1 Kings 5 · Verse 4

1 Kings 5:4

But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
1 Kings 5:4, King James Version

1 Kings 5:4 in other translations

BSBBut now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.
WEBBut now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side. There is no enemy and no evil occurrence.
ASVBut now Jehovah my God hath given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.
YLT‘And now, Jehovah my God hath given rest to me round about, there is no adversary nor evil occurrence,
DARBYBut now Jehovah my God has given me rest on every side: there is neither adversary nor evil event.
BBEBut now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side; no one is making trouble, and no evil is taking place.
WebsterBut now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

What does 1 Kings 5:4 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 There is neither adversary - אין שטן eyn satan, there is no satan - no opposer, nor any kind of evil; all is peace and quiet, both without and within. God has given me this quiet that I may build his temple. Deus nobis haec otia fecit.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 5:1-9

Here is Solomon's design to build a temple. There is no adversary, no Satan, so the word is; no instrument of Satan to oppose it, or to divert from it. Satan does all he can, to hinder temple work. When there is no evil abroad, then let us be ready and active in that which is good, and get forward. Let God's promises quicken our endeavours. And all outward skill and advantages should be made serviceable to the…

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1 Kings 5:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.Tahand nowH6258
הֵנִ֨יחַhe.Ni.achhe has given restH5117
יְהוָ֧הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiGod myH430
לִ֖יlito <the> me
מִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.Vivfrom round aboutH5439
אֵ֣ין'einthere notH369
שָׂטָ֔ןsa.Tan[is] an adversaryH7854
וְאֵ֖יןve.'Einand there notH369
פֶּ֥גַעPe.ga'[is] an occurrenceH6294
רָֽע\׃Ra'evilH7451

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 5:4

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Acts 9:31

    Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

  • Isaiah 9:7

    Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  • Psalms 72:7

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

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
hath given.
4:24; 1Ch 22:9; Ps 72:7; Isa 9:7; Ac 9:31

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Kings 5:3

    Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

  • 1 Kings 5:4

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

  • 1 Kings 5:5

    And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.

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1 Kings 5:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ahora Jehová mi Dios me ha dado reposo por todas partes; que ni hay adversarios, ni mal encuentro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car il dominait sur tout ce qui était en deçà du fleuve, depuis Thiphsakh jusqu’à Gaza, sur tous les rois en deçà du fleuve; et il était en paix avec tous ses alentours, de tous côtés.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Nun aber hat Jehova, mein Gott, mir Ruhe geschafft ringsum; da ist kein Widersacher mehr und kein schlimmes Begegnis.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Nunc autem requiem dedit Dominus Deus meus mihi per circuitum, et non est satan, neque occursus malus.