Thematic Bible: Periods of peace in the history of israel


Thematic Bible



Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. The land had rest from war.

Yahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Yahweh delivered all their enemies into their hand.

So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Yahweh spoke to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. The land had rest from war.

For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides around him.

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

But now Yahweh my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.

He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him rest.


Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. The land had rest from war.

Yahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Yahweh delivered all their enemies into their hand.

So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Yahweh spoke to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. The land had rest from war.

For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides around him.

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

But now Yahweh my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.

He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him rest.