2 Samuel 7:1 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֕י	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
כִּי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
יָשַׁ֥ב	ya.Shav	he dwelt	H3427 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
בְּבֵית֑וֹ	be.vei.To	in house his	H1004 →
וַיהוָ֛ה	va.Yah.weh	and Yahweh	H3068 →
הֵנִֽיחַ־	he.ni.ach-	he had given rest	H5117 →
ל֥וֹ	lo	to <the> him
מִסָּבִ֖יב	mi.sa.Viv	from round about	H5439 →
מִכָּל־	mi.kol	from all	H3605 →
אֹיְבָֽיו׃	'o.ye.Vav	enemies his	H341 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 16:7
When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
leads to
- Romans 8:31
  What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- 1 John 3:22
  and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
- 2 Chronicles 17:10
  And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
- Colossians 1:10
  so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
- Jeremiah 15:11
  The LORD said: “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will intercede with your enemy in your time of trouble, in your time of distress.
Through
1 Kings 5:4
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 22:9
  But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Kings 4:24
  For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
Through
Joshua 23:1
A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years,
leads to
- Joshua 13:1
  Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.1 Chronicles 22:18“Is not the LORD your God with you, and has He not granted you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land has been subdued before the LORD and His people.Luke 1:74–75deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,2 Samuel 7:11and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.1 Kings 5:4But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.2 Chronicles 14:6Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.Esther 1:2In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.Joshua 23:1A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years,Psalms 18:1I love You, O LORD, my strength.1 Chronicles 17:1–27After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”Daniel 4:29–30Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,1 Chronicles 23:25For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.Psalms 89:23I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.Psalms 21:8Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.Joshua 21:44And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.Job 34:29But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,Malachi 3:16At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.Psalms 132:2how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

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