Bible Strands
Acts 15:16
‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses the Jerusalem council regarding the prophetic confirmation of the Gentile mission.
The words — The Greek ἀναστρέψω (anastrepsō) translates literally as "I will return," and ἀνοικοδομήσω (anoikodomēsō) means "will rebuild."
The thread — The phrasing directly echoes Amos 9:11's promise to restore the fallen tent of David, aligning with the covenant oath recorded in Psalms 89:35.
Why it lands — The text declares a future divine action that restores David's broken lineage, requiring the reader to accept the Gentile inclusion as the fulfillment of that restoration rather than a deviation from it.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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
- Amos 9:11 “In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,
- Luke 1:31 Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
- Psalms 89:35 Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David—
- Ezekiel 17:22 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
- 1 Kings 12:16 When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,
- Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Jeremiah 12:15 But after I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.
- Jeremiah 33:24 “Have you not noticed what these people are saying: ‘The LORD has rejected the two families He had chosen’? So they despise My people and no longer regard them as a nation.
- Zechariah 13:8 And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it.
- 2 Samuel 7:11 and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.