The Meaning of 1 Kings 5:4 Explained

1 Kings 5:4

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

YLT: 'And now, Jehovah my God hath given rest to me round about, there is no adversary nor evil occurrence,

Darby: But now Jehovah my God has given me rest on every side: there is neither adversary nor evil event.

ASV: But now Jehovah my God hath given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But 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?

Context Summary

1 Kings 5:1-6 - The Wise King's Great Purpose
David, before his death, had made great preparations for building the Temple, but had not been permitted to proceed with its construction. "Thou didst well that it was in thy heart," 2 Chronicles 6:8. God credits us with what we would have done, had it been in our power. But now war on every side had been exchanged for peace, and the time for temple-building had come. A great principle is here involved which has many applications.
It is true of the Church at large. When the Church throughout all Judea and Galilee had peace, it was edified; and as it walked in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it was multiplied, Acts 9:31. When the love of God reigns amid professing Christians, and they neither war against nor vex each other, then the world believes, and the very Hirams help to build.
It is also true of the inner life. The days of peace are those in which the heart thrives. See 1 Thessalonians 5:23, and Hebrews 13:20. God is not in the earthquake nor in the fire, but in the "still small voice." Cultivate a quiet heart, as did Mary, at the feet of Christ. It will result in deeds to be spoken of throughout the whole world, Luke 10:39 and Matthew 26:13.
1 Kings 5:1-18 - Breaking Three Commandments
From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.
Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 5

1  Hiram, sending to congratulate Solomon, is desired to furnish him with timber
7  Hiram, blessing God for Solomon, furnishes him with trees
13  The number of Solomon's workmen and laborers

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 5:4 mean?

But now has given rest Yahweh my God me on every side [there is] no adversary and no occurrence evil
וְעַתָּ֕ה הֵנִ֨יחַ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛י לִ֖י מִסָּבִ֑יב אֵ֣ין שָׂטָ֔ן וְאֵ֖ין פֶּ֥גַע רָֽע

וְעַתָּ֕ה  But  now 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: עַתָּה  
Sense: now.
הֵנִ֨יחַ  has  given  rest 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נוּחַ 
Sense: to rest.
יְהוָ֧ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהַ֛י  my  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
לִ֖י  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
מִסָּבִ֑יב  on  every  side 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
אֵ֣ין  [there  is]  no 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
שָׂטָ֔ן  adversary 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂטָן  
Sense: adversary, one who withstands.
וְאֵ֖ין  and  no 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
פֶּ֥גַע  occurrence 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּגַע  
Sense: occurrence, happening, chance.
רָֽע  evil 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.

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