2 Samuel 7:1
in 2 Samuel 7After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
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ASV
And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest from all his enemies round about,
KJV
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;
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This verse in 2 Samuel 7
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd 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, 2Sa 8:1.
This site's exposition
when the king sat in his house
on 2 Samuel 7:1-2
David is settled in a house of cedar while the ark of God still sits within curtains, and the mismatch troubles him before anyone else raises it. The Lord has just given him rest from every enemy, the first stretch of his reign quiet enough to notice what remains unbuilt. That contrast, a king housed and a God still camping, drives the whole chapter that follows.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
That proud man thought of nothing but the might of his own power, and the honour of his own majesty; this humble soul is full of contrivance how to glorify God, and give honour to him. And how God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace and glory to the humble, the event showed.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
When the king sat in his house - That is, when he became resident in the palace which Hiram, king of Tyre, had built for him. And the Lord had given him rest - This was after he had defeated the Philistines, and cast them out of all the strong places in Israel which they had possessed after the overthrow of Saul; but before he had carried his arms beyond the land of Israel, against the Moabites, Syrians, and Idumeans. See 2Sa 8:1-14.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
There is no indication how soon after the bringing up of the ark these things occurred, but it was probably at no long interval.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And Hashem granted him rest. [Dovid] said [The condition] has been fulfilled, "And He has granted you peace from all your enemies etc." (Devarim:10). What is written after [that verse]? "Let it be that the place that [Hashem, your Elokim] chooses etc.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֕י | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כִּי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יָשַׁ֥ב | yashav | he dwelt | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בְּבֵית֑וֹ | beveito | in house his | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| וַיהוָ֛ה | vayahweh | and Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| הֵנִֽיחַ־ | heniach- | he had given rest | H5117 → | 142 times |
| ל֥וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| מִסָּבִ֖יב | misaviv | from round about | H5439 → | 336 times |
| מִכָּל־ | mikol | from all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֹיְבָֽיו׃ | ʾoyevav | enemies his | H341 → | 282 times |
וַיְהִ֕יand it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
כִּי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יָשַׁ֥בhe dwelt
yashavH3427 →1079 times
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
בְּבֵית֑וֹin house his
beveitoH1004 →2046 times
וַיהוָ֛הand Yahweh
vayahwehH3068 →6520 times
הֵנִֽיחַ־he had given rest
heniach-H5117 →142 times
ל֥וֹto <the> him
lo
מִסָּבִ֖יבfrom round about
misavivH5439 →336 times
מִכָּל־from all
mikolH3605 →5413 times
אֹיְבָֽיו׃enemies his
ʾoyevavH341 →282 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
it 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.
- Romans 8:31
Through
1 Kings 5:4But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.
it 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 separate 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.
- 1 Chronicles 22:9
Through
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,
it 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.
- Joshua 13:1
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Books of Samuel and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.