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Brenton's Septuagint

2 Samuel 7:1

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;

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,
Easy-to-Read Version
After King David moved into his new house the Lord gave him some relief from all of his enemies around him.
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;
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 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; 2 that the king said to Nathan the prophet, Behold now, I live in a house of cedar, and the ark of the Lord dwells in the midst of a tent. 3 And Nathan said to the king, Go and do all that is in thine heart, for the Lord is with thee.

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
But Noe found grace before the Lord God.
Genesis 7:1
And the Lord God said to Noe, Enter thou and all thy family into the ark, for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
Genesis 7:4
For yet seven days having passed I bring rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will blot out every offspring which I have made from the face of all the earth.
Genesis 7:5
And Noe did all things whatever the Lord God commanded him.
Genesis 7:6
And Noe was six hundred years old when the flood of water was upon the earth.
Genesis 7:7
And then went in Noe and his sons and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him into the ark, because of the water of the flood.
Genesis 7:8
And of clean flying creatures and of unclean flying creatures, and of clean cattle and of unclean cattle, and of all things that creep upon the earth,
Genesis 7:9
pairs went in to Noe into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noe.
Genesis 7:10
And it came to pass after the seven days that the water of the flood came upon the earth.
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of the life of Noe, in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, on this day all the fountains of the abyss were broken up, and the flood-gates of heaven were opened.

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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