1And 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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When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, …
But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-3)Here is, I. David at rest. He sat in his house (2 Sam. 7:1), quiet and undisturbed, having no occasion to take the field: The Lord had given him rest round about , from all those that were enemies to his settlement in the throne, and he set himself to enjoy that rest. Though he was a man of war, he was for peace (Ps. 120:7) and did not delight in war. He had not been long at rest, nor was it long…
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