Rest

The 'rest' Joab repairs refers to the remaining infrastructure of Jerusalem after David builds outward from the Millo — practical reconstruction work that consolidates the new capital.

The 'rest of the nation' referenced here signals total unity — not just the warriors, but every Israelite, is described as being of one mind about David's kingship, a wholeness that mirrors the shalom God intended for His people.

Rest is subtly invoked here in the hamstringing of the chariot horses — David disables what he doesn't need rather than hoarding military power, trusting God rather than an arsenal.

Rest here is used colloquially — the remainder of the army handed to Abishai — but in context it underscores the division of forces: Joab takes the best fighters while Abishai holds the secondary front.

David spends the remainder of his life — his years of relative rest from warfare — channeling all his energy into stockpiling Temple materials rather than fighting more battles.

Rest here carries the sense of the remaining Levites — those not in the Aaronic priestly line — who also receive their assignments by lot in the same session, completing the organization of all Temple service.

Rest here refers to the ark finally being settled in Jerusalem after years of movement — this moment of stability is what made it possible for David to formally organize and staff the worship ministry.

Rest is referenced here ironically — Solomon's kingdom, once at peace and secure, now has no rest from enemies because God's protective covering has been removed due to his sin.

Rest is used here in its archival sense — the remaining acts of Rehoboam's reign are noted as recorded elsewhere, a formulaic close that signals his story is done and the verdict is already rendered.

Rest here refers to the annalistic summary formula — the remaining acts of Asa's reign recorded in the official chronicles — rather than the theological concept of Sabbath rest, functioning as a narrative signoff.

This phrase follows the standard biblical chronicle formula — directing readers to the official royal records for the full account of Baasha's reign before summarizing his death.

Rest here is used in its biblical annals sense — the phrase 'the rest of Ahab's acts' points readers to the official chronicles while the narrative itself moves on to the next generation's failures.

Rest is the defining characteristic of Solomon's era here — no wars, no threats, peace on every side, the Sabbath principle applied to an entire nation's geopolitical reality.

Rest is used here in the sense of the Ark finding its permanent dwelling — after decades of being carried through wilderness and war, the Ark is finally being given a fixed, consecrated home.

Rest here carries its darkest inversion — its complete absence. Even in Cyprus, the fleeing people of Sidon find no relief, illustrating that when God's judgment falls, there is no safe harbor.

Rest here carries the sense of the prophet's vision running through and beyond this chapter — Isaiah 25 is a moment where the relentless march of judgment oracles finally pauses at the horizon of ultimate peace.

Rest is the specific offer God made to this people that they refused — the Sabbath principle of ceasing striving and trusting Him. Their rejection of that invitation is what triggered the judgment that followed.

Rest here is one of the Spirit's concrete gifts — quiet resting places and secure homes stand in sharp contrast to the anxious scrambling for safety that defined Judah's current condition.

Rest is used here not in its Sabbath sense but colloquially — pointing the reader forward to Isaiah 53, where the full meaning of the Servant's suffering and exaltation will be filled in.

Rest here refers to the Spirit-given peace God provided during the wilderness journey — a tangible experience of divine care that makes the present desolation feel all the more aching by comparison.

Rest appears here in the drumbeat refrain — 'his anger has not turned away, his hand is stretched out still' — marking that God's patient, reaching posture persists through Israel's continued defiance.

Rest here refers to the non-Levite Israelites — the distinction between the Levites and 'the rest' of Israel establishes a clear division of roles: military tribes camp by banner, Levites camp around the Tabernacle.

Rest is the state the Ark arrives at when Israel makes camp — Moses's prayer for God to 'return' signals that the resting of the Ark means God's presence is settling over His people, making their campsite sacred space.

Rest appears here to distinguish the broader Levite tribe from the priests — these are the non-priestly Levites whose role and compensation God is now turning to address.

Rest on the Sabbath is reframed here as anything but passive — the day of ceasing from work actually requires doubled offerings, making it the most worship-intensive day of the week.

The rest of Israel refers here to the eleven non-Levite tribes who were counted in the military census of chapters 1-2, setting up the contrast with the Levites' entirely different assignment.

Rest is illustrated here through the oasis at Elim — twelve springs and seventy palm trees arriving right after the bitter waters of Marah, showing God's pattern of providing relief on the other side of hardship.

Rest is here part of the fullness of shalom the blessing invokes — God's peace encompasses Sabbath-rest, the deep trust that comes from knowing you are held and provided for.

