest of God sits in a plain tent."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now it came about when the king lived in his house, and the LORD had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,

Contextual Overview

1 After King David moved into his new house the Lord gave him some relief from all of his enemies around him. 2 King David said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, I am living in a fancy house made of cedar wood, but God's Holy Box is still kept in a tent!" 3 Nathan said to King David, "Do whatever you want to do. The Lord will be with you."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the king: 1 Chronicles 17:1-15, Daniel 4:29, Daniel 4:30

the Lord: Joshua 21:44, Joshua 23:1, 1 Kings 5:4, 2 Chronicles 14:6, Psalms 18:1, *title Proverbs 16:7, Luke 1:74, Luke 1:75

Reciprocal: Genesis 49:15 - rest 2 Samuel 7:11 - have caused 2 Samuel 12:1 - the Lord 1 Chronicles 22:18 - and hath 1 Chronicles 23:25 - The Lord 1 Chronicles 28:2 - I had in mine heart 2 Chronicles 9:29 - Nathan 2 Chronicles 20:30 - his God Esther 1:2 - sat Job 34:29 - When he giveth Psalms 21:8 - General Psalms 89:23 - I will Psalms 132:2 - he sware Malachi 3:16 - and the Matthew 25:16 - went Acts 7:46 - found

Cross-References

Genesis 6:9
This is the history of Noah's family. He was a good man all his life, and he always followed God.
Genesis 7:1
Then the Lord said to Noah, "I have seen that you are a good man, even among the evil people of this time. So gather your family, and all of you go into the boat.
Genesis 7:4
Seven days from now, I will send much rain on the earth. It will rain for 40 days and 40 nights, and I will wipe everything off the face of the earth. I will destroy everything I made."
Genesis 7:5
Noah did everything the Lord told him to do.
Genesis 7:6
Noah was 600 years old at the time the rains came.
Genesis 7:7
He and his family went into the boat to be saved from the flood. His wife and his sons and their wives were on the boat with him.
Genesis 7:8
All the clean animals, all the other animals on the earth, the birds, and everything that crawls on the earth
Genesis 7:9
went into the boat with Noah. These animals went into the boat in groups of two, male and female, just as God commanded.
Genesis 7:10
Seven days later the flood started. The rain began to fall on the earth.
Genesis 7:11
On the 17th day of the second month, when Noah was 600 years old, the springs under the earth broke through the ground, and water flowed out everywhere. The sky also opened like windows and rain poured down. The rain fell on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights. That same day Noah went into the boat with his wife, his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house,.... Which Hiram's servants had built for him, having no occasion to go out to war:

and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies; both at home and abroad; though this rest and peace did not last long; for the next chapter gives an account of each of the people he was engaged in war with, 2 Samuel 8:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

There is no indication how soon after the bringing up of the ark these things occurred, but it was probably at no long interval.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER VII

David consults the prophet Nathan about building a temple for

the Lord, and is encouraged by him to do it, 1-3.

That night Nathan receives a revelation from God, stating that

Solomon, not David, should build the temple, 4-16.

Nathan delivers the Divine message, and David magnifies God for

his mercies, and makes prayer and supplication, 17-29.

NOTES ON CHAP. VII

Verse 2 Samuel 7:1. When the king sat in his house — That is, when he became resident in the palace which Hiram, king of Tyre, had built for him.

And the Lord had given him rest — This was after he had defeated the Philistines, and cast them out of all the strong places in Israel which they had possessed after the overthrow of Saul; but before he had carried his arms beyond the land of Israel, against the Moabites, Syrians, and Idumeans. See 2 Samuel 8:1-14.


 
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