2 Samuel 7:1

Good News Translation (US Version)

King David was settled in his palace, and the Lord kept him safe from all his enemies.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:7

When you please the Lord, you can make your enemies into friends.

1 Kings 5:4

But now the Lord my God has given me peace on all my borders. I have no enemies, and there is no danger of attack.

2 Chronicles 14:6

He built fortifications for the cities of Judah during this time, and for several years there was no war, because the Lord gave him peace.

Psalm 18:1

How I love you, Lord! You are my defender.

Joshua 23:1

Much later the Lord gave Israel security from their enemies around them. By that time Joshua was very old,

Joshua 21:44

The Lord gave them peace throughout the land, just as he had promised their ancestors. Not one of all their enemies had been able to stand against them, because the Lord gave the Israelites the victory over all their enemies.

Acts 7:46

He won God's favor and asked God to allow him to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

2 Samuel 6:23

Michal, Saul's daughter, never had any children.

2 Samuel 5:11

King Hiram of Tyre sent a trade mission to David; he provided him with cedar logs and with carpenters and stone masons to build a palace.

1 Chronicles 22:6

He sent for his son Solomon and commanded him to build a temple for the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 22:7

David said to him, “Son, I wanted to build a temple to honor the Lord my God.

1 Chronicles 28:2

David stood before them and addressed them: “My friends, listen to me. I wanted to build a permanent home for the Covenant Box, the footstool of the Lord our God. I have made preparations for building a temple to honor him,

2 Chronicles 20:30

so Jehoshaphat ruled in peace, and God gave him security on every side.

Psalm 132:5

until I provide a place for the Lord, a home for the Mighty God of Jacob.”

Matthew 25:16

The servant who had received five thousand coins went at once and invested his money and earned another five thousand.