Acts 13:36
Good News Translation
For David served God's purposes in his own time, and then he died, was buried with his ancestors, and his body rotted in the grave.

New Revised Standard Version
For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, died, was laid beside his ancestors, and experienced corruption;

Contemporary English Version
When David was alive, he obeyed God. Then after he died, he was buried in the family grave, and his body decayed.

New American Bible
Now David, after he had served the will of God in his lifetime, fell asleep, was gathered to his ancestors, and did see corruption.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For David, when he had served in his generation, according to the will of God, slept: and was laid unto his fathers and saw corruption.

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For David, when he had served in his generation, according to the will of God, slept: and was laid unto his fathers and saw corruption.

served, etc.

Acts 13:22 And when he had removed him, he raised them up David to be king: to whom giving testimony, he said: I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man according to my own heart, who shall do all my wills.

1 Chronicles 11:2 Yesterday also, and the day before when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: for the Lord thy God said to thee: Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over them.

1 Chronicles 13:2-4 And he said to all the assembly of Israel: If it please you; and if the words which I speak come from the Lord our God, let us send to the rest of our brethren into all the countries of Israel, and to the priests, and the Levites, that dwell in the suburbs of the cities, to gather themselves to us, . . .

1 Chronicles 15:12-16,25-29 And he said to them: You that are the heads of the Levitical families, be sanctified with your brethren, and bring the ark of the Lord the God of Israel to the place, which is prepared for it: . . .

1 Chronicles 18:14 So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.

1 Chronicles 22:1-29:30 Then David said: This is the house of God, And this is the altar for the holocaust of Israel. . . .

Psalm 78:71,72 To feed Jacob his servant and Israel his inheritance. . . .

fell.

Acts 7:60 And falling on his knees, he cried with a loud voice, saying: Lord, lay not his sin to their charge: And when he had said this, he fell asleep in the Lord. And Saul was consenting to his death.

2 Samuel 7:12 And when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of the bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

1 Kings 2:10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

1 Corinthians 15:6,18 Then was he seen by more than five hundred brethren at once: of whom many remain until this present, and some are fallen asleep. . . .

1 Thessalonians 4:13 And we will not have you ignorant brethren, concerning them that are asleep, that you be not sorrowful, even as others who have no hope.

and was.

Acts 2:29 Ye men, brethren, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David: that he died and was buried; and his sepulchre is with us to this present say.

1 Chronicles 17:11 And when thou shalt have ended thy days to go to thy fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons: and I will establish his kingdom.

2 Chronicles 9:31 And he slept with his fathers: and they buried him in the city of David: and Roboam his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 12:16 And Roboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. And Abia his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 21:1 And Josaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with them in the city of David: and Joram his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 26:23 And Ozias slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the field of the royal sepulchres, because he was a leper: and Joatham his son reigned in his stead.

and saw.

Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return to the earth out of which thou wast taken: for dust thou art, and into dust thou shalt return.

Job 17:14 I have said to rottenness: Thou art my father; to worms, my mother and my sister.

Job 19:26,27 And I shall be clothed again with my skin, and in my flesh I shall see my God. . . .

Job 21:26 And yet they shall sleep together in the dust, and worms shall cover them.

Psalm 49:9,14 And shall still live unto the end. . . .

John 11:39 Jesus saith: Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith to him: Lord, by this time he stinketh, for he is now of four days.

1 Corinthians 15:42-44,53,54 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption: it shall rise in incorruption. . . .

Context
In Pisidian Antioch
35And therefore, in another place also, he saith: Thou shalt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption. 36For David, when he had served in his generation, according to the will of God, slept: and was laid unto his fathers and saw corruption. 37But he whom God hath raised from the dead saw no corruption.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:12
And when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of the bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

1 Kings 2:10
So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

1 Chronicles 29:28
And he died in a good age, full of days, and riches, and glory. And Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

Acts 2:29
Ye men, brethren, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David: that he died and was buried; and his sepulchre is with us to this present say.

Acts 7:60
And falling on his knees, he cried with a loud voice, saying: Lord, lay not his sin to their charge: And when he had said this, he fell asleep in the Lord. And Saul was consenting to his death.

Acts 8:1
And at that time, there was raised a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem. And they were all dispersed through the countries of Judea, and Samaria, except the apostles.

Acts 13:22
And when he had removed him, he raised them up David to be king: to whom giving testimony, he said: I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man according to my own heart, who shall do all my wills.

Acts 20:27
For I have not spread to declare unto you all, the counsel of God.

Acts 13:35
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