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 prophesies the birth of a ruler who will reign on David's throne — the fulfillment of the restoration promised here.
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.
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 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 announces Jesus' birth as the Davidic Messiah who fulfills the restoration of David's fallen tent.
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 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 prophesies a Davidic king who establishes a throne in love — parallel to the restored Davidic kingdom in Acts 15:16.
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.