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;
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Verse 1 is found in chapter 7 of 2 Samuel. David tells Nathan of his desire to build a house for the Lord while he himself lives in a house of cedar. The initiative appears pious, but it does not yet have a divine word authorizing it. Nathan initially approves the project according to his own judgment. The brief dialogue prepares an important lesson: even a legitimate religious desire must remain subject to God’s initiative and purpose.
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Da nun der König in seinem Hause saß und der HERR ihm Ruhe gegeben hatte von allen seinen Feinden umher,
Y aconteció que, estando ya el rey asentado en su casa, después que Jehová le había dado reposo de todos sus enemigos en derredor,
Lorsque le roi habita dans sa maison, et que l'Eternel lui eut donné du repos, après l'avoir délivré de tous les ennemis qui l'entouraient,
OR avvenne che, abitando il re in casa sua, dopo che il Signore gli ebbe dato riposo da tutti i suoi nemici d’ogn’intorno,
E SUCEDEU que, estando o rei Davi em sua casa, e tendo o SENHOR lhe dado descanso de todos os seus inimigos em redor,
王住在自己宮中,耶和華使他平靜,不被四圍的仇敵擾亂。
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