2 Samuel 7:1
2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“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;”2 Samuel 7:1
What Does 2 Samuel 7:1 Mean?
2 Samuel 7:1 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 7, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Samuel 7:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Chronicles 22:18“Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.”Proverbs 16:7“When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.”2 Samuel 7:11“And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.”Luke 1:74“That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,”1 Kings 5:4“But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.”2 Chronicles 14:6“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.”Esther 1:2“That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,”Joshua 23:1“And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.”1 Chronicles 17:1“Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.”1 Chronicles 23:25“For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:”Psalms 18:1“I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.”Daniel 4:29“At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.”Acts 7:46“Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.”Psalms 21:8“Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.”Psalms 89:23“And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.”Genesis 49:15“And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.”Joshua 21:44“And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.”2 Samuel 12:1“And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.”1 Chronicles 28:2“Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:”2 Chronicles 9:29“Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?”
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