15 Hebron’s name used to be Kiriath-arba; Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim.(A) After this, the land had rest from war.

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15 (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba(A) after Arba,(B) who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)

Then the land had rest(C) from war.

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44 The Lord gave them rest on every side according to all He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies were able to stand against them, for the Lord handed over all their enemies to them.

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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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Because the land experienced peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah.(A) No one made war with him in those days because the Lord gave him rest.(B)

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He built up the fortified cities of Judah, since the land was at peace. No one was at war with him during those years, for the Lord gave him rest.(A)

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18 On that day I will make a covenant for them
with the wild animals, the birds of the sky,
and the creatures that crawl on the ground.(A)
I will shatter bow, sword,
and weapons of war in the land[a](B)
and will enable the people to rest securely.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:18 Or war on the earth

18 In that day I will make a covenant for them
    with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
    and the creatures that move along the ground.(A)
Bow and sword and battle
    I will abolish(B) from the land,
    so that all may lie down in safety.(C)

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For if Joshua(A) had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.

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For if Joshua had given them rest,(A) God would not have spoken(B) later about another day.

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