2 Samuel 7:1

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2 Samuel 7:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,

2 he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”

3 And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”

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1 Chronicles 17:1

After 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.”

1 Chronicles 17:2

And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”

1 Chronicles 17:3

But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

1 Chronicles 17:4

“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.

1 Chronicles 17:5

For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling.

1 Chronicles 17:6

In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’

1 Chronicles 17:7

Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

1 Chronicles 17:8

I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like the greatest in the land.

1 Chronicles 17:9

And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning

1 Chronicles 17:10

and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you.

1 Chronicles 17:11

And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

1 Chronicles 17:12

He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.

1 Chronicles 17:13

I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.

1 Chronicles 17:14

But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”

1 Chronicles 17:15

So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision.

Daniel 4:29

Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,

Daniel 4:30

the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”

Joshua 21:44

And 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.

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,

1 Kings 5:4

But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.

2 Chronicles 14:6

Because 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.

Psalms 18:1

I love You, O LORD, my strength.

Proverbs 16:7

When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.

Luke 1:74

deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,

Luke 1:75

in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.