Bible Strands
2 Samuel 7:1
After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative places King David in his newly established residence after the Lord has secured his borders. This opening clause precedes David’s address to the prophet Nathan regarding the ark’s current location.
The words — יָשַׁ֥ב (ya.Shav) records the king’s act of dwelling or settling in his house. הֵנִֽיחַ (he.ni.ach) describes the Lord’s action of granting rest or cessation from surrounding conflict.
The thread — The motif of divinely secured rest from adversaries appears in 1 Kings 5:4 and Proverbs 16:7, while Luke 1:74 parallels the deliverance from hostile hands that enables unhindered service.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize that military security and territorial stability are presented as prior divine acts. It establishes a strict sequence where God’s provision of rest precedes and enables human religious or political initiatives.
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The Hebrew words
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;
Cross-references
- Proverbs 16:7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
- Luke 1:74 deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
- 1 Kings 5:4 But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.
- 2 Chronicles 14:6 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.
- Joshua 23:1 A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years,
- 1 Chronicles 17:1 After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”
- Psalms 18:1 For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
- Daniel 4:29 Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
- Joshua 21:44 And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.