1 Kings 5:4
New International Version
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or disaster.

New Living Translation
But now the LORD my God has given me peace on every side; I have no enemies, and all is well.

English Standard Version
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary nor misfortune.

Berean Standard Bible
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.

King James Bible
But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

New King James Version
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor evil occurrence.

New American Standard Bible
But now the LORD my God has secured me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.

NASB 1995
“But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.

NASB 1977
“But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.

Legacy Standard Bible
But now Yahweh my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor calamity.

Amplified Bible
But now that the LORD my God has given me rest [from war] on every side, there is neither adversary nor misfortune [confronting me].

Christian Standard Bible
The LORD my God has now given me rest on every side; there is no enemy or misfortune.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD my God has now given me rest all around; there is no enemy or crisis.

American Standard Version
But now Jehovah my God hath given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And now LORD JEHOVAH my God has given rest to me from all around. There is no adversary, neither evil occurrence.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And now the Lord my God has given me rest round about; there is no one plotting against me, and there is no evil trespass against me.

Contemporary English Version
Now, thanks to the LORD God, there is peace in my kingdom and no trouble or threat of war anywhere.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But now the Lord my God hath given me rest round about: and there is no adversary nor evil occurrence.

English Revised Version
But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrent.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But the LORD my God has surrounded me with peace. I have no rival and no trouble.

Good News Translation
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.

International Standard Version
But now the LORD has given me rest all around, since I have neither foreign adversaries nor domestic crises.

JPS Tanakh 1917
But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.

Literal Standard Version
And now, my God YHWH has given rest to me all around, there is no adversary nor evil occurrence,

Majority Standard Bible
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.

New American Bible
But now the LORD, my God, has given me rest on all sides, without adversary or misfortune.

NET Bible
But now the LORD my God has made me secure on all fronts; there is no adversary or dangerous threat.

New Revised Standard Version
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.

New Heart English Bible
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.

Webster's Bible Translation
But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

World English Bible
But now Yahweh my God has given me rest on every side. There is no enemy and no evil occurrence.

Young's Literal Translation
'And now, Jehovah my God hath given rest to me round about, there is no adversary nor evil occurrence,

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Context
Materials for the Temple
3“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet. 4But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis. 5So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’…

Cross References
2 Samuel 7:5
"Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?

1 Kings 4:24
For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates--over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza--and he had peace on all sides.

1 Chronicles 22:9
But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.


Treasury of Scripture

But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil result.

hath given

1 Kings 4:24
For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

1 Chronicles 22:9
Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.

Psalm 72:7
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

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Verse 4. - But now the Lord my God hath given me rest [In fulfilment of the promise of 1 Chronicles 22:9. David had had a brief rest (2 Samuel 7:1), Solomon's was permanent. He was "a man of rest"] on every side [Heb. round about, same word as in ver. 3, and in 1 Chronicles 22:9], so that there is neither adversary [Hadad and Rezon, of whom this word is used (1 Kings 11:14, 23), apparently belonged to a somewhat later period of his reign] nor evil occurrent [Rather, "occurrence," or "plague" (פֶגֵע), i.e., "rebellion, famine, pestilence, or other suffering" (Bahr). David had had many such "occurrences" (2 Samuel 15:14; 2 Samuel 20:1; 2 Samuel 21:1; 2 Samuel 24:15).]

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But now
וְעַתָּ֕ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

the LORD
יְהוָ֧ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

my God
אֱלֹהַ֛י (’ĕ·lō·hay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

has given me rest
הֵנִ֨יחַ (hê·nî·aḥ)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5117: To rest, settle down

on every side,
מִסָּבִ֑יב (mis·sā·ḇîḇ)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

and there is no
אֵ֣ין (’ên)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

adversary
שָׂטָ֔ן (śā·ṭān)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7854: An opponent -- Satan, the arch-enemy of good

or crisis.
פֶּ֥גַע (pe·ḡa‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6294: Occurrence, chance


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