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1 Chronicles 22:9Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

The son, that shall be born to thee, shall be a most quiet man: for I will make him rest from all his enemies round about: and therefore he shall be called Peaceable: and I will give peace and quietness to Israel all his days.

Douay-Rheims

הִנֵּה־בֵ֞ן נוֹלָ֣ד לָ֗ךְ ה֤וּא יִהְיֶה֙ אִ֣ישׁ מְנוּחָ֔ה וַהֲנִח֥וֹתִי ל֛וֹ מִכָּל־אוֹיְבָ֖יו מִסָּבִ֑יב כִּ֤י שְׁלֹמֹה֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה שְׁמ֔וֹ וְשָׁל֥וֹם וָשֶׁ֛קֶט אֶתֵּ֥ן עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּיָמָֽיו׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Philaret of Moscow (Drosdow)

19th centuryChurch Father

David triumphed over numerous formidable foes threatening his realm, extended its territory, and fostered its flourishing, thereby bequeathing to his son a legacy characterized by ‘peace and rest’ as a promised enduring inheritance.

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