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1 Samuel 30:25

And so he made it a rule and an order for Israel from that day till now.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Spoil;   Ziklag;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Booty;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Amalekites;   Booty;   David;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Esdraelon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amalek, Amalekites ;   Ziklag ;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Forward;   Ordinance;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ziklag;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
And it has been so from that day forward. David established this policy as a law and an ordinance for Israel and it still continues today.
Hebrew Names Version
It was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Yisra'el to this day.
King James Version
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
Lexham English Bible
So from that day and beyond, he made it a rule and a regulation for Israel until this day.
English Standard Version
And he made it a statute and a rule for Israel from that day forward to this day.
New Century Version
David made this an order and rule for Israel, which continues even today.
New English Translation
From that time onward it was a binding ordinance for Israel, right up to the present time.
Amplified Bible
So from that day forward he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
New American Standard Bible
So it has been from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So from that day forward hee made it a statute and a lawe in Israel, vntill this day.
Legacy Standard Bible
So it has been from that day forward, that he made it a statute and a judgment for Israel to this day.
Contemporary English Version
David made this a law for Israel, and it has been the same ever since.
Complete Jewish Bible
It has been that way from that day on; he established it as a ruling for Isra'el to this day.
Darby Translation
And it was [so] from that day forward; and he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
Easy-to-Read Version
David made this an order and rule for Israel. This rule continues even today.
George Lamsa Translation
And it was so from that day forward that David made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel even to this day.
Good News Translation
David made this a rule, and it has been followed in Israel ever since.
Literal Translation
And it was so , from that day and forward he commanded it for a statute and for an ordinance for Israel to this day.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
From that tyme forth hath this bene an ordinaunce & lawe in Israel vnto this daye.
American Standard Version
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so from that day forward, was that made a statute and lawe in Israel, vnto this day,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
King James Version (1611)
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute, and an ordinance for Israel, vnto this day.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass from that day forward, that it became an ordinance and a custom in Israel until this day.
English Revised Version
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel, unto this day.
Berean Standard Bible
And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute as an ordinance for Israel to this very day.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And this was maad a constitucioun and doom fro that dai and afterward, and as a lawe in Israel til in to this dai.
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass from that day and forward, that he appointeth it for a statute and for an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
Update Bible Version
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it was [so] from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
World English Bible
It was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
New King James Version
So it was, from that day forward; he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
New Living Translation
From then on David made this a decree and regulation for Israel, and it is still followed today.
New Life Bible
He made it a law for Israel from that day to this.
New Revised Standard
From that day forward he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel; it continues to the present day.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And so it came to pass, from that day forward, that he appointed it, for a statute and for a custom unto Israel, until this day.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And this hath been done from that day forward, and since was made a statute and an ordinance, and as a law in Israel.
Revised Standard Version
And from that day forward he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So it has been from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.

Contextual Overview

21 And David came to the two hundred men, who because of weariness had not gone with him, but were waiting at the stream Besor: and they went out, meeting David and the people who were with him; and when they came near them, they said, How are you? 22 Then the bad and good-for-nothing men among those who went with David said, Because they did not go with us, we will give them nothing of the goods which we have got back, but only to every man his wife and children, so that he may take them and go. 23 Then David said, You are not to do this, my brothers, after what the Lord has given us, who has kept us safe and given up the band which came against us into our hands. 24 Who is going to give any attention to you in this question? for an equal part will be given to him who went to the fight and to him who was waiting by the goods: they are all to have the same. 25 And so he made it a rule and an order for Israel from that day till now. 26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the goods to the responsible men of Judah, and to his friends, saying, Here is an offering for you from the goods of those who were fighting against the Lord; 27 He sent to those who were in Beth-el, and in Ramah of the South, and in Jattir; 28 And to those in Arara and Eshtemoa 29 and Carmel and in the towns of the Jerahmeelites, and in the towns of the Kenites; 30 And to those who were in Hormah and in Bor-ashan and in Athach;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

forward: Heb. and forward, 1 Samuel 16:13

Reciprocal: Exodus 12:14 - by an ordinance Exodus 27:21 - a statute for ever Numbers 15:15 - an ordinance Numbers 27:11 - a statute Numbers 31:27 - two parts Joshua 4:9 - and they are there Esther 9:27 - and upon their seed

Cross-References

Genesis 18:33
And the Lord went on his way when his talk with Abraham was ended, and Abraham went back to his place.
Genesis 24:54
Then he and the men who were with him had food and drink, and took their rest there that night; and in the morning he got up, and said, Let me now go back to my master.
Genesis 24:56
And he said, Do not keep me; the Lord has given a good outcome to my journey; let me now go back to my master.
Genesis 26:3
Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;
Genesis 28:13
And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping.
Genesis 28:15
And truly, I will be with you, and will keep you wherever you go, guiding you back again to this land; and I will not give you up till I have done what I have said to you.
Genesis 30:4
So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.
Genesis 30:5
And Bilhah became with child, and gave birth to a son.
Genesis 30:6
Then Rachel said, God has been my judge, and has given ear to my voice, and has given me a son; so he was named Dan.
Genesis 30:7
And again Bilhah, Rachel's servant, was with child, and gave birth to a second son.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it was [so] from that day forward,.... Or "upwards" x, of old, formerly; and so may refer either to what was done at the war with Midian, Numbers 31:27; or in the times of Abraham, Genesis 14:23; and so Jarchi observes, it is not said, "henceforward", but "upwards", it being a statute and custom in the days of Abraham; the same he notes on Genesis 14:24; where he, David, learnt this from thence; though Josephus y is express for it, that this law obtained from the time of David; and such was his authority, though as yet not king, but a wise and just commander:

that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day; it appeared so reasonable and equitable, that it was always regarded and attended to.

x ומעלה "et supra", Pagninus, Montanus; "et jam olim", Tigurine version. y Antiqu. l. 6. c, 14. sect. 6.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 30:25. He made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel — Nothing could be more just and proper than this law: he who stays at home to defend house and property, has an equal right to the booty taken by those who go out to the war. There was a practice of this kind among the Israelites long before this time; see Numbers 31:27; Joshua 22:8; and the note on this latter verse. Joshua 22:8.

Unto this day. — This is another indication that this book was composed long after the facts it commemorates. See the hypothesis in the preface.


 
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