(A)Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him (B)rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be [a]Solomon, for I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 22:9 Lit. Peaceful

But now the Lord my God has given me (A)rest[a] on every side; there is neither adversary nor [b]evil occurrence.

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  1. 1 Kings 5:4 peace
  2. 1 Kings 5:4 misfortune

25 And Judah and Israel (A)dwelt[a] safely, (B)each man under his vine and his fig tree, (C)from Dan as far as Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

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  1. 1 Kings 4:25 lived in safety

Prosperity and Wisdom of Solomon’s Reign

20 Judah and Israel were as numerous (A)as the sand by the sea in multitude, (B)eating and drinking and rejoicing.

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Solomon Is Born

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

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:24 So with Kt., LXX, Vg.; Qr., a few Heb. mss., Syr., Tg. she
  2. 2 Samuel 12:25 Qr., some Heb. mss., Syr., Tg. she
  3. 2 Samuel 12:25 Lit. Beloved of the Lord

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

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  1. Haggai 2:9 Lit. house

12 For thus says the Lord:

“Behold, (A)I will extend peace to her like a river,
And the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream.
Then you shall (B)feed;
On her sides shall you be (C)carried,
And be dandled on her knees.

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19 “I create (A)the fruit of the lips:
Peace, peace (B)to him who is far off and to him who is near,”
Says the Lord,
“And I will heal him.”

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I form the light and create darkness,
I make peace and (A)create calamity;
I, the Lord, do all these things.

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12 Lord, You will establish peace for us,
For You have also done all our works [a]in us.

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  1. Isaiah 26:12 Or for us

(A)For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a (B)Son is given;
And (C)the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
(D)Wonderful, Counselor, (E)Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, (F)Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of His government and peace
(G)There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The (H)zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

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In His days the righteous shall flourish,
(A)And abundance of peace,
Until the moon is no more.

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29 When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble?
And when He hides His face, who then can see Him,
Whether it is against a nation or a man alone?—

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(A)And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) (B)He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. Now He said to me, ‘It is (C)your son Solomon who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his Father. Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, (D)if he is steadfast to observe My commandments and My judgments, as it is this day.’

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11 And it shall be, when your days are (A)fulfilled, when you must [a]go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your (B)seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 17:11 Die and join your ancestors

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

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24 So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it [a]The-Lord-Is-Peace. To this day it is still (A)in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

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  1. Judges 6:24 Heb. YHWH Shalom

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