Sa mu el 418 both conflicts and with the Lord’s assistance he smites the Philistines Sam 5 : 17 – 25 ) . Both wars are included in a non - chronological 2 ( collection that focuses on events related to Jerusalem and David’s house . After a chapter dedicated to David’s efforts to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem ( Chap 6 ) , David asks through Nathan the Prophet about the possibility of building a house for the Lord . The positive answer is followed by a negative one . Yet Nathan promises David a different “house”—an everlasting dynasty, and makes other promises for a good future for David, his son, the dynasty and the people of Israel ( Chap 7 ) . The exposition to the oracle states that it happens after the king sat in the special house he had built and the Lord had granted him a rest from all his enemies ( v . 1 ) . It probably refers to David’s achievements in the territory from the Jordan to the Mediterranean . The promise to cut off all his enemies ( 9 – 11 ) probably re...
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