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 when he had removed him, he raised up to them David to be their king: to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall fulfill all my will.

And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.

And David said to all the congregation of Israel, If it seemeth good to you, and that it is of the LORD our God, let us send abroad to our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites who are in their cities and suburbs, that they may assemble to us:

And said to them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place that I have prepared for it.

So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.

From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

Fell

And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

And when thy days shall be 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.

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

After that he was seen by above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain to this present, but some have fallen asleep.

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them who are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others who have no hope.

And was

Men, brethren, let me freely speak to you concerning the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us to this day.

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

And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried 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.

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

So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to 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, till thou shalt return to the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and to dust shalt thou return.

I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.

And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.

That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith to him, Lord, by this time his body is offensive: for he hath been dead four days.

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption:

General references

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

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