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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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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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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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

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

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