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1 Kings 5:4
4But now the Lord my God has made us safe from danger. No enemy tries to attack us on any of our borders.
1 Kings 5:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
- New International Version (NIV)But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or disaster.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary nor misfortune.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor evil occurrence.
Context of 1 Kings 5:4
2Solomon then sent this message to Hiram: 3‘You know that my father David could not build a temple for the Lord his God. This was because he had to fight battles against enemies that were all around Israel. He did that until the Lord helped him to win against all of them. But now the Lord my God has made us safe from danger. No enemy tries to attack us on any of our borders. 5So I have decided to build a temple to give honour to the Lord my God. The Lord said to my father David, “I will put your son on your throne to rule as king after you. He will build a temple for people to give honour to my name.” 6So please tell your men to cut down cedar trees in Lebanon for me. We ourselves do not have people who know how to cut wood from trees as well as your men from Sidon. So our men will help your men with the work. And I will pay your workers whatever you decide is right.’
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וְעַתָּ֕ה הֵנִ֨יחַ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛י לִ֖י מִסָּבִ֑יב אֵ֣ין שָׂטָ֔ן וְאֵ֖ין פֶּ֥גַע רָֽע׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Kings 5:4
- 1 Kings 4:24Solomon ruled all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates river, from Tiphsah as far as Gaza. There was peace in all these places.
- 1 Chronicles 22:9But you will have a son who will be a man who lives in peace. I will cause all his enemies to leave him in peace. Yes, his name will be Solomon. While he is king, I will cause Israel to enjoy peace. I will keep them safe from their enemies.
- Psalms 72:7While he rules as king, those people who serve God will do well. There will be peace in all the land, for as long as the moon remains in the sky.
- Isaiah 9:7His authority to rule will be very great. The peace that he brings will never have an end. He will rule as king over David's kingdom. He will make it strong and safe, because he will do what is right and fair. He will rule like that now and for ever. The Lord Almighty will make those things happen, because he loves his people.
- Acts 9:31By this time there were believers everywhere in Judea, Galilee and Samaria. For some time they had no troubles. The Holy Spirit helped them to become strong. So more people became believers, and they obeyed God in everything that they did.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 5:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4There is neither adversary - שטן אין eyn satan, there is no satan - no opposer, nor any kind of evil; all is peace and quiet, both without and within. God has given me this quiet that I may build his temple. Deus nobis haec otia fecit.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The contrast is not between different periods of Solomon‘s reign, but between his reign and that of his father. Evil occurrent - Rather, evil occurrence.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Unlike David, Solomon had peace [literally rest] on all sides. Solomon’s name (Hebrew shlomoh) might be a version of the word for “peace” (Hebrew shalom). The name of the Lord represents God’s revealed character and reputation. The Hebrew term translated as the name was sometimes used when reading Scripture aloud to avoid saying God’s personal name (the tetragrammaton—YHWH). The New Testament uses the term “the name” to refer to Jesus (Acts 5:41; 3 John…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61Ki 5:1-6. Hiram Sends to Congratulate Solomon. 1. Hiram ... sent his servants unto Solomon--the grandson of David's contemporary [Kitto]; or the same Hiram [Winer and others]. The friendly relations which the king of Tyre had cultivated with David are here seen renewed with his son and successor, by a message of condolence as well as of congratulation on his accession to the throne of Israel. The alliance between the two nations had been mutually…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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