Then David died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David.
Parallel translations
- WEB David slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city.
- KJV So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
- BSB Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
- NKJV So David rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David.
- NASB Then David lay down with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David.
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Quick answer
David dies and is buried in the City of David. The great king passes into rest with his ancestors.
Overview
The narrator records David's death and burial in Jerusalem, closing the life of Israel's foremost king. The phrase 'slept with his fathers' gently expresses death as rest, while his burial in the city he captured marks his lasting legacy. Yet David's death also underscores the need for the everlasting King promised from his line.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Acts 2:29“Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
- Acts 13:36For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.
- 1 Kgs 1:21Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals.”
- 1 Kgs 11:43Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in his father David’s city; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Chr 29:28He died at a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Sam 5:7Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. This is David’s city.
- 1 Kgs 3:1Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into David’s city, until he had finished building his own house, Yahweh’s house, and the wall around Jerusalem.
- 1 Chr 11:7David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it David’s city.
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Solomon's glory, wisdom, and temple where God's presence dwells are a shadow of the greater Son of David — 'one greater than Solomon is here' — and of the true Temple, Christ himself.
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