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Green's Literal Translation

1 Kings 5:4

And now Jehovah my God has given me rest all around; there is no adversary nor evil happening.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Diplomacy;   Liberality;   Religion;   Treaty;   Tyre;   Thompson Chain Reference - Nation;   Peace Invoked;   Solomon;   War-Peace;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hiram or Huram;   Tyre or Tyrus;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Lebanon;   Solomon;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Evil;   Ezekiel, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Adversary;   Lebanon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Alliances;   Lebanon;   Solomon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hiram;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Satan;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Alliance;   Israel;   Satan;   Solomon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Devil ;   Satan (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hiram ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hiram;   Solomon;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Alliances;   Leb'anon,;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chance;   Occurrent;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Eber;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord my God has now given me rest on every side; there is no enemy or crisis.
Hebrew Names Version
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.
King James Version
But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
English Standard Version
But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary nor misfortune.
New Century Version
But now the Lord my God has given me peace on all sides of my country. I have no enemies now, and no danger threatens my people.
New English Translation
But now the Lord my God has made me secure on all fronts; there is no adversary or dangerous threat.
Amplified Bible
"But now that the LORD my God has given me rest [from war] on every side, there is neither adversary nor misfortune [confronting me].
New American Standard Bible
"But now the LORD my God has secured me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But now the Lord my God hath giuen me rest on euery side, so that there is neither aduersarie, nor euill to resist.
Legacy Standard Bible
But now Yahweh my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor calamity.
Contemporary English Version
Now, thanks to the Lord God, there is peace in my kingdom and no trouble or threat of war anywhere.
Complete Jewish Bible
For he ruled all the area this side of the [Euphrates] River, from Tifsach to ‘Azah. He was over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace all around him, on every side.
Darby Translation
But now Jehovah my God has given me rest on every side: there is neither adversary nor evil event.
Easy-to-Read Version
But now the Lord my God has given me peace along all the borders of my country. I have no enemies, and my people are in no danger.
George Lamsa Translation
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrence.
Good News Translation
But now the Lord my God has given me peace on all my borders. I have no enemies, and there is no danger of attack.
Lexham English Bible
But now Yahweh my God has given me rest all around me. There is no adversary, and there is no bad occurrence.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But now hath the LORDE my God geuen me rest on euery syde, so that there is no aduersary ner euell hynderaunce:
American Standard Version
But now Jehovah my God hath given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.
Bible in Basic English
But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side; no one is making trouble, and no evil is taking place.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But now the Lorde my God hath geuen me rest on euery syde, so that there is neither aduersarie nor euill to resist.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For he had dominion over all the region on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River; and he had peace on all sides round about him.
King James Version (1611)
But now the Lord my God hath giuen me rest on euery side, so that there is neither aduersary, nor euill occurrent.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now the Lord my God has given me rest round about; there is no one plotting against me, and there is no evil trespass against me.
English Revised Version
But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrent.
Berean Standard Bible
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Now forsothe my Lord God yaf reste to me bi cumpas, and noon aduersarie is, nethir yuel asailyng;
Young's Literal Translation
`And now, Jehovah my God hath given rest to me round about, there is no adversary nor evil occurrence,
Update Bible Version
But now Yahweh my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.
Webster's Bible Translation
But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, [so that there is] neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
World English Bible
But now Yahweh my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.
New King James Version
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor evil occurrence.
New Living Translation
But now the Lord my God has given me peace on every side; I have no enemies, and all is well.
New Life Bible
But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side. There is no trouble or anything bad happening.
New Revised Standard
But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
but, now, Yahweh my God hath given me rest on every side, - there is neither adversary nor incident of evil.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But now the Lord my God hath given me rest round about; and there is no adversary nor evil occurrence.
Revised Standard Version
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.

Contextual Overview

1 And Hiram the king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he heard that they had anointed him king instead of his father. For Hiram was a lover of David all his days. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3 You knew my father David, that he was not able to build a house to the name of Jehovah his God because of the wars that were all around him, until Jehovah had put them under the soles of his feet. 4 And now Jehovah my God has given me rest all around; there is no adversary nor evil happening. 5 And, behold, I am commanding a house to be built to the name of Jehovah my God, as Jehovah spoke to my father David, saying, Your son whom I will appoint in your place on your throne, he shall build the house for My name. 6 And now, command and they shall cut down for me cedars out of Lebanon. And my servants shall be with your servants. And I will give you hire for your servants according to all that you say. For you know that there is not a man among us knowing to cut timber like the Sidonians. 7 And it happened, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced exceedingly, and said, Blessed be Jehovah today, who has given to David a wise son over this great people. 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard that for which you have sent to me. I will do all your will as to cedar wood and fir wood. 9 My servants will bring it down from Lebanon to the sea. And I will make floats for them in the sea to go to the place that you tell me. And I will spread them out there; and you shall take I desire, to give food for my house.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

hath given: 1 Kings 4:24, 1 Chronicles 22:9, Psalms 72:7, Isaiah 9:7, Acts 9:31

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:1 - the Lord 1 Kings 11:25 - all the days 2 Chronicles 14:6 - for the land Ezra 4:1 - the adversaries Ecclesiastes 3:8 - a time of war

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them; and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the seas, and over birds of the heavens, and over all beasts creeping on the earth.
Genesis 5:1
This is the book of the generations of Adam: In the day that God created man. He made him in the likeness of God.
Genesis 5:3
And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years and fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and called his name Seth.
Genesis 5:7
And after he fathered Enos, Seth lived eight hundred and seven years. And he fathered sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:10
After he fathered Cainan, Enosh lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and he fathered sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:13
And after he fathered Mahalaleel, Cainan lived eight hundred and forty years. And he fathered sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:19
And after he fathered Enoch, Jared lived eight hundred years. And he fathered sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:22
And Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he fathered Methuselah. And he fathered sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:26
And after he fathered Lamech, Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty two years. And he fathered sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:30
And after he fathered Noah, Lamech lived five hundred and ninety five years. And he fathered sons and daughters.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side,.... From foreign enemies; for Solomon had no wars with any:

[so that there is] neither adversary; or Satan, no internal enemy in his kingdom, as well as no external ones, Adonijah, Joab, and other ill-designing persons, being cut off:

nor evil occurrent; nothing that rose up, and met him, to discourage or hinder the prosecution of the good work he had in view.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The contrast is not between different periods of Solomon’s reign, but between his reign and that of his father.

Evil occurrent - Rather, evil occurrence.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 5:4. There is neither adversary — אין שטן eyn satan, there is no satan-no opposer, nor any kind of evil; all is peace and quiet, both without and within. God has given me this quiet that I may build his temple. Deus nobis haec otia fecit.


 
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