1 Kings 2:10

David's Instructions For Solomon

⁹ So don’t let him go unpunished, for you are a wise man. You know how to deal with him to bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood.” ¹⁰ Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. ¹¹ The length of time David reigned over Israel was 40 years: he reigned seven years in Hebron and 33 years in Jerusalem.

Buried in the City of David

City of David

Rested with His Fathers

Slept With His Ancestors

Slept With His Fathers

David

2 Samuel 5:7

Yet David did capture the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.

1 Kings 3:1

Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying Pharaoh’s daughter. Solomon brought her to live in the city of David until he finished building his palace, the Lord’s temple, and the wall surrounding Jerusalem.

1 Kings 1:21

Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be regarded as criminals.”

Acts 2:29

“Brothers, I can confidently speak to you about the patriarch David: He is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Acts 13:36

For David, after serving his own generation in God’s plan, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and decayed.

1 Kings 11:43

Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam became king in his place.

1 Chronicles 11:7

Then David took up residence in the stronghold; therefore, it was called the city of David.

1 Chronicles 29:28

He died at a ripe old age, full of days, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon became king in his place.