"Blessedbe the LORD,whohas givenrestto His peopleIsrael,according to allthat He promised;not onewordhas failedof allHis goodpromise,whichHe promisedthroughMosesHis servant.
"Heavenand earthwill passaway,but My wordswill not pass away.
Thus Samuelgrewand the LORDwas with him and let noneof his wordsfail.
"When you crossthe Jordanand livein the landwhichthe LORDyour Godis giving you to inherit,and He givesyou restfrom allyour enemiesaround[you] so that you livein security,
untilthe LORDgivesrestto your fellowcountrymenas to you, and they alsopossessthe landwhichthe LORDyour Godwill givethem beyondthe Jordan.Then you may returneverymanto his possessionwhichI have givenyou.'
He builtfortifiedcitiesin Judah,sincethe landwas undisturbed,and therewas nooneat warwith him during thoseyears,becausethe LORDhad givenhim rest.
"Knowthenthat there shall fallto the earthnothingof the wordof the LORD,whichthe LORDspokeconcerningthe houseof Ahab,for the LORDhas donewhatHe spokethroughHis servantElijah."
"And you shall rejoicebeforethe LORDyour God,you and your sonsand daughters,your maleand femaleservants,and the Levitewhois within your gates,sincehe hasnoportionor inheritancewith you.
So Jethrosaid,"Blessedbe the LORDwhodeliveredyou from the handof the Egyptiansand from the handof Pharaoh,[and] whodeliveredthe peoplefrom underthe handof the Egyptians.
Blessedbe the LORD,the Godof Israel,From everlastingeven to everlasting.Then allthe peoplesaid,"Amen,"and praisedthe LORD.
Behold,a sonwill be bornto you, whoshall be a manof rest;and I will givehim restfrom allhis enemieson everyside;for his nameshall be Solomon,and I will givepeaceand quietto Israelin his days.
