2 Samuel 7:1

God’s Promise to David

1 After the king was settled in his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,

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2 Samuel 7:1 in Other Translations

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;

ESV

1 Now when the king lived in his house and the LORD had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,

NLT

1 When King David was settled in his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all the surrounding enemies,

MSG

1 Before long, the king made himself at home and God gave him peace from all his enemies.

CSB

1 When the king had settled into his palace and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,

2 Samuel 7:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 7:1

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 8:1-18 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Samuel 7:1 In-Context

1 After the king was settled in his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,

2 he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”

3 Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the LORD is with you.”

4 But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying:

5 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in?

Cross References 3

1. 2 Samuel 6:3; 1 Chronicles 17:1
2. ver 11
3. 1 Chronicles 22:18