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2 Samuel 7:1

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God's Covenant with David

1 1Now when the king lived in his house and the LORD 2 had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,
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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 Now when the king lived in his house and the LORD had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,
2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent."
3 And Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you."
4 But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan,
5 "Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD: Would you build me a house to dwell in?

Cross References 2

  • 1. For ver. 1-29, see 1 Chronicles 17:1-27
  • 2. See Joshua 11:23
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