My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,

For David said of him, I saw the Lord before my face at all times, for he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved:

My brothers, I may say to you openly that David came to his death, and was put in the earth, and his resting-place is with us today.

For David has not gone up into heaven, but says, himself, The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand,

Who has said, by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David your servant, Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

Which our fathers, in their turn, took with them when, with Joshua, they came into the heritage of the nations whom God was driving out before the face of our fathers, till the time of David,

And having put him on one side, he made David their king, to whom he gave witness, saying, I have taken David, the son of Jesse, a man dear to my heart, who will do all my pleasure.

And about his coming back from the dead, never again to go to destruction, he has said these words, I will give you the holy and certain mercies of David.

Now David, having done God's work for his generation, went to sleep, and was put with his fathers, and his body came to destruction:

After these things I will come back, and will put up the tent of David which has been broken down, building up again its broken parts and making it complete: