2 Samuel 7:1

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,

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 ) .

2 Samuel 7:1 In-Context

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,

2 that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains."

3 And Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in thine heart, for the LORD is with thee."

4 And it came to pass that night that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,

5 "Go and tell My servant David, `Thus saith the LORD: Shalt thou build Me a house for Me to dwell in?