Rest is what the unfaithful generation forfeits here — the land represented God's promised rest, and their refusal to trust Him meant they would die in the wilderness, never experiencing what they were so close to receiving.

Rest here refers to the peace and security God will give Israel once they are settled in the land — it is the condition under which the centralized worship system fully comes into effect.

Rest here refers to the entirety of the king's life and reign — the command to read the Law applies every day for the rest of his life, making Scripture engagement a lifelong practice rather than a one-time event.

Rest here is literal and profound — God personally buries Moses, granting him a hidden, peaceful burial that removes him from human spectacle and places him entirely in God's care.

Rest here signals a narrative pause — the closing summary frames everything Moses has said as foundational teaching before the full law code resumes in the chapters ahead.

Rest is shown here to carry dual theological meaning: in Exodus it mirrors God's creative rhythm, but in Deuteronomy it marks the end of forced labor — a weekly declaration that Israel is no longer enslaved.

Rest is presented here not as optional but as architecturally built into God's provision system — the Sabbath is woven into how Israel is fed, making rest an act of trust rather than laziness.

Rest is introduced here as a God-ordained structure woven into creation itself — the Sabbath commandment grounds physical and spiritual rest not in self-care advice but in divine precedent.

Rest appears in the intro preview as one of the chapter's major themes — God will mandate structured rest for land, animals, servants, and people as a built-in feature of Israel's national rhythm.

The 'rest' of the blood here refers to the remaining blood poured at the altar's base after the horns are anointed — a specific procedural detail in the sin offering ritual.

Rest is framed here not as laziness but as an act of covenantal trust — stopping work on the Sabbath was Israel's weekly declaration that God, not their labor, sustains them.

Rest is invoked here as a principle that supersedes even sacred construction work — God insists the Sabbath rhythm holds even when the building project is for His own dwelling place.

Rest is commanded here as one of the first building blocks of holy living — before tackling bigger acts of devotion, Israel must trust God enough to stop working when He says stop.

This tag appears to be a mistag — "rest" here refers to the remainder of the grain offering left over after the memorial portion is burned, which was designated as most holy food for Aaron and his sons.

Rest here describes the mandatory fallow year for the land itself — the Sabbath principle applied to agriculture, where the seventh year's spontaneous growth becomes communal, unowned provision for all.

The remaining blood is poured out at the base of the burnt offering altar, disposing of it in a ritually complete way — nothing is wasted or mishandled in this carefully ordered process.

Rest is referenced here as the remaining blood poured at the altar's base — a technical term in the sacrificial system describing the portion not applied to the altar's horns.

The remaining blood from Aaron's sin offering is poured at the altar's base — a ritual detail prescribed by God that distinguishes how each type of offering's blood is handled.

Rest here describes wisdom's settled, unhurried quality — it dwells quietly in the heart of the understanding person rather than straining or proving itself, modeling the confidence of those truly aligned with God.

Rest appears here not as a virtue but as a cautionary concept — the 'little sleep, little slumber' refrain shows how legitimate rest becomes destructive when it is chosen habitually over responsible work.

Rest is distinguished here from the sluggard's behavior — the lazy person of verses 13–16 isn't practicing godly Sabbath rest but has built a worldview around avoiding all effort, which is a distortion of the concept.

Rest appears here in the financial context as the promised outcome of putting God first — the idea that trusting God with your resources releases you from anxious striving to provide for yourself.

The term marks a structural contrast — Proverbs 31 stands apart from the rest of the book in both its source (a queen mother's oral teaching) and its subject matter (a full portrait of human excellence).

The phrase 'the rest of Scripture' is used here to describe the enduring reach of Samuel's 'obedience over sacrifice' declaration — this verse becomes a foundational principle referenced across the biblical narrative from prophets to Jesus.

Jonathan's refusal to eat for the rest of the day is not Sabbath rest but a grief-fast — he cannot eat because his father has disgraced David and nearly killed him at the table.

Rest appears here in the phrase 'the rest of his reign,' signaling that Saul's massacre at Nob will permanently stain everything that follows for him as king.

Rest here is denied to Samuel — he lay awake the entire night after receiving God's word, unable to sleep under the weight of what he'd been told.

Rest is invoked in the closing warning as the ongoing discipline of relationship with God — the chapter's lesson is that ignoring God the 'rest of the time' makes crisis-moment appeals to Him meaningless.

Rest here points forward beyond the immediate devastation — the narrator signals that this catastrophic severance of David's royal line is not the final word, hinting at what the remainder of the story holds.

