Behold, a son shall be born to you who shall be a man of rest. (A)I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies. (B)For his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.

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25 And Judah and Israel (A)lived in safety, (B)from Dan even to Beersheba, (C)every man under his vine and under his fig tree, all the days of Solomon.

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(A)But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary nor misfortune.

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Solomon's Wealth and Wisdom

20 Judah and Israel were as many (A)as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy.

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(A)For to us a child is born,
    to us (B)a son is given;
(C)and the government shall be (D)upon[a] his shoulder,
    and his name shall be called[b]
Wonderful (E)Counselor, (F)Mighty God,
    (G)Everlasting (H)Father, Prince of (I)Peace.
Of the increase of his government and of peace
    (J)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
    to establish it and to uphold it
(K)with justice and with righteousness
    from this time forth and forevermore.
(L)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 9:6 Or is upon
  2. Isaiah 9:6 Or is called

Solomon's Birth

24 Then David comforted his wife, Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her, and (A)she bore a son, and he called his name (B)Solomon. And the Lord loved him 25 and sent a message by Nathan the prophet. So he called his name Jedidiah,[a] because of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means beloved of the Lord

(A)The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. And (B)in this place I will give peace, declares the Lord of hosts.’”

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12 For thus says the Lord:
(A)“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,
    and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
and (B)you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip,
    and bounced upon her knees.

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19     (A)creating (B)the fruit of the lips.
(C)Peace, peace, (D)to the far and to the near,” says the Lord,
    (E)“and I will heal him.

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I form light and create darkness;
    I make well-being and (A)create calamity;
    I am the Lord, who does all these things.

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12 O Lord, you will ordain (A)peace for us,
    for you have indeed done for us all our works.

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In his days may (A)the righteous flourish,
    and (B)peace abound, till the moon be no more!

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29 When he is quiet, who can condemn?
    When he hides his face, who can behold him,
    whether it be a nation or a man?—

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And of (A)all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) he (B)has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. He said to me, ‘It is (C)Solomon your son who shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish his kingdom (D)forever (E)if he continues strong in keeping my commandments and my rules, as he is today.’

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11 When your days are fulfilled to walk with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

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12 (A)When your days are fulfilled and (B)you lie down with your fathers, (C)I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 (D)He shall build a house for my name, and (E)I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

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24 Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it, (A)The Lord Is Peace. To this day it still stands at (B)Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiezrites.

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