2 Samuel 7:1 - Plain English Version

¹ After David became the big boss, God kept his enemies away from Israel. So he sat down happily in his big house in Jerusalem.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ 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;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ WHEN KING David dwelt in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest from all his enemies round about,

Common English Bible

¹ When the king was settled in his palace, and the LORD had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now it happened that, when the king had settled in his house, and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,

2 Samuel 7:1 Cross References

Acts 7:46

God was good to David. And David wanted to build a ceremony house, instead of that tent, for the God of us Israel people. So David asked God to let him build that house.