Acts 2:30 meaning and explanation

But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.

Acts 2:30, Berean Standard Bible

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Peter is preaching at Pentecost to a Jerusalem crowd, and he has just quoted David's words from Psalm 16 about not being abandoned to Hades. Here he argues that David could not have been speaking about himself, since David died and his tomb was still there.

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