Acts 15:16

After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

Cross-references

2 Samuel 7:11-16 is the original Davidic covenant promising an eternal throne — the foundation for the rebuilding promise quoted here.

Psalm 89:35-49 laments God's apparent rejection of the Davidic covenant — exactly the fallen state that this promise addresses.

Isaiah 9:6 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 9:6 prophesies the birth of a ruler who will reign on David's throne — the fulfillment of the restoration promised here.

Isaiah 9:7 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 9:7 promises the eternal establishment of David's throne — directly echoing the rebuilding of the fallen tent in this quotation.

Jeremiah 33:24-26 reassures that God has not rejected David's line — reinforcing the same promise of restoration quoted here.

Ezekiel 17:22-24 pictures God replanting a Davidic branch — a metaphor for the same restoration of David's kingdom promised here.

Amos 9:11 Citation

Acts 15:16 directly quotes Amos 9:11 about rebuilding David's tent, making this the OT source of James's citation.

Amos 9:12 Citation

Amos 9:12 is the verse directly quoted here — James cites it to show that the inclusion of Gentiles fulfills the restoration of David's fallen tent.

Matthew 1:20–25 Prophetic fulfillment

Matthew 1:20-25 announces Jesus' birth as the Davidic Messiah who fulfills the restoration of David's fallen tent.

Luke 1:31–33 Prophetic fulfillment

Luke 1:31-33 announces Jesus as the Davidic king whose kingdom never ends — fulfilling the promise of rebuilding David's fallen tent in Acts 15:16.

Luke 1:69 Prophetic fulfillment

Luke 1:69 calls Jesus the horn of salvation from David's house — directly fulfills the restoration of David's dynasty in Acts 15:16.

1 Kings 11:36 promises David a perpetual lamp in Jerusalem — the same Davidic line restored in Acts 15:16.

Isaiah 16:5 Parallel

Isaiah 16:5 prophesies a Davidic king who establishes a throne in love — parallel to the restored Davidic kingdom in Acts 15:16.

Hosea 3:5 Parallel

Hosea 3:5 says Israel will seek the LORD and David their king in the latter days, directly paralleling the restoration of David's tent and Gentiles seeking the Lord.