Rest here appears as part of a Babylonian commander's name (Nebu-sar-sekim), listed among the officials who now hold court in Jerusalem's gate as the new ruling power.

The term 'rest' here refers to the other captives — the mass of Judeans being herded toward Babylon, among whom Jeremiah finds himself chained before Nebuzaradan singles him out.

Rest is what the sword is begged to take — but the answer is that it cannot, because God Himself commissioned it. The concept here inverts the Sabbath idea: even rest is impossible when God has given a charge.

Rest here is the promised outcome for Israel's captivity — while Babylon receives unrest and upheaval, God's people finally receive the relief and peace they have been denied throughout the exile.

Rest here likely refers to the remainder of Samson's story — a knowing nod to the reader that despite this glorious beginning, the rest of Samson's narrative will not live up to the promise of his origin.

Rest here refers to the absence of the settled peace God intended — because of Israel's unfaithfulness, the full conquest rest promised to them remains incomplete and conditional.

Rest here describes eighty years of peace — the longest in the entire book of Judges — the reward for Israel's most complete military victory, won under Ehud's leadership.

Rest here refers to the remaining Kenites — Heber's separation from his kinsmen is the key detail explaining why his wife Jael can act against Sisera independently of Heber's alliance with Jabin.

The rest of the land during Gideon's lifetime functions as a theological marker — a season of shalom granted by God's deliverance, even as the ephod and Abimelech's naming foreshadow what comes next.

Rest is invoked here as the emotional posture that flows from understanding God's power and personal care together — because the One with eternal authority also counts your hairs, there's no need to live in fear.

Rest is conspicuously absent from Anna's description — rather than the Sabbath principle of ceasing and trusting, she has filled every remaining year with active prayer and worship, never leaving the Temple.

Here 'the rest of the sanctuary' refers to the outer temple space separated from the Holy of Holies by the torn veil — Jesus's death collapses the boundary between God's innermost presence and everywhere else.

Rest here is not peaceful — it's the agonizing forced stillness of the Sabbath while Jesus lay in the tomb, underscoring how the Law required obedience even in crisis.

Rest is what Jesus intentionally pursues with His disciples after the mission — withdrawing to Bethsaida for debrief and recovery, modeling that even ministry requires seasons of stepping back.

Rest is conspicuously absent from Paul's travel itinerary here — the observation that 'the man did not rest' highlights his relentless, Spirit-driven pace across the ancient world.

Rest here refers not to a theological concept but to the remaining members of Paul's travel crew who sailed from Philippi after the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

Rest here carries its plain meaning — the remaining wheat cargo is jettisoned after everyone has eaten enough, lightening the ship for the final desperate run toward the beach.

The 'rest' of the crew refers to the surviving 276 passengers whose safety Paul had promised in chapter 27, now confirmed ashore on Malta exactly as God had guaranteed.

Rest here refers to the remainder of the book — Daniel's gift of dream interpretation is introduced as the thread that runs through everything that follows in the narrative.

Rest here carries its deepest meaning — Daniel is told to cease striving for understanding he cannot reach and trust that his resurrection and reward are already secured by God's plan.

Used here in the advisors' plea for the standard interpretive process — they're asking the king to let them work from the dream's content rather than face an unprecedented supernatural test.

"The rest of Israel" introduces the lay community's section of the list — a phrase signaling the shift from clergy to ordinary Israelites and underscoring that the intermarriage problem was far from confined to religious leadership.

Rest here is used in the colloquial sense of 'the rest of the leaders' — the full leadership council united in turning down the suspicious offer, not the theological concept of Sabbath rest.

Rest here refers to the returned exiles — the remnant who came back from Babylon — joining priests and Levites in the dedication celebration, representing the whole restored community.

Rest appears here in the sense of the remainder — Abraham spent the entirety of his remaining life as a tent-dwelling foreigner in the land God promised him, never owning it but trusting the promise.

"Rest" here is the promised inheritance God swore the rebellious wilderness generation would never enter — their exclusion from it becomes the chapter's warning about what unbelief ultimately costs.

Rest is clarified here as the Sabbath rest still available to God's people — defined as ceasing from your own works just as God ceased from His, making it about trust rather than achievement.

Rest appears here as a descriptor for the broader sweep of Scripture that Job's declaration echoes into — his words resonate not just in his moment but across the entire biblical narrative that follows.

Rest appears here as the ultimate thing suffering has stolen from Job — he envisions the dead lying down in quiet, contrasting sharply with his own sleepless, groaning, ash-covered existence.

