²⁵ For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he resides in Jerusalem forever.^(A)

¹⁸ “Is not the Lord your God with you? Has he not given you rest on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and his people.^(A)

¹¹ from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel, and I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house.^(A)

³ Thus says the Lord: I will return to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts shall be called the holy mountain.^(A)

God’s Covenant with David

7 Now when the king was settled in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies around him,^(A)

⁹ For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,

¹⁶ What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we^[a] are the temple of the living God, as God said,

¹⁸ See, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are signs and portents in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.^(A)