Acts 13:36

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

Served, etc

Fell

1 Thessalonians 4:13

And was

And saw

1 Corinthians 15:42

General references

Psalm 89:4

Zechariah 1:5

Bible References

Served, etc

And having removed him he raised up to them David for king, of whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.

Even aforetime, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and Jehovah thy God said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel.

And David said to all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good to you, and it be of Jehovah our God, let us send abroad to our brethren everywhere, that are left in all the lands of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves to us;

and he said to them, Ye are the chief fathers of the Levites; hallow yourselves, ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel to the place that I have prepared for it.

And David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice to all his people.

From following the suckling-ewes, he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

Fell

And kneeling down, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this, he fell asleep.

When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

Then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the most remain until now, but some also have fallen asleep.

But we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them that are fallen asleep, to the end that ye be not grieved even as also the rest who have no hope.

And was

Brethren, let it be allowed to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he has both died and been buried, and his monument is amongst us unto this day.

And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

And Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David his father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. And Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

And Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the burial-ground of the kings, for they said, He is a leper. And Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

And saw

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return to the ground: for out of it wast thou taken. For dust thou art; and unto dust shalt thou return.

I cry to the grave, Thou art my father! to the worm, My mother, and my sister!

And if after my skin this shall be destroyed, yet from out of my flesh shall I see +God;

Together they lie down in the dust, and the worms cover them.

That he should still live perpetually, and not see corruption.

Jesus says, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead, says to him, Lord, he stinks already, for he is four days there.

Thus also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruptibility.

General references

Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne from generation to generation. Selah.

Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?