²⁹ “Fellow Israelites,^(A) I can tell you confidently that the patriarch^(B) David died and was buried,^(C) and his tomb is here^(D) to this day.

³⁶ “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep;^(A) he was buried with his ancestors^(B) and his body decayed.

⁴ Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch^(A) Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!^(B)

⁸ Then he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision.^(A) And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him eight days after his birth.^(B) Later Isaac became the father of Jacob,^(C) and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.^(D)

⁹ “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph,^(E) they sold him as a slave into Egypt.^(F) But God was with him^(G)

¹⁶ Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth Zur,^(A) made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs^[a](B) of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Heroes.

¹⁰ Then David rested with his ancestors and was buried^(A) in the City of David.^(B)

²⁶ The king is familiar with these things,^(A) and I can speak freely to him. I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.