15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden(A) to work it and take care of it.

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11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth,(A) the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested(B) on the seventh day.(C) Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

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12 “Six days do your work,(A) but on the seventh day do not work, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and so that the slave born in your household and the foreigner living among you may be refreshed.(B)

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33 So they set out(A) from the mountain of the Lord and traveled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the Lord(B) went before them during those three days to find them a place to rest.(C)

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36 Whenever it came to rest, he said,

“Return,(A) Lord,
    to the countless thousands of Israel.(B)

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since you have not yet reached the resting place(A) and the inheritance(B) the Lord your God is giving you. 10 But you will cross the Jordan and settle in the land the Lord your God is giving(C) you as an inheritance, and he will give you rest(D) from all your enemies around you so that you will live in safety.

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19 When the Lord your God gives you rest(A) from all the enemies(B) around you in the land he is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you shall blot out the name of Amalek(C) from under heaven. Do not forget!

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65 Among those nations you will find no repose, no resting place(A) for the sole of your foot. There the Lord will give you an anxious mind, eyes(B) weary with longing, and a despairing heart.(C)

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13 “Remember the command that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you after he said, ‘The Lord your God will give you rest(A) by giving you this land.’

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15 until the Lord gives them rest, as he has done for you, and until they too have taken possession of the land the Lord your God is giving them. After that, you may go back and occupy your own land, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise.”(A)

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44 The Lord gave them rest(A) on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies(B) withstood them; the Lord gave all their enemies(C) into their hands.(D)

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Now that the Lord your God has given them rest(A) as he promised, return to your homes(B) in the land that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side of the Jordan.(C)

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Joshua’s Farewell to the Leaders

23 After a long time had passed and the Lord had given Israel rest(A) from all their enemies around them, Joshua, by then a very old man,(B)

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May the Lord grant that each of you will find rest(A) in the home of another husband.”

Then she kissed(B) them goodbye and they wept aloud(C)

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Ruth and Boaz at the Threshing Floor

One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi(A) said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home[a](B) for you, where you will be well provided for.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 3:1 Hebrew find rest (see 1:9)

God’s Promise to David(A)

After the king was settled in his palace(B) and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies(C) around him,(D)

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11 and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders[a](A) over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your enemies.(B)

“‘The Lord declares(C) to you that the Lord himself will establish(D) a house(E) for you:

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 7:11 Traditionally judges

But now the Lord my God has given me rest(A) on every side, and there is no adversary(B) or disaster.

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56 “Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest(A) to his people Israel just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises(B) he gave through his servant Moses.

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The Temple Musicians(A)

31 These are the men(B) David put in charge of the music(C) in the house of the Lord after the ark came to rest there.

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But you will have a son who will be a man of peace(A) and rest,(B) and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon,[a](C) and I will grant Israel peace and quiet(D) during his reign.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 22:9 Solomon sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for peace.

King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my fellow Israelites, my people. I had it in my heart(A) to build a house as a place of rest(B) for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, for the footstool(C) of our God, and I made plans to build it.(D)

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41 “Now arise,(A) Lord God, and come to your resting place,(B)
    you and the ark of your might.
May your priests,(C) Lord God, be clothed with salvation,
    may your faithful people rejoice in your goodness.(D)

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    He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,(A)

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