And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
Ver. 1. When the king sat in his house.] His newly built house of cedar; and considered that God and his ark dwelt in tabernaculo pelliceo et papillione, in a meaner tabernacle.
And the Lord had given him rest.] So that he abounded with leisure; and could relax a while.