2 Samuel 7:1

The Lord’s Covenant with David

1 ¹Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord ²had 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 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

• 1. 7:1 For ver. 1-29, see 1 Chr. 17:1-27
• 2. 7:1 See Josh. 11:23