Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 5:4
But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, [so that there is] neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
4. rest on every side ] Cf. above 1Ki 4:24.
evil occurrent ] ‘Occurrent’ is the old English form of the noun for which we now use ‘occurrence.’ Cf. Bacon Henry 7. (Pitt Press Series) p. 68. ‘He paid the king large tribute of his gratitude in diligent advertisement of the occurrents of Italy.’ Probably the A.V. rendering is due to the Vulgate, which has occursus malus.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The contrast is not between different periods of Solomons reign, but between his reign and that of his father.
Evil occurrent – Rather, evil occurrence.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 4. There is neither adversary] eyn satan, there is no satan-no opposer, nor any kind of evil; all is peace and quiet, both without and within. God has given me this quiet that I may build his temple. Deus nobis haec otia fecit.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side,…. From foreign enemies; for Solomon had no wars with any:
[so that there is] neither adversary; or Satan, no internal enemy in his kingdom, as well as no external ones, Adonijah, Joab, and other ill-designing persons, being cut off:
nor evil occurrent; nothing that rose up, and met him, to discourage or hinder the prosecution of the good work he had in view.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
4. Neither adversary nor evil occurrent No adversary like the Philistines or Moabites, who were formerly anxious to reduce Israel to a state of subjection; no evil incident like the rebellion of Absalom, or the curse of famine or plague.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
“ But now YHWH my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary, nor evil occurring.”
Solomon then basically cited the promise made to David as per 1Ch 22:9. YHWH had given him rest on every side from the start, with the result that there was peace and quietness in his day. For he had at the time no known adversaries (they had all been dealt with, and others had not yet arisen) and nothing physically ‘evil’ was threatening. Thus the building of YHWH’s house would take place as a celebration of peace and prosperity, rather than as a memorial of blood and death.
Solomon could have cited in his support Deu 12:19, (although as far as we know he did not), but that had strictly already been seen as fulfilled in Jos 23:1, where again the emphasis was on the establishment of a holy people.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
1Ki 5:4 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, [so that there is] neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
Ver. 4. So that there is neither adversary. ] The Vulgate hath it, Non est Satan. We use to say, Seldom lieth the devil dead in a ditch. He is the troublous one, a and delighteth to hinder anything that is good; but at this time God had chained him up, and Solomon had nothing to hinder him. “The Lord is with you, whilst ye are with him,” saith one prophet. 2Ch 15:2 And, “The Lord will be with the good,” saith another. 2Ch 19:11
a .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
adversary. Hebrew. satan.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
hath given: 1Ki 4:24, 1Ch 22:9, Psa 72:7, Isa 9:7, Act 9:31
Reciprocal: 2Sa 7:1 – the Lord 1Ki 11:25 – all the days 2Ch 14:6 – for the land Ezr 4:1 – the adversaries Ecc 3:8 – a time of war
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
5:4 But now the LORD my God hath given me {a} rest on every side, [so that there is] neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
(a) He declares that he was bound to set forth God’s glory for as much as the Lord had sent him rest and peace.