So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.
And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and had sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, and the Lord gave them rest all around.
He built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest. He had no war in those years, for the Lord gave him peace. And he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God. We have sought him, and he has given us peace on every side.” So they built and prospered.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
When a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, whether it be a nation or a man?—
Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,
A long time afterward, when the Lord had given rest to Israel from all their surrounding enemies, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years,
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