# Acts 2:34

> For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says:
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand

— Acts 2:34, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. AD 30 (counted from the text)
- Date source: The Ascension and Pentecost fall in the year of the crucifixion. Paul's chronology, anchored in Gallio's term (AD 51-52 by the Delphi inscription), puts the crucifixion in AD 30 or 33.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Psalms 110:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/110/1
- Matthew 22:42-45 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/22/42
- Hebrews 1:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/hebrews/1/13
- Ephesians 1:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ephesians/1/22
- Mark 12:36 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/12/36
- Luke 20:42-43 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/20/42
- 1 Corinthians 15:25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/15/25

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/2/34
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/2
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).