Rest here carries its most literal and dramatic weight — Job's words are ended, his defense is complete, and the text marks this silence as a threshold moment before God finally speaks.

Rest here refers to the broader group of disciples beyond the eleven, who also dismissed the report from the two travelers who saw Jesus on the road.

Rest is what Herod cannot find here — his guilty conscience over John's murder keeps intruding, illustrated by his inability to hear Jesus' name without being pulled back to what he did.

"Rest" here refers to the nine disciples who remained at the base while Jesus took three up the mountain—they are now caught in public failure, unable to cast out the demon and under challenge from the Scribes.

Referenced here as what the lawyer's trap was designed to expose — any commandment Jesus elevated as 'greatest' could be used to claim He was dismissing or diminishing all the others.

The phrase 'rest of human history' carries extraordinary weight here — the Passover meal Jesus is about to share will establish a remembrance that echoes across all of human time.

The term appears here as a structural marker — the narrator uses it to name Jesus's repeated teaching pattern throughout the chapter, where He takes a known commandment and reveals its deeper, heart-level demand.

Rest here refers to the broader community — the non-leadership population — who joined the covenant with a binding oath, ensuring this commitment wasn't limited to the elite few.

The term is used here literally — the word 'rest' referring to the remainder of the chapter, which is dominated by the lengthy census list God prompted Nehemiah to compile.

Rest here describes the dangerous pattern in the cycle — every time Israel received relief from oppression, they used the peace as an opportunity to drift back into rebellion rather than deepening their faithfulness.

Rest appears here in the context of body parts 'ghosting' the body — Paul's argument is that no member gets to disengage or step back from their role, since God deliberately placed each one where they belong.

Rest here carries the sense of 'the remainder' — those who belong to Christ will follow in His resurrection, completing the harvest that His rising from the dead initiated.

Rest here carries the nuance of death described as 'falling asleep' — Paul uses this imagery to reframe the death of believers not as loss but as a temporary state before resurrection.

Rest appears here in contrast — the 'rest of the world' stumbles in spiritual darkness while believers, as children of the day, are called to live with clarity and active preparation.

Rest is referenced here as the destination the entire book is building toward — the implication being that Ecclesiastes is ultimately a search for what actually grounds a life, beyond the endless cycles Solomon has just described.

Rest here carries its deepest weight — even a stillborn child who never sees sunlight is said to find rest, a stark contrast to the restless soul who possesses everything yet finds peace in nothing.

Rest here describes the glory pausing at the east gate — it is not yet fully gone, but it has stopped at the threshold between the Temple and the outside world, a devastating in-between moment.

Rest here refers to the broader Israelite community that went astray — the Levites followed 'the rest of Israel' into idolatry, compounding their failure by leading rather than guarding against it.

The 'rest' of the religious elite represents the institutional consensus that refused to accept the implications of Jesus's signs — the majority position that Nicodemus is quietly breaking from by showing up at all.

Refers to the remaining Pharisees who shut Nicodemus down with sarcasm — a group that has collectively closed its mind and has no interest in the procedural fairness Nicodemus is asking for.

Rest is actively commanded against here — the people are told not to give their eyes any rest, to cry through every watch of the night, because the grief demands full, unrelenting expression before God.

Used here to describe how the collective catastrophe of Jerusalem's fall has settled onto one man personally — the full weight of national disaster comes to rest on this individual voice.

Rest here carries the sense of releasing outcomes to God — Peter's counsel that once you've done what is right without fear, you can trust God to handle whatever consequences follow.

Rest here refers to one part of the body being comfortable while another struggles — Paul is arguing against that imbalance, calling the church to mutual support rather than passive ease at others' expense.

Used here in the sense of foundational dependence — Scripture is the bedrock that everything in the Christian life rests on, including Peter's own eyewitness testimony.

Rest appears here as a connector word in the armor passage — signaling that the belt of truth is foundational and without it the remaining pieces of spiritual armor lose their coherence and structure.

Rest here refers to the literal ceasing from battle on the fourteenth day — the Jews stopped fighting and transitioned into celebration, mirroring the Sabbath pattern of labor followed by ordained rest.

Rest appears here in the commentary as shorthand for what flows naturally from love — the implication that a grace-based life doesn't need an exhaustive rulebook when love is the foundation.

Rest appears here not as inactivity but as trusting God to do the revealing — Paul tells the church to hold their ground and trust that God will fill in the gaps in their understanding.