2 Samuel 7:1

1 After the king had been living in his palace awhile and ADONAI had given him rest from all his surrounding 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 After the king had been living in his palace awhile and ADONAI had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,

2 the king said to Natan the prophet, "Here, I'm living in a cedar-wood palace; but the ark of God is kept in a tent!"

3 Natan said to the king, "Go, do everything that is in your heart, for ADONAI is with you."

4 But that same night the word of ADONAI came to Natan:

5 "Go and tell my servant David that this is what ADONAI says: 'You are going to build me a house to